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Baby Bjorn Slip Cover Tutorial. Have a Baby Bjorn carrier that could use an update?

Baby Bjorn Slip Cover Tutorial

Or how about having the convenience of having a cover that can be slipped off and thrown in the wash? Made By Marzipan. The Anywhere Chair turns a regular chair into a high chair.

Made By Marzipan

It rolls up to fit in a diaper bag, and is machine washable. Take it along when you visit Grandma or go to a restaurant. Supplies: 1/2 yard outer fabric1/2 yard inner fabric1/2 yard thin batting5 inches velcroThread & pins How To: Recovered High Chair. Do you have a high chair with an old tattered cover? Over maybe you’re just tired of it? Tutorial: Rockin’ Baby Gown {t-shirt refashion}

Supplies: Large t-shirt, sewing machine, iron, rib knit (optional) Download pattern HERE Follow instructions to put your pattern together & read through the picture tutorial before you start cutting.

Tutorial: Rockin’ Baby Gown {t-shirt refashion}

There is a neck hem variation you might want to try! A Universal Shopping Cart and High Chair Cover (A Tutorial and Free Pattern Download) I love these shopping cart covers…..and they also double as high chair covers! I never left home without mine when Boo was still riding in the front section of the cart. I just made one for my niece. You can download my free PDF pattern below…..it prints out onto twelve 8.5″ x 11 pages and you just have to tape them together at the guide points. It’s a large file so you’ll have to unzip it once downloaded. (more after the jump) Baby Gifts: Pretty Bird Quick Trip Diaper Bag. Our smaller (and cuter) diaper bag isn't meant to supplant the full-size, workhorse of a diaper bag; you know the one I mean... the one that holds enough stuff to open your own nursery school.

Baby Gifts: Pretty Bird Quick Trip Diaper Bag

Nope. This one is perfect to grab and go for short jaunts out and about. It's still big enough, with pockets inside and outside, to hold the essentials: several diapers, wipes, a couple bottles, a special blankie or toy, even your own wallet and keys. The outside fabric is a designer cotton; the inside is the popular PUL waterproof fabric. The finished bag is approximately 14" wide and 14" tall with a 6" x 14" bottom panel, and 6" side panels.

PUL (Polyurethane Laminate) fabric can be a little finicky to work with, but is a great option when you want a thin, lightweight waterproof layer. If you experience skipped stitches on the PUL, it usually means you're using the wrong needle. Straps Front pocket and body of the bag Lay the remaining outside side panel right side up on your work surface.

Celebrate BABY—TUTORIAL: semi-homade maternity shirt. It’s weird to see pictures of myself pregnant again. But if we’re celebrating BABY, then we must celebrate pregnancy too. And here is the one and only maternity project I sewed. A semi-homemade ruched shirt: I bought this long T-shirt/tunic top from Old Navy a few years ago. And wore it once on the blog when sharing the Big Bag (made from a couch cushion slip cover from the IKEA as-is bin). Roundchangingpad. Vinyl Tablecloth Roll Up Diaper Changer Tutorial and Pattern. It’s a baby boom in the Lil Blue Boo family. I have two brand new nieces…..one is only a week old. And of course there’s the recent announcement Boo helped me make. I love round diaper changing pads and wanted to make a few for gifts. I’d been stocking up on these pretty vinyl tablecloths from Marshall’s and TJ Maxx because they were all under $5.

How to make a quilt... kind of. Remember this post?

How to make a quilt... kind of.

Well, I finished before Christmas! My first quilt ever! Car Craft Caddy. Car Craft Caddy By Andrea DeHart What better way to celebrate summer then to hit the open road.

Car Craft Caddy

If you’re a constant crafter, such as myself, you look for every opportunity to take your projects on the go. On our last road trip, I was constantly fishing scissors and balls of yarn out from under my seat as they rolled off my lap. {Tutorial} Hooded Car Seat Blankies. I've been wanting a new way to keep my babies warm on outings.

{Tutorial} Hooded Car Seat Blankies

Infant snow suits are a pain, and pricey when you have twins and need two of them. Blankets get kicked off every 6.3 seconds. This blanket solves all those problems and looks cute to boot! To make your own hooded car seat blankie, you will need: 1 meter of flannel for the frontanother meter of flannel for the back1 meter of cotton battingthread, scissors, etc. Wipes clutch tutorial. Wipes Clutch Tutorial Materials Needed: plastic travel wipes casefabric thin battingbraided trim decorative trim or ribbon (optional)hot glue and hot glue guntemplate (save the image below and print as a full 8x11 image - printing directly from your browser may resize the template) Diaper pouch tutorial. I'm happy to be a part of luvinthemommyhood's baby bonanza today, with a nice little break from all things kitchen!

diaper pouch tutorial

2-in-1 Bag: Stroller Bag into a Messenger Bag. Looking for the Pip and Bean giveaway?

2-in-1 Bag: Stroller Bag into a Messenger Bag

Scroll down or click here.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Okay, stroller users. We need to talk about a few things. Do you have one of these bag problems while strolling around with your little kiddo(s) in tow? Your purse/bag handles aren’t long enough to fit over both stroller handles, making it difficult to find a place to hang your purse? Free Diaper Bag Pattern. Yet another free diaper bag pattern for my readers and wow, this one is a beauty.

Free Diaper Bag Pattern

This gal took many weeks of designing and tweaking, yet I'm still giving her away for free. Roomy enough to hold all your baby gear yet still cute. Detour-diaper-bag-pattern.pdf. Recovering a Baby Car Seat. Do you love your infant car seat……but hate the cover? Is the material scratchy or stained? Torn or outdated? 5 Minute Simple Pillow Tutorial. Photo credit lisa clarke I know most of you probably know how to cover a pillow but I did have a few tips that might help your pillow look better and made faster. My friend Abi is trying to save money everywhere she can for her upcoming wedding in June.

She is making the ringbearer pillows....errrr I am making them. But she came over yesterday and I took about five minutes to recover two she had bought at the Salvation Army for $2. She had also bought the brown satiny material for 25 cents. We'll be doing something else to the pillows later to make them look really 'wedding worthy'. Making a clothespin bag .... - live . craft . learn. Basket Liners. Don't forget to link up your crafty project at Country Chic Cottage by Wednesday to enter the One Month To Win It competition for March! __________________________________________________________________ FinalCartCoverPattern.pdf. Easy Heart Shape Sewing Weights.

Sew Useful Easy Fabric Card Holder. Enchanting Chai Sachet. Enchanting Chai Sachet Blend black tea leaves with spicy essential oils for a sweet sachet steeped in love. As seen in Crafts 'n Things. The Twenty Minute Tote. Updated September 2011. DIY Frame Clutch Purse Ideas - The Polka Dot Chair. I’m so excited I made my first Frame Clutch Purse! Next week I’ll be attending the Alt Summit in SLC. Game Day Gym Bag tutorial. February 7, 2011. De Zuster Van: Pattern. 1 hour bag- tutorial. This bag is so easy ! This is the new bag I made to take back to work this term. Free Pattern: 15-Minute Gift Bag. Time for my first freebie!

I saw something similar to these at Tarjay and knew that they would be so fast and easy to make. Quick fix grocery bag. How to make a handibag from a pillowcase - in 5 easy steps and 15 minutes. Toes and Totes. The Easiest Pencil Skirt You'll Ever Make. A 15-minute Girly (Big Sister-Li'l Sister) Skirt Tutorial. Made by You Wednesday & a Giveaway-closed. 10-minute Gathered Ruffled Skirt with Lining Tutorial. Sheer Skirt Tutorial with Hart’s Fabric Giveaway! Subtle High-Low Skirt Tutorial-from Skirt or from Scratch! DIY RED JEWELED SKIRT. Free iPod Case Sewing Tutorial. iPhone Case Pattern 2.0. Suburbia Soup: Hoodie Scarf Tutorial. All Free Sewing - Free Sewing Patterns, Sewing Projects, Tips, Video, How-To Sew and More. 5 Minute Halter Top. 45 Min. Colorblocked T-Shirt Dress DIY Tutorial. Tutorial with Pattern. 20-Minute Spring Sweater Redo. Faith's Fifteen Minute Dress.