Thursday, January 28, 2010

Tulle Hair Bows...

I was playing around with my new found ruffling technique and started to ruffle some tulle. Before I knew it, I was making hair bows out of them. Here are a few that I made.

Softie for Baby A...

I went to a friend's house and we made more softies. She is due with a girl just a few days before we are. I decided to make this one for our newest addition. The other one was for Daylynn who is still attached to hers. This is the first thing I've made for Baby #2. I've been putting it off for sometime. We lost our last baby at 21 1/2 weeks, and I had to get past that time in this pregnancy before I could make anything for her. We are 23 1/2 weeks along now, and things are looking/feeling great with baby (not my waistline...ha).
P.S. since making this softie, I figured out how to ruffle the silk with my sewing machine! It's going to make these things a breeze from here on out!
Here's how for those who don't know: Set your tension to the highest setting (mine is 9). Put your stitch on the longest stitch (mine is 5). Make sure to backstitch when you get started, and ruffle away!

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Diaper/Wipe Strap...

Here's another baby shower gift idea I found from Calico. I thought it was a clever idea. The best part was how easy it was! You use velcro to close it, so no button hole is needed. I used a little heat and bond to hold the fabric and muslin together before I sewed it up. It probably isn't necessary, but it did make it easier. I also hot glued my button on, since there were no button holes to sew it. I really like how it turned out!

Rag Burp Cloth...

One of my goals this year is to make all of my baby shower gifts. When I saw this tutorial on Homemade By Jill, I decided to give it a try. I used some Target flannel receiving blankets that I never used to try it out. My printer doesn't work, so I ended up tracing my own pattern. I wish it was a little less peanut shaped, but it works!

Friday, January 22, 2010

Projects Attempted...

I've always wanted to applique onesies, and thought I would give it a try on a scrap fabric before I used a onesie. It didn't turn out as great as I would have liked, but I tried! Maybe after a few more attempts it will come together.

I found this cute knit scarf on Make it and Love it, and thought it would be easy. I had some knit fabric I got from the fabric district, and thought it would be a good way to use it. Unfortunately, I don't love the way mine turned out. I think the stripes were a little too much.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Silk Edged Softie...

I've always wanted to make softies with a silk edge, but thought it would be too much for me. It ended up being a lot more managable than I thought it would be. I bought pre-made silk binding, so I didn't have to mess with cutting and folding the silk. Saved me a lot of time! I used the longest stitch and ruffled it by hand. Once I got that done the rest was easy. I'm sorry I didn't do a tutorial for this one. I wasn't sure if it would work out, so I didn't take pictures as I went along. The next one I make I will.