How to Make a Tutu 8.6K Amazing Shares Facebook 556 Pin It Share 1.8K 1K+ Twitter 49 Google+ 25 StumbleUpon 6.1K Email -- Email to a friend 8.6K Amazing Shares × I have seen a lot of inquirers on how to make tutus, etc. so I brought over some information from my tulle site to share with y’all! Tutus are super easy and super fun to make. This is the one I made~ Make sure you scrunch your tulle together really well to have a really full tutu! To measure your waist, make sure you measure your model and then take off about 2-3 inches of elastic. On elastic size, that’s preference. To add to these instructions since it isn’t listed in a lot of places, 6 inch tulle works really well, not the big tulle you find on the bolts. Pre-measure your tulle out and have it all ready so you can basically go from start to finish. Where you did the sewing will be a little hard to close the last few pieces of tulle over the top. Tutu TIP: Instead of Elastic, you can use big satin ribbon and the just tie in a bow. Trisha
Stamped with Love, A Valentine's Craft | Clever Charlotte--Sewing Patterns for Modern Children's Clothes Today’s installment of our Winter Wolle blog series is an extra special one because we are thrilled to introduce our first guest contributor! You’ll surely enjoy all of Gail’s sewing creations, but I think her felt creations are simply perfect! Be sure to check out the links below to her previous fun felt projects. I’m Gail from probably actually, and I’m happy to be here to share a wool creation for the Winter Wolle series! My mom, sisters and I have a tradition of exchanging valentines, so these are for them (and one for Lila, of course). The envelopes were cut using a Paper Source “baby” envelope template – the finished size is 2 1/8 by 3 1/2 inches (the size of a business card). I secured everything with a running stitch using embroidery floss. The envelopes close with two little buttons. Tucked inside are little Valentines – just a felt heart stitched on by hand and a stamped message. There you have it. Tags: Valentines Day, Winter Wolle
Pimp My Stoller We have HUGE doll stroller fans in our house, and I am not just talking about Evie. My boys love racing around the house with the strollers pretending they are transformers. When they are up they are cars, when they are folded down they are motorcycles and much to my dismay they are often folded and lifted and made to be missal launchers. This is usually okay with me because thanks to Grandma and a neighbors garage sale we now have a dolly stroller for each child hence no squabbling or at least minimized amounts. This weekend we had a tragedy though. One of the strollers seats ripped, pretty bad actually. I want Evie to love princesses as much as the next mommy but I also thought it would be fun for her “boutique” Bonjour Evette dolly to have a matching on e of a kind stroller. Evie was a fan… okay so she didn’t really notice a difference. But I am sure Evette felt good rollin’ in style Of course we had to stop every now and then to eat some rocks What you need 1/2 yard fabric Straight Pins
Tutorial — Mitered Corners | Amy's Creative Side Start with a small mitered corner application to gain confidence in making excellent mitered corners every time! To start gather notions and fabric scraps to practice : My square measures 8 1/2 inches, and the 4 strips are 1 1/2 x 12 inches. On with the instructions: pin your strips, center on your square, on opposite sides Sew with 1/4″ seam — I don’t reinforce my seams at all, it may be helpful to pull out a few stitches when setting the miter. I press open here to cut down on bulk pin and sew opposite sides borders to the square Press open again Fold your square on the diagonal, this works for rectangles too, but you would need to do one corner at a time. Match up your seams, making sure that the corner is lying flat without excess, and pin This is how I pin, you don’t want the seams to move, and you need your tails to be secure as well You can do both corners at once, just flip it over for the opposite corner And sew on the line that you drew Open up your square to check your corner Amy
Pots & Pancakes At Pots & Pancakes we do exactly what we say on the tin, we paint pots & cook a range of delicious Pancakes. No appointment necessary just pop in to see us at anytime. We have a huge range of pieces to choose from including mugs, plates, teapots & bowls as well as lots of little bits & pieces for children like dinosaurs, kittens, butterflies & bears. Prices start at £4 for tiles, side plates & standard mugs £10, with dinner plates at £14, teapots around £22 & lots of bits in between. If you are lacking inspiration, don't worry we have a mini library of ideas & lots of simple techniques so everyone can make something to be proud. If you would like to join us for painting it usually take about an hour to an hour & a half, but if you have grand plans & fancy yourself as the next Clarice Cliff, then it may take you longer or more than one session to finish . We have a huge range of ceramics to choose from and offer a number of speciality glazes to the adult painters.
DIY giant chevron floor pillows Let’s say you had no interest in sewing until you were 26 years old and living 3,000 miles away from your expert seamstress mother. Let’s say the first time you actually attempted to thread a sewing machine is after your partner buys you a top-of-the-line sewing machine for Christmas. And let’s say that you tend to be overambitious in projects because “the Internet has tutorials for everyone!” Oh, that’s just me? That is the exact scenario I faced when I decided what our apartment needed most in the world were giant chevron floor pillows. And scour the Internet for sewing tutorials, I did, but most sewing tutorials are made for people who already know how to sew. Maybe someone smarter than me would know what all those terms meant, but I did not. As I worked on these pillows, I vowed to make my sewing tutorials more user-friendly. Anyway, I’ve been wanting to make these brightly colored box-shaped floor pillows ever since A.J. gave me my sewing machine. Related posts: Like this:
sewing tutorial | KIDS | crafts | handmade gifts | bread bags | fort kits | diy hang tags | saltwater-kids After receiving a few comments and emails with questions about the hot/cold packs I made for Halloween, I thought I would give you a quick rundown of the details. The tutorial for sewing and filling the packs can be found over at Rubber Punkin, so I am just going to share how I was able to get 24 packs from one yard of fabric. CUT:(24) 12" X 5" - from main fabric (see diagram below)(24) 6" loops - (I cut 1" strips from a t-shirt, stretched them out, and then cut the 6" lengths) Here is the layout for cutting 24 packs out of 42" wide fabric (you will have 4" left over along the 36" side) Check out the TUTORIAL for sewing and filling the packs HERE at Rubber Punkin. Thanks for stopping by!
Simple Round Situpons (Sit-Upons) from Vinyl Tablecloth Boo is starting Girl Scouts! Daisies. I’m so excited. Sit-upon: something to SIT UPON so your bottom doesn’t get dirty or wet from the bare ground. They are lightweight, waterproof and provide padding for anywhere we might need to sit. These are vinyl tablecloths I’ve picked up over the past 2 years at the 99 cent store, dollar store, Marshall’s and TJ Maxx I cut out a 24″ circle template from cardboard: I used it to cut out 2 pieces of vinyl table cloth for each sit-upon: Mixing and matching whatever pieces I had: I cut out a layer of quilt batting to go in between the layers: Instead of bias tape, I used some 2″ ribbon that I had on hand from Costco (50 yard rolls for under $8!) I mixed in all these scraps I had too: I folded the ribbon over the edge of each mat/sit-upon and sewed it in place…making sure to sew through all three layers of each mat: All I did to finish the ribbon edges was apply some heat: No special finishing required….just overlap each piece by an inch: P.S.