Home Sweet Homebodies: Infant scratch mittens: tutorial and pattern. 7-22-11 Update: I am so happy to share this tutorial and pattern with all of you; it has in fact been the post that brings the most people to this blog.
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I know most of you are honest and would never take advantage- thank you so much! The Pleated Mary Jane. Today I am sharing my all time favorite baby item.
Is there anything better than soft shoes for a little babies feet? The fun in making your own is you ca make a variety of them my daughter probably had at least 20 different pairs, it was fun making sure my little girl had a cute pair of shoes for every outfit. They also make great baby shower gifts as paired with the Abbey dress the set is my go to gift.
So they are a pretty simple Mary Jane shoe, the kind that everyone and her best friend have a pattern for, but since I like things a little different I added a sweet little pleat to the shoe. (plus it goes with the pleats in the Abbey top bonus!) So here is the pattern to download, and I hope it prints the right size for you. PAGE 1PAGE 2 (let me know if you have any trouble with this) Fourth of July Baby Sun Hat. I made this hat for my friend Bear out of the versatile, sturdy Kona Cotton Essex which comes in great reds, whites, and blues.
It's a cotton linen blend so it has some body and it's totally easy to care for, just throw it in the wash after the fireworks. Materials To make one newborn-4 month sized hat. 1/4-yard Essex in Periwinkle (cap fabric)1/4-yard Essex in Ivory (brim fabric)3/4-yard Essex in Red for the (trim fabric) you could comfortably get a 1/2 a yard if you don't mind piecing strips together to make the 40-inch bias cut strip you need.1/4-yard P and B Color Spectrum in Cloud (lining fabric)1/4-yard Craft Fuse Interfacing (brim interfacing) 18mm Bias Tape Maker100% cotton thread in color 1040 (off-white- for the main sewing) and 5910 (red- to match the trim fabric)A Forth of July Baby Sun Hat pattern, available for to download for free here, printed and cut out.
Cutting Cut all the pieces as directed on the pattern. Additionally, from the trim fabric cut: Crap I've Made: Ruffle Butt Onesie. (Originally posted on UCreate) Supplies: Baby bodysuit Fabric Pins Rotary cutter and mat or scissors Sewing machine Serger (Don’t worry, I’ll show you a couple of other options if you don’t have access to one.)
Measure the widest part of your bodysuit. This is a 6-9 month Circo brand (from Target). You can see it’s about 8". Cut three 1.5" strips of fabric. Set your serger to a 3 thread rolled hem stitch. See? About 1" down from the top of the leg holes, measure the width of the bodysuit again. You’ll need 2 strips that are 2-3 times the length of your wider measurement and one strip that is 2-3 times the length of your shorter measurement plus.
Fold both ends of each strip under about 1/4" and press. Stitch down the ends you just pressed under. Sew a long gathering stitch down the very center of each strip. Set the strips to the side for a second. Fold each strip in half and mark the center. You’re going to attach the center row of ruffles first. Your first ruffle is attached now. I KNOW!!!