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I remember my grandmother making her own clothes on an antique Singer treadle machine and how excited she was when my mom upgraded her to an electric version. After excitement came “befuddled” though. It was a bit of a challenge to learn to work that foot pedal. These were large, heavy machines that took up A LOT of space. If you’re older than 40, you may have your own memories of these amazing antiques. Later in life when she upgraded to a brand new portable machine she couldn’t have been happier. She hauled that machine when she went to visit her brothers so she could “mend” their overalls or “whip a hem” on their work shirts. 

She was a master at mending, making her own clothes, and quilting. She didn’t crochet or knit. Her style was classic and simple but she was a stickler for the details! Her buttons were all perfectly aligned. Her threads always clipped, and she was a master of recycling or repurposing long before those phrases came along. All of her fabric scraps turned into pot holders or hot pads. 

Part of our role as digital scrapbookers is to preserve these types of stories for future generations and having the right kit or prompt is half the battle. When you’re ready to scrap the story of your own family seamstress or tailor, or you simply enjoy creating art that tells a universal story, we’ve got some great options for you.

9 Digital Scrapbook Kits For The Family Seamstress or Tailor

Whether you’re looking for modern colors or kits with an antique feel, you’re going to love the sewing-themed kits and commercial use products from Oscraps.

Sewing Time Mini Digital Scrapbook Kit by After Midnight Designs

This mini is fun and full of bright colors. It includes a “not so mini” mix of vintage elements including wooden thread spools, dress patterns, and buttons. This fun mini kit is perfect for any type of sewing layout. if you want to add a touch of color to your black and white photos, the Sewing Time Mini Kit by After Midnight Designs will make you smile.

Ma Jolie Robe Digital Scrapbook Kit by reginafalango

Ma Jolie Robe is a super-sized digital scrapbook kit. It’s packed with nostalgic elements from years gone by. Think 60’s & 70’s. It includes pretty patterned papers with lots of stitching, ribbons, bows. You’ll also find all of the essential elements the family seamstress would have used to create classy dresses and suits.  

My Passion for Sewing Digital Scrapbook Kit by Florju Designs

If your memories include sewing clothes for babies or children, My Passion for Sewing by Florju might just be a match made in heaven. This is a great scrapbook kit with plenty of buttons, threads, and even some knitting thread. 

My Sewing Nook Digital Scrapbook Kit by et designs

Get ready to scrap your photos and stories from baby years to growing up. Cute crocheted sheep, a hand-made teddy bear, and all the tools your family seamstress would need are right here in one darling kit! With neutral colors and pops of red and teal, My Sewing Nook by et designs is versatile enough for sewing photos from multiple generations.

In My Sewing Box by NLD Designs

Do you still have grandma’s button box or pincushion? Do you love a mix of old and new? How about bold colors combined with warm, earthy browns and creams? In My Sewing Box by NLD Designs has all this and more! Embellish your pages with fun word art, stuffed animals, and plenty of classic trinkets and tools right out of that sewing machine drawer. You know, the drawer you aren’t supposed to be touching. 

Hand-made by emeto designs 

The Hand-made digital scrapbook kit emeto designs features a worn vintage chest and a wonderful mix of the tools you would find in mom’s sewing room. Packed with pincushions, spools, a variety of threads, and some sweet hand-made stuffed animals, you’ll be searching for photos just to keep scrapping with this kit.

The Seamstress by Idgie’s Heartsong

If you love all things vintage or lean toward heritage & genealogy scrapbooking you’ll be busy for days with The Seamstress Collection by Idgie’s Heartsong. You can scrap a single page or an entire family album with this combination of aged backgrounds, antique elements, and vintage stamps. Add some aged lace, crocheted alphas, and intricate frames to your family photos and preserve your family stories for generations of family photos.

Pins & Needles by Lynne Anzelc

Lynne Anzelc specializes in digital art products designed for artists who enjoy composite scenery and visual storytelling but make no mistake, her kits and wordart are also work beautifully for digital scrapbook pages and art journals and this is no exception! The Pins and Needles kit by Lynne Anzelc includes soft, dreamy elements created for everything from a day in the sewing room to a night at the opera. This kit is versatile enough to use for pages about your own grandmother sewing or her treadle machine or how she started in her sewing room and built her own fashion label.

BONUS! For The Men In Your Family – The Little Tailor Junk Journal by Lynne Anzelc

The Little Tailor Junk Journal kit is the perfect compliment to Pins and Needles. The Little Tailor was designed for hybrid junk journals but it’s also perfect for digital scrapbook pages or printable wall art. In addition to measuring tapes, button cards, and vintage scissors, you’ll also find antique scissors and some bonus tags for you to create your own junk journal or to tuck behind clusters on your digital projects.

My Antique Life by Veronica Spriggs

You won’t find an abundance of stitches or threads here but there are plenty of buttons & bows, plus some gorgeous pieces of vintage jewelry. To be honest, the antique jewels and open bible reminded me of my grandmother so I couldn’t resist adding it as a 2nd bonus. You can almost feel those background papers and the neutral colors make My Antique Life by Veronica Spriggs a great add-on to almost any vintage or heritage scrapbook page.

Commercial Use Digital Art Resources

Commercial Use (CU) products are a great way to extend your scrapbooking options. You can turn a mini kit or sampler into the theme of your choice by adding the right CU pack. 

Stitches For Your Scrapbook Pages by Karen Schulz

Want more stitching on your pages? Add your own custom stitches to backgrounds, frames, and elements with the CU Stitching Bundle by Karen Schulz. This bundle includes 3 sets of dynamic stitching brushes plus a full set of colored stitching styles. Choose from basic decorative stitches, cross-stitch, or decorative, and then use the styles to match your favorite stitch to any kit or photo. 

CU Sewing Mix by reginafalango

Whether you want to add a few extra sewing elements to one of the selections above or you plan to use a kit from your stash, you’ll have all of the basics in the CU Sewing Mix by reginafalango. No sewing room is complete without a stash of zippers and at least 2 measuring tapes and if the colors don’t work for you, simply adjust them using your favorite scrapbooking software and you’re good to go!

Digital Art Stitches & Threads

You don’t have to be a seamstress to love stitching. Digital stitches are a quick and easy way to add dimension and interest to any of your digital scrapbook pages or junk journals. Choose messy stitches, stitched alphas & elements, sewn elements, and even some crocheted packs from the huge selection in our Stitching category.

Inspirational Scrapbook Pages For The Family Seamstress

Ready to get started on your sewing page? We gathered up some of our favorite sewing layouts for inspiration below and if you need even more ideas, check out our ever-growing collection of sewing-themed layouts and pages here.

Layouts Made with Ma Jolie Robe by reginafalango

Layouts Made with My Passion For Sewing by Florju Designs

Layouts Made with My Sewing Nook by et designs

Layouts Made with In My Sewing Box by NLD Designs

Layouts Made with Hand-made by emeto designs

Layouts Made with Pins and Needles by Lynne Anzelc Designs

Layouts Made with My Antique Life by Veronica Spriggs

Got lots of ideas for your sewing layouts? Great! We want to see what you make! Upload your sewing pages to our gallery and be sure to add the sewing tag so you can inspire others.

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