Hey ya'll! Check out my quick and easy tutorial over on The Country Cottage Chic for this cute votive holder/Mother's Day surprise! (check below for the full tutorial, re-posted here) Did you have a good weekend? I did! It involved my Dad's brisket and cupcakes, woot woot! And these new skirts for the Sadester and I! I made them using this … [Read more...]
floral headband tutorial
April 1, 2011 By 21 Comments
Need the perfect touch to your new outfit? A beautiful floral headband is the answer! Want your own massive head decoration? Read on! You'll need: piece of 3/4" elastic cut to your child's head measurement piece of fabric cut 2.5"x that measurement+half the measurement. thread felt flowers First, sew your fabric together into a … [Read more...]
lucky dress part 4: faux layered hem and buttons
March 30, 2011 By 13 Comments
Hey everybody! Just a quick note about next month's sew-along-it will be in the beginning of April instead of near the end...due to a super cool radically awesome something happening. hmm, mysterious enough? lol. And a lot of you will be happy to hear the sew-along is the.....Chrysanthemum top! Newly renamed the Leah top. (Now I'm just using … [Read more...]
lucky dress part 3: putting it together
March 29, 2011 By 9 Comments
Let's get started on assembling the Lucky dress together!See more after the jump! First things first, let's sew those shoulder seams, right sides together. On both the main fabric and lining, like so. sew... Press open your seams, and then lay out the main fabric right side up, then lay the lining right side down like so, and pin around the … [Read more...]
lucky dress part 2: scoop detail
March 26, 2011 By 12 Comments
So let's get going on the scoop detail. If you want to keep it simple and just have flat fabric and some buttons maybe, then skip to the bottom where I show how to attach it to the dress. If you want to be crazy and try something kinda fun, read on!For my size bib-I cut a piece of material 18"x7"-this worked just right for me. My bib pattern is … [Read more...]
lucky dress part 1: pattern and sleeves
March 26, 2011 By 4 Comments
Alright! Here's part one of the Lucky dress sew-along!See more after the jump!You'll need:main fabric (1 yard did it for my 2.5 year old)lining fabric (I used some muslin-1 yd) contrast fabric (3/4 yd for me)single fold bias tape 1/2" widematching threadpaper for pattern (dress or shirt to trace)buttons (metal ones to cover or regular)So first … [Read more...]
under the shelf jar storage tutorial
March 23, 2011 By 53 Comments
So here are all the deets on that under the shelf jar thingies I teased you about the other day.It's storage! For practically free! Here's the scoop:You'll need:baby food jarsnuts and bolts (my bolts were 1/4" wide by 1" long)spray paint (optional)drill and bithandy hubby or lots o' courage. So I measured and marked on my shelf where I wanted my … [Read more...]
ric rac dress tutorial
March 22, 2011 By 24 Comments
Here's how I transformed the Rachel wrap pattern into this retro ric rac dress! You'll need: fabric (I used about 1.5 yards for my 2 year old, with leftovers. You need a lot of yardage for the pleats) ric rac (I used under 2 yards) buttons 1/4" elastic (or smaller, I used a scrap) thread Rachel wrap pattern Printable version of this … [Read more...]
fabric soft pretzel tutorial
March 15, 2011 By 19 Comments
Beth from Project: Project is doing a play food/kitchen week! How fun! She asked me if I would do a play food tutorial, and you know I can't resist play food. So here's my project! Soft Pretzels! Delicious hot soft pretzels are the best. These are neither hot nor delicious, but they are soft, and squishy and fun to play with. :} Click … [Read more...]
guest post for I Heart Naptime
March 14, 2011 By 38 Comments
It wasn't supposed to go up til Wednesday, but is up early! So, head over to I Heart Naptime today for my whale softie tutorial and free pattern! Hope you have a whale of a good time. har har. Yeah I'm lame so what?Here is the full tutorial, now posted on my blog! I also love softies. They were some of the first sewing projects I made for … [Read more...]