Jenn from Compulsively Creative guest blogs over at Sew Much Ado with a tutorial for making your own doublers for your cloth diapers. Doublers are extra cloths that you insert inside a cloth diaper to increase the absorbency. They’re easy to make and come in handy for night time diapering. Go to the tutorial . [photo from Compulsively Creative ] Technorati Tags: sewing , tutorial , cloth , diaper ,…
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Tutorial: Make a doubler for a cloth diaper
Last week I showed how to make an A-line skirt for a Groovy Girl. Now let’s make the strappy top to match. This little top is a quick sew and can be made out of smallish scraps of fabric. Dig through your scrap bin and find the material for a new top for your Groovy Girl. What you need: –scrap of fabric 4″ x 10″ –approx.…
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Free pattern: Strappy top for a Groovy Girl
Click over to The Purl Bee to find out how to make these lovely fabric napkins for spring. The ric-rac peeking out of from the edges adds just the right touch.
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Tutorial: Fabric napkins with ric-rac trim
Trixi from Coloured Buttons shows how to make this Baby-in-a-Pouch. It’s a soft doll with a right-sized fabric pouch. Little hands can take the doll out and put the doll back in over and over to their delight. Go to the tutorial . [photo from Coloured Buttons ] Technorati Tags: sewing , tutorial , baby-in-a-pouch , baby , pouch , soft , doll , toddler , activity
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Tutorial: Baby-in-a-Pouch small soft dolls
My Creative Stirrings has the how-to for making a large diaper changing pad with a wipe-clean surface. She gets the wipe-clean fabric from a discount tablecloth. One tablecloth yielded 4 changing pads. Brilliant!! Go to the tutorial . [photo from My Creative Stirrings ] Technorati Tags: sewing , tutorial , wipe , wipe-clean , baby , changing , diaper , pad , tablecloth , large , vinyl
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Tutorial: Wipe-clean changing pad from a tablecloth
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows off the two newest patterns to her line. The Lots of Ruffles Skirt features layers upon layers of ruffles that girls will love. The Miss Leila Top/Dress sports an elasticized ruffle at the neckline which makes it an easy fit. Both patterns are easily customized to different lengths.
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They’re new: Lots of Ruffles Skirt and Miss Leila Top/Dress
Prudent Baby shows how to make a round pouf pillow with ruched sides. Make it from bold colors for a fun accessory for a teen’s room, or from more subdued colors for a more sophisticated look. Go to the tutorial .
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Tutorial: Pouf round pillow
Cathie Filian shares a tutorial for making a crinkle mat for cats. Make one for your feline friend so she’ll quit laying down on old shopping bags and newspapers. What am I saying – she’ll probably still do that. But she’d also appreciate a crinkly lounging surface made just for her. Go to the tutorial . (You’ll need to scroll down to…
Cathie Filian shares a tutorial for making a crinkle mat for cats. Make one for your feline friend so she’ll quit laying down on old shopping bags and newspapers. What am I saying – she’ll probably still do that. But she’d also appreciate a crinkly lounging surface made just for her. Go to the tutorial .
Mique from 30 Handmade Days guest blogs over at V and Co with a tutorial showing how to make a ruffled neck sleeveless shirt for girls. She was able to cut the body of the shirt out of a pair of fabric napkins. Go to the tutorial .
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Tutorial: Ruffled neck sleeveless shirt for girls
