I'm so excited to announce a week-long series called: All you need is Love! (and maybe some fabric and crafting supplies)I'm even more excited to be putting this on with Care, from Obsessively Stitching! Between the two of us, we'll have a week full of love filled projects (and tutorials, of course), gearing up for Valentine's … [Read more...]
Rachel wrap part 3: finishing up
January 26, 2011 By 13 Comments
Well, let's get that shirt put together, shall we? Click here to download and print the entire sew along!Click below for more details! Grab your shirt pieces and read on... Lay the back piece right side up, then lay the two front pieces right sides down, like so. Pin, sew, and serge or zig zag the shoulder seams. Then sew a gathering … [Read more...]
Rachel wrap part 2: bias tape and starting the sleeves
January 25, 2011 By 9 Comments
Day two: ready to go?Click below for more details! Today we'll work on bias tape, first off, you'll need to make some if you didn't purchase yours. It's easy-here's a quick (but with lotsa pictures) tutorial. (pardon the different fabric) Fold your piece of fabric over like so-that angle is the bias. (feel free to ignore me if you're like, … [Read more...]
Rachel wrap part 1: pattern and pieces
January 24, 2011 By 16 Comments
Alright, Rachel wrap shirt, take one.Read on!Click below for more details! Edit: Thanks to my amazing reader, Greta, this tutorial is being made available to print in PDF form! Click here for the printable tutorial! Pattern time! We'll start off pretty similar to the Sadie shirt, So. Find a shirt that fits your child. Lay it out, … [Read more...]
I Spy swap squares
January 22, 2011 By 4 Comments
I finally made it into one of Care's I Spy swaps! Yahoo! I may or may not have bribed her to let me in! ;) hehe just kidding. Anywho-I got my fabrics together and cut out and can't wait to get a whole bunch back-I've been getting the quilting itch lately, so I think I'll make them into a quilt to keep in the playroom, car, whatever. My … [Read more...]
bohemian peasant dress tutorial
January 21, 2011 By 43 Comments
For some reason bohemian is the word I think of when I see this dress, so I'm going with it! Bohemian peasant dress it is! So even though I got the boot the first week of Project Run and Play, I had already sewn a dress for the second week, so here's my version of the Sweet Little Dress pattern by Leila and Ben-your basic peasant dress. It was a … [Read more...]
pleated headband tutorial
January 20, 2011 By 55 Comments
Here's the tutorial for Sadie's pleated headband she wore with her Winter Wonderland dress.Click below for more! You'll need:scrap of fabric (mine was about 3"x11.5")scrap of interfacing (same size, ish)elastic headband (I found mine at both Target and the dollar store)pearls or buttons if you wantscrap of matching feltglue gun First, cut your … [Read more...]
Rachel wrap sew-along!
January 19, 2011 By 26 Comments
drum roll please.....har har just kidding. Anywhoo! Are you ready for the next sew-along? Good, cause it's gonna be next week! yay! And we're gonna make this uber cute wrap shirt-which I dubbed the Rachel wrap shirt. I know, I should name it after Charlotte...next time. I figured she should be able to wear the outfit named after her, huh? And … [Read more...]
drawstring bags
January 18, 2011 By 23 Comments
I've been meaning to make a bunch of drawstring bags for holding Sadie's little toys together-and the other day during a nap time I finally buckled down and did it! Necessary sewing can be so boring, but I was proved wrong. These were quite therapeutic to make!I used this tutorial-which worked great. I loved using up some larger scraps I had been … [Read more...]
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January 17, 2011 By 54 Comments
So, if you haven't heard yet, I was the first to go on Project Run and Play. :( I'm bummed, but it was so much fun! I loved the themes, and like I've said, I'll continue to do projects based on them! At least my weekends will be less stressful now-haha! So I figured, why not share this next week's project? Here is my outfit for the Leila and … [Read more...]