O My Family – This new mom's blog. It’s crawling boot camp around here.
We haven’t quite figured out the forward motion thing, but boy are we trying hard. Watching my little one army crawl his way around our living room has made me want to keep those edible little knees protected but still dress him in less restrictive clothes. Baby leg warmers came to my attention as a great way to protect the soon to be crawling knees from hard wood floors, make diaper changes a breeze, and keep little chunky thighs nice and warm, all without getting in the way of progress.
Except, O My Budget Breakers, that’s a lot of money for a little bit of fabric. And aren’t they pretty much just knee socks without feet, anyway? Yes, yes they are. {I cut the feet off of some knee socks.} {I realized that I was totally going to score some crew socks out of the deal. {I turned the tubes inside out and ran a seam about 1/2 inch from the cut side of the sock.} O, and I was done well before nap time was over. Please don’t be intimidated. Kimono Baby Shoes. Re-purposing: Tshirts into 5-strand-braided-headbands.
I was walking through Target a few weeks ago and noticed this little knit fabric headband that was not just braided together…….but woven.
I decided they were charging way too much for something that could be made with t-shirt scraps. And that means free. So there you have it. A nice and easy project to give my bad-hair-day head some love. (Or you may need one for working out. I kinda love it on my little girl . She always has little hair fly-aways that get into her face…….and this helps with that problem. It even works great with her hair down…..and keeps that hair tucked behind her ears.
And yep, good for me too. Thanks little t-shirt scraps. Want to make your own? First, find some old t-shirts. Then, cut your fabric into long strips. Next, stack your 5 strips on top of each other and sew together at one end. Now, pull on each strip of fabric so that they kind of curl on the edges. But let me explain a little better. First, you’ll work on the left side. And that’s it. T-shirt pom poms. Learn how to turn old t-shirts into pom poms!
T-shirt Pom Poms are so much more durable than tissue paper ones. And I think they look loads better! Sew Crazy Monthly Challenge: January. <div class="greet_block wpgb_cornered"><div class="greet_text"><div class="greet_image"><a href=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src=" alt="WP Greet Box icon"/></a></div>Hello there!
If you are new here, you might want to <a href=" rel="nofollow"><strong>subscribe to the RSS feed</strong></a> for updates on this topic. <div style="clear:both"></div></div></div> Summer 2011. Sewn Egg Chick Tutorial by Kata Golda Making lots of eggs and some baskets for spring, I came up with the egg chick because something felt missing....an egg with a cute face...looked like Humpty Dumpty.
A chicken, that was a bigger endeavor....so here is the egg chick. Just the perfect size for little hands to hold, to slip in a bag when needing to bring along a little toy, to give as a gift. Materials. Sewing Tutorial: Kanzashi Christmas Tree. Congratulation to the 3 winners who won the Green, Red and White trees during the Kanzashi Christmas Tree Giveaway Draw recently!!!
For those who didn’t win or missed the boat, don’t be disappointed, here is the tutorial with complete step-by-step photos and even videos to guide you all the way to make the Christmas Tree!!! Though it looks tedious but if you get your hands on it, it is pretty simple!!! Try it out!!!! The Christmas Tree is made from 2 types of Kanzashi fold (or TsuNami) petals, round tip and pointy tip. Watch these 2 videos which I made to show you how to fold it. I also prepared a pattern drawing for all the cut-out materials you need, you can download it here! Video on folding Round Tip Kanzashi Petal Video on folding Pointy Tip Kanzashi Petal Christmas Tree and Pot Material: 1.
Prepare the cone: Roll the cone and glue it at the glue line. Insert the base into the bottom of the cone. Get ready your Kanzashi petals, both round tip and pointy tip. Top view. Sewing: Note Book Cover {Tutorial & Pattern} Difficulty: IntermediateMaterial:1.
Main Cover Fabric = 22 3/4″ x 9 3/4″ 2. Side Lining = 5 1/2″ x 9 3/4″ (2 pcs.) 3.