Best of CRAFT Pattern: Snuggler Baby Swaddle Sew up this cute Snuggler swaddle pattern by designer Lotta Jansdotter. This pattern was originally featured on CRAFT in May 2009 (posted here) and is featured in her book Simple Sewing for Baby: 24 Easy Projects for Newborns to Toddlers (published by Chronicle Books). It’s been a popular download on our site and last year we tiled the pattern so it works for printing with standard-sized 8 1/2″ X 11″ paper. Related
Fabric diaper bag tutorial. Want to make a hip diaper bag that your friends will envy and you will love for both its style and its practicality? This diaper bag tutorial will make a bag that’s large enough to hold all your baby’s needs with room left over for your must-haves too! Features include being fully lined and spacious interior pockets that you can customize. Interior pockets can be made using lining fabric or exterior fabric for contrast. You will need: (affiliate links below)Exterior Fabric – 1 yd (1.25 yd if making interior pockets using exterior fabric for contrast) – home décor weight fabric works best Lining Fabric – 1.25 yd (1 yd if making interior pockets using exterior fabric for contrast) – home decor weight fabric works best Lightweight Woven Fusible Interfacing – 1.5 yd ¼” elastic – 1 yd ½” double fold bias tape – 1.5 yd Magnetic snap Your favorite sewing music (I recommend John Mayer, Ben Harper, and Jack Johnson) Pieces to cut (see diagram if you want to ignore my writing): Directions: 1. 2. 3.
Tutorial: Sprocket Pillows These are my favorite new pillows. They are fast and unbelievably easy to make…and I hope you love them as much as I do. I did my best to simplify the instructions/pattern so they are beginner friendly, and super fun to make. If you’ve never worked with a template or curves, and your nervous about it…these pillows are a perfect place to start. The only problem with them is that you can’t make just one…trust me …I tried. There are pattern templates for two sizes: Click the link below to download the pattern templates *For best results, print the templates directly from google docs (click file on the left and print). ** Please do not re-post the link to these templates on your own website! You will also need: Large fabric scraps for the top wedges, a 5" x width of fabric strip for the middle (plus a little extra for the large size), a fat quarter for the back, a bag of poly-fill stuffing, and a button and thread for the center. Let’s get started!!!! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
Made By Rae: (Free!) Itty Bitty Baby Dress Pattern Here’s one of the things I’ve been working on for the last couple of weeks — a pattern for y’all. It was a baby dress I made up last summer (and consequently inspired my first post here). Here is the most recent version: This dress is made with two fabrics, one for the outside and one for the lining. The dress ties at the shoulders and is easiest to get on over the legs (as opposed to over the head). One thing I want to stress about this pattern is that it really is VERY SMALL. So if you’re thinking you want to make this for a bigger baby I’d go ahead and just enlarge it on a copier. READ THIS FIRST: This file is intended for PERSONAL USE ONLY. special thanks to Laura of Le Pecionate for translating the instructions into Italian for me! This blog is proudly sponsored by Having problems downloading?
Paper Globe Mobile Remember when I posted this idea a while ago? Shorty thereafter, I was contacted by an editor from Photojojo who asked me to write a tutorial to make *photo* globes. Oh, and I should mention that right after I received the email request, I was browsing the shelves at my local Barnes and Noble bookstore and I saw a book: Photojojo: Insanely Great Photo Projects and DIY ideas. I wanted to share the tutorial with you!! This is the link to my Photojojo write-up, but I've also included the photo steps below. Materials: Photos Cute craft paper Scissors Glue gun Scoring tool Wire Paper Punch Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Final Product! It's hanging in my son's room now and he loves to point out mommy, dad, and himself :)
Braided Rag Rug pin your three sewn strips anywhere you can be comfy (you are going to be there for a while! i did mine to my runner on my dining room table) this is the start of your braid. once you get close to the end of your braid you are going to fold over the end of your strip and snip with your a slit. grab the end of your new strip (the end without the slit) and pull through both slits (from behind) this will adjoin your strips and you will be able to continue your braid this is what it should look like, now keep braiding. once you get close to the end of your braid you are going to do the same as you did before and make a slit at the ends of your braided strips and at the beginning of your next strips this time wanted to add color so i took one strip of the honey bun and two of the white strips i cut out. it should now look like this. this will be what you do through out the whole process of braiding your rug. one color in the middle and two whites on the outside. look what you made!
Rainbow Patchwork Sundress « Pecan Sandies Another new dress! I’ve been wanting to make this one for a while, but it took a bit of time to get everything into place to start. I picked out over 30 fabrics, chopped ‘em into little squares, and gathered them into huge tiers of rainbow-ordered loveliness. Lyra spotted it on the dress form before it was even finished, and she absolutely loves it. The listing is up in the shop. Update: A PDF tutorial is now available here! Fabric Tee Pee From Beth: Meg created this tutorial for you to enjoy. Don’t you think kids will love it?! Find her introduction here, and you can learn more about Meg and her creations at Boutique NutMeg Designs. This Child-Size Teepee Tent is perfect for a rainy day or great for the outdoors! This easy, no sew project stays together with the addition of grommets! Materials Needed: 6- 6ft bamboo garden post (can be purchased at Home and Garden Centers)3 yards of 60 inch wide white painter’s canvasScissorsPenCraft paint & brushes3 Strong rubber bands6 plastic 1 ½ inch ringsEmbroidery floss or strong threadSewing needle with large eye12 Large Grommets & grommet setting kit (I used 1/4”)HammerRibbon approximately 3 yards for lacing (additional ribbon for decorating is optional)Straight pins Step 1 Hold all 6 bamboo post in your hands wrapping the 3 rubber bands tightly around the posts leaving about 4 inches at the top. Step 2 (Steps shown in diagram above) Step 5 Grommet time! Step 9 Have lots of fun!
French Desk Set: Basket Liners I adore being organized. Actually ... I adore dreaming about being organized. I pour over my catalogs from Pottery Barn, Storables and Crate & Barrel, picturing my life neatly tucked away into matching bins and buckets. I even drool over those circulars from Target that show up this time of year when all the plastic tubs are on sale. Surely if I could see everything at a glance, I'd get more done. Take note that this project uses a ¼" seam allowance rather than our site standard ½". Any Sewing Machine (we recommend the Janome 2160DC) Measure your basket Measure the width of the front (the back will be the same measurement). Measure the base. Optional handle opening Measure the opening width and height. Final measurements Now that you have all your basic measurements, you need to account for your ¼" seam allowances all around. Here's an EXAMPLE of the measuring formula described above, using our large basket as the model: Height: 6¾" = 12¼" (formula described above) Cut out your pieces
Crocheted Hexigon Baby Surprise Sweater: Super Simple, Super Cute Isn't this just the sweetest? And guess what, it really is super simple to make, believe me, I've already made three of them! This little sweater is made up of just two pieces that magically fold to become sweater halves, with construction inspired by the Elizabeth Zimmerman Baby Surprise Sweater. (Don't worry, I didn't know who or what that was either, until now!) And making them, especially in newborn size, is addictive, since they whip up so relatively quickly and you'll feel so good giving them away! And once you've made the basic body, you can choose to finish the sweater however you choose! And the best part of all is that I actually gave these two sweaters as gifts! The good news is, if you can crochet a granny square, you can crochet this sweater!