pj pant tutorial

well, I said I would write a tutorial the next time I make p.j. pants, but I found this tutorial and it happens to be exactly how I made these. so now I don't have to write my own tutorial. Now go make yourself some p.j's

jacket

I could not resist buying this pattern, and I am so glad I did. I am so proud of this jacket I made for my toddler for Christmas. I love how it turned out (I found this cute fabric at Hobby Lobby). It was a pain to cut out all the pieces, but worth it. It took about three hours to make. I used fusible fleece pellon interfacing, so it would be heavier and warmer. I love that it is completely reversible. I think it will fit her for a long time, I am definitely making one for my baby too.

rolled fabric flower tutorial

cut a strip of fabric about two inches wide, and however long you want

sew a basting stitch (secure at the beginning and not at the end) and pull on the bobbin thread to ruffle

once ruffled, start to spiral it around itself

secure it with a needle and thread in back

sew onto anything you want, or glue it to a clip, pin, or headband. Add a jewel, or button to the middle if you want (click to enlarge and see my jewel), such an easy accessory!

flower applique

I wanted to Jazz up this onesie a bit, so I decided to applique a flower on it. I used "Steam-a-seam 2" found at most fabric, and some craft stores, and I cut out a flower shape in some fabric (I could have put more effort into my flower shape) after I fused the fabric to one side of the interfacing, I cut out the shape and ironed it on to the onesie. I used my regular old zig-zag stitch, but I set the stitch length to 1.5 (I tried it at one, for a more embroidered look, but the thread got too thick to feed under the presser foot). I was able to manouver it around well enough using my regular foot, and keeping the feed dogs up, however, if you applique a designe with too many curves it may be easier to put your feed dogs down (or cover them with a piece of card-stock, but then you might have problems controlling your stitch length). I would also be useful to use a darning foot, but then you would have to use a straight stitch, since you would be free-handing it.

When I was done, I added a matching button to the middle

skirt

about a year and a half ago I bought a pattern for this super easy toddler skirt at a bookstore, of all places, but the pattern (and many other cute ones) can be found here. I finally got motivated to make one for my toddler today, and I loved, that it only took about one minute to cut all the pieces (that is always the worst part) I took about an hour or so to make, it was really easy, the most time consuming part was my embellishments. I added a ruffle by cutting a two inch piece of fabric, making my own bias-tape out of it, and sewing a basting stitch down the middle (securing at the beginning, and not the end). Then I pulled on the bobbin thread to ruffle it, and I sewed it on to the skirt. I followed this tutorial for the flower, but since I was using fabric instead of paper, I doubled it up, to make it thicker.

tutu

I was inspired by my sister-in-law's tutorial a few years ago, and decided to make one of these for my toddler (she is getting dress-ups for x-mas) I did not have all the same material as her, but I used her tutorial as a guideline and made do with what I had (I had a roll of tulle, because I was at Robert's and did not want to go to the fabric store for tulle by the yard), and I also had some satin from Robert's (both found on the wedding isle). I am happy with it, and it took me about 15 minutes to make, plus I have a lot left over, enough to make about four or five more tutu's. I could have gone really cheap and bought all supplies at the dollar store (yes, they have rolls of tulle, and petals and flowers), but they only had white tulle, and I wanted pink)

P.J. Pants

I made a pair of flannel P.J. pants for my toddler for x-mas. I did not have a pattern, or a tutorial to follow, but I remembered making a pair in my high school sewing class, so I just decided to dive in a try it (I got the fabric on sale for $1 for a yard) so I figured I didn't have much to lose. I used a pair of her everyday pants for a guide. I forgot to take pics, but I plan on making another pair for me, so I will post a tutorial then.

these were one of those "errors" I was talking about, because I spaced it when I was cutting the fabric, and the backside or the pants has the fabric upside down, I was too lazy to cut two new pieces (I didn't want to waste my cheap fabric)