Free Diaper Bag Pattern with Complete Instructions. Use this diaper bag pattern to sew your own perfect diaper bag! Use fabrics you love and add as many or as few pockets to create you own ultimate carry-all. These basic instructions will help guide you in creating a very sturdy and cute bag. Increase or decrease dimensions to find the size that suits you. You might also like the Free Detour Diaper Bag Pattern that is a bit more advanced, but the pattern is very complete.
The instructions and example shown is for a medium to large sized diaper bag with several extra pockets for sippy cups, mama's water bottle, keys, wallet, cell phone, etc. These pockets are perfect for me at my son's age, but you may need more or less! Click here to download the body pattern pdf shown above and here to download the pocket examples pdf if you would like to print the these out. Diaper Bag Pattern Instructions: Wash & Cut - Pre-wash your fabric since you will want to be able to wash your diaper bag and you'll need to allow for shrinkage before you cut. Rockin_baby_gown_pattern. Wearable Blanket for Baby. The weather outside is really chilly here in Colorado. And the heater has been inching upward. And we’re in a basement……so it’s extra cold. The two bigger kiddos keep their blankets on…..but our littlest one (who turned 8 months old yesterday) wiggles and turns and flops all night long. So, nope, she never keeps her blanket on.
I’m sure you have seen those little zippered blankets in the stores. Well, you know me, I am always trying to save a few bucks and make something myself. (okay, let’s be honest……even if I don’t save a few bucks, I still like to figure things out and make things I see in the store. And since I want to make several of these (so that one can take a turn in the wash), it actually saves me some money by just making them myself. It adds a nice layer of warmth over some jammies (yeah, that’s just a long sleeved onesie……but generally I put this on over fleece jammies). Since it’s fleece……it’s nice and warm yet soft. Would you like to make your own Wearable Blanket? Pieced jersey pants for celebrate the boy! It’s that time of year, y’all… time to Celebrate the Boy! Can I tell you a secret? I think this is my favorite series in blogland.
Dana and Rae are geniuses! Since I always kind of saw myself as a ‘girl mom,’ I’m much more comfortable making dresses and accessories and goodies for GIRLS (just ask my sister/sister-in-law who receive way. too. many. dresses for my nieces). Which brings us to today’s tutorial! And I love the way they turned out! To make a pair of pieced pants for a little man in your life, you’ll need:-a pile of thriftstore bound t-shirts (when they’re pieced together, the rectangle they make is just short of a yard)-fabric pen -sewing machine and sewing supplies 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Thanks for joining us to Celebrate Boys! While you’re here, want to check out a few other fabulous boy projects? 1- Burke and his friends LOVE his hanging tent! Cheers, friends! Tutorials. T-shirt to Toddler Dress Tutorial | All That Is Good. Last winter I made my first forays into refashioning cast offs into clothes for my daughter. I posted about it in “Rags to Riches, the tale of a favorite t-shirt” . Several of you were interested in a more detailed how-to of that little project, so here we go… Remember!
Knits are real forgiving. Don’t be mislead into thinking I know something you don’t know and that’s why my project turned out so well. You can do it, too – just jump right in! If you need to, review some of the ‘sewing with knits’ tips I share in my Cami Tutorial. Step 1 – your pattern.When sewing for Claire, I choose a favorite article of clothing she already has (perhaps something she’s growing out of and we know we’re gonna miss) to be my pattern. Step 2 – your cloth.The whole fun of this kind of project is taking something old and making something useful out of it again. Step 3 – cutting out. Front and back views of the waist seam and gathers Step 4 – Waist seamGather the top edges of the skirt to fit the bodice.
Bohemian Infinity Dress… « Needles, Thread and Love. I saw this dress as a project in vol. 4 of the Quick Stuff To Sew magazine. It was insanely easy to make and I love it so much! Its so flowy and bohemian… The dress is essentially a circle skirt with two really long straps sewn onto the front. You can wrap the straps around you in different ways to make a smorgasbord of dresses! Heres a link to a tutorial and some strap wrapping inspiration. The magazine shows you how to create a ton of different looks… it would be so perfect for traveling. This girl made the same one and has some great tips to share. Like this: Like Loading... Clear Toy Storage Bags (with drawstring closure) Why do kids like toys with so many itty bitty little pieces? I guess it increases the fun factor. Tiny brushes. Tiny shoes. Tiny tea pot sets. Tiny cars. So that’s what I did. I made a clear vinyl cinched-up pouch……that she can easily tote around with her little rubber-clothed dolls inside.
No more anxiety, wondering where all the little pieces of your children’s toys will go. Just bag it up and make it fun for them to put all their pieces back into their special bag. See? Now, just imagine a whole collection of these……filled with all sorts of things. A perfect way to keep things organized. Would you like to customize your own clear toy storage bags? Supplies: Main Fabric (The amount you need will depend on the size bag you make…….make your calculations below to decide how much you’ll need)Thicker Clear Vinyl (At Joann’s, I bought 17 gauge vinyl I think.
First, choose what size bag you want. Bottom Circle Piece: whatever size you want your circle to be Turn the tube right side out. Fleece Dog Bed Tutorial | Erin's Blog - Dog Under My Desk - StumbleUpon. Loki got a new bed today and the weather held out for photos, so you all get a new tutorial! Read below to learn how to make this cute fluffy fleece dog bed! I’ve made… four of these now? At least four. Anyway, you can make these all different heights and diameters (π is your friend).
Loki already loves it, he’s sleeping on it right now under my desk. Looks like I’ll need another since this one was intended for the bedroom… The little sister likes it too, so we may need a few more. You’ll need 1 1/4 yards of fleece. I cut the 26″ square first, then folded in it fourths. (If you buy 1 1/3 yards, you can squeeze out 28″ circles, but not much more than that.) Now, sew the long pieces together on the short side, right sides together, to make once long piece.
Now mark the halfway points on both circles. Now take one circle and place it right sides together with the long piece, matching the center seam to the center point. This diagram will help: Sew the other circle in the same manner. Done! How to sew a circular skirt. My apple green bedsheet dress had a circular bottom. This is how you make one. 1. Measure your waistline, or where you want the waistline of your dress to fall.
Divide by four. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The final product would be worth all the trouble. And please please let me know if the instructions are clear. Seven Essential Sewing Skills & Sew,Mama,Sew! Blog. Tasia from Sewaholic and Sewaholic Patterns wows us with her incredible style and sewing skills. Her blog is one of our favorite daily reads! Have you seen all of the gorgeous versions of her Lonsdale Dress out there on Flickr, Pinterest and your favorite blogs, all sewn up this past summer? Tasia inspires, and teaches along the way too; she is a fabulous resource for sewing techniques and more on her blog.
We asked for some of her favorite tips for essential sewing skills and she shares them here today. Enjoy! Hello, everyone! 1. Helpful Links: 2. 3. Some great posts on pressing: 4. Here’s a great list of seam finishes to get you started! 5. There are plenty of zipper tutorials out there, but here are some great ones: 6. 7. . « Hooded Tunic Tutorial Announcing: October Holiday Sew-Alongs + Giveaways »