diff --git a/packages/create-freesewing-pattern/lib/create-library.js b/packages/create-freesewing-pattern/lib/create-library.js
index 88d527a1612..3192df0d241 100644
--- a/packages/create-freesewing-pattern/lib/create-library.js
+++ b/packages/create-freesewing-pattern/lib/create-library.js
@@ -105,6 +105,30 @@ module.exports.initGitRepo = async (opts) => {
     dest
   } = opts
 
+  const gitIgnorePath = path.join(dest, '.gitignore')
+  fs.writeFileSync(gitIgnorePath, `
+# See https://help.github.com/ignore-files/ for more about ignoring files.
+
+# dependencies
+node_modules
+
+# builds
+build
+dist
+
+# misc
+.DS_Store
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+`, 'utf8')
+
   const cmd = `git init && git add . && git commit -m "init ${pkg.name}@${pkg.version}"`
   return execa.shell(cmd, { cwd: dest })
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-freesewing-pattern/package.json b/packages/create-freesewing-pattern/package.json
index cf88580437b..26fe2d13c1d 100644
--- a/packages/create-freesewing-pattern/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-freesewing-pattern/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-modern-library-cli",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "description": "CLI for easily bootstrapping modern react libraries",
   "main": "index.js",
   "license": "MIT",