Printable Sewing Planner

This Printable Sewing Planner will help you to keep track of your sewing projects and handmade gifts.

In fact, you will find two different printable sewing planner designs to choose from. One is a blue floral and the other features a red poinsettia.

How to Use a Sewing Planner

A sewing planner is pretty easy to use. You’ll find room on the page to include:

• Name of the project
• Who the project is being made for
• Any sizes or measurements needed
• Start and finish dates
• Materials list
• Space for fabric swatches
• Care instructions
• Additional notes
• A picture of the finished project

Supplies & Equipment Needed:

To print and use the printable sewing planner pages, I recommend the following supplies and equipment:

• printer
• printer paper (I like to use a heavyweight paper, like this.)
• 3-hole punch
• 3-ring binder (look for D ring type binders)
• divider tabs
• fun washi tape
• pen (my favorite!)

Step One: Download the Planner Pages

The first thing you will need to do is to download the Printable Sewing Planner Pages. Simply complete the below form and the document will be emailed to you in PDF format:

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Step Two: Print the Pages

Once you have downloaded the planner pages, you’ll then want to print them out on your home printer. You can use a laser printer or an inkjet printer or whatever printer you have access to.

Don’t have a printer? You can send or take the pages to your local print store (Staples, Office Depot, The UPS Store, Walgreens, etc.) and have the document printed. You can even use an online service like Canva.

As far as the paper goes, I like to use a heavier weight paper. Why? Well, for one to keep the ink from showing through the other side and because it supports the weight of the fabric swatches and project photo better. You can even use cardstock if your printer supports it.

Step Three: 3-Hole Punch

Now that you have the document printed, it’s time to prepare the pages for storage. I like to keep my sewing project planner pages in a 3-ring binder. To do so, I simply use my 3-hole punch to punch three holes in the printed pages.

Then I store the printed pages in my 3-ring binder.

Step Four: Record Your Sewing Project

With all your sewing planner pages printed, 3-hole punched, and stored in a 3-ring binder, they are ready to be used!

Simply fill out the sections as you begin and continue working on your project. You can attach fabric swatches using washi tape or a glue stick. And be sure to record how to care for the fabric/project so you can share those care instructions with the recipient (if you’re gifting or making the item for someone else).

Then when your project is complete, you can snap a photo with your phone or camera, print it, and attach to the planner page as well.

Use Canva!

I actually upload my photos to Canva an have a 4″x6″ template saved in Canva. Then I insert the photos into my template and print out the images using 4″x6″ photo paper. Once printed, I then trim the photos down to about 2″x3″ and attach them to my sewing project planner pages.

You will find my Canva template here!

If you’ve never used Canva before, they do have a free version that you can use.

Video Tutorial

I put together this quick video tutorial that will walk you through how to use a shared Canva template. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to leave them below in the comments! Simply click on the below image to go to the video on my YouTube channel!

Step Five: Organize!

So, your project is complete and you have completely filled out your Sewing Project Planner page, now what?

Like I said, I like to store the planner pages in a 3-ring binder. I used to store the projects by project type (quilts, throws, pillows, etc.). But then as our family has grown, I found it easier to organize by the recipient’s name.

I have a separate tab in my binder for each recipient’s name. And I keep those in alphabetical order in my 3-ring binder. I like to use the Plastic Pocket Dividers. That way I can store extra information about the recipient or the current project I’m working on in the pocket of the divider.

More Sewing Ideas

I hope you found this Sewing Planner helpful. It has certainly helped me be more organized. Here are a few more sewing ideas from Hooked on Sewing:

• Essential Sewing Tools Checklist
• Interfacing & Stabilizer Guide
• Fabric Anatomy Guide