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Candice Ayala’s Upcycling Challenge
A while back, a friend of mine, whose sister owns an adorable boutique, gave me this funky pair of pants. They’ve always been just a little too tight and I’ve never quite been bold enough to wear them. I love the fun print though and have been wanting to upcycle them into something for my daughter and just haven’t gotten around to it. I came across Candice Ayala’s Upcycling Challenge on Instagram and thought it would be the perfect opportunity to get to work on turning these forgotten pants into something usable! You can read about Candice’s challenge here, but basically it’s a competition to upcycle an existing piece into…
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Matching skirts for Mother’s Day – DIY pencil skirt
I kinda, sorta, made myself and the girls matching skirts for Mother’s Day. 🙈 I know it’s dorky, LOL, but I’m going to do it while my girls are still proud to match their Momma! Over on Instagram I gave a sneak peek of the skirts and promised to go into more detail about how to make a DIY pencil skirt. I come from a a few generations of seamstresses. My mom can literally sew anything. Growing up my sister and I always has intricately sewn, handmade Halloween costumes. She can reupholster anything. Friends and family are always coming to her to altar prom dresses, wedding dresses, pants, you name it.…
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Soft blocks sewing tutorial
Hopefully you’ve already visited my crib sheet tutorial and are here because you have bunches of 8X8″ squares left over from all of the adorable sheets you’ve made! If not, head to your fabric scrap stash and find some fun coordinating fabrics for this quick and easy soft blocks sewing tutorial. I whipped up 4 blocks during my toddler’s nap time. The whole process took about an hour! Quick and easy. These soft blocks are a cute little accessory for a nursery and they make a great gift! I created my blocks using 8X8″ squares leftover from all of the crib sheets I’ve made, but you can really make them…
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Friday faves – My favorite places to buy knit fabric
My last post was a tutorial on how to make your own baby leggings, SO I thought it very fitting today to share with you some of my favorite places to buy knit fabric online! I get asked this question often. I love my serger and sew primarily with knits. They are the perfect fabric for all things baby. I love to make stretchy, soft little leggings, swaddles, hats, and headbands. When I started my Etsy shop about 4 years ago, it was a challenge to scour the internet for unique and pretty knit fabric, especially if you didn’t want to pay a fortune. Over the last few years I’ve been…
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DIY Baby Leggings Tutorial
(This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my privacy and disclosure statement for more info.) Leggings are a staple for my babies that I can never seem to have enough of. I love making leggings for my littles because they are SO quick and easy and it’s a good excuse to buy fabric online! I make and sell baby/toddler leggings that I create in my Etsy shop here, but if you’re a sewer or diyer, I wanted to create a simple (hopefully!) tutorial on how you can make your own! So let’s start some simple DIY baby leggings! I bought this beautiful Cloud 9 knit fabric from fabric.com. One of…
