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Tag Archives: girls
Surfer Chic Almost 5 Years Later
For readers who have been following me since the beginning you may remember these adorable surfer chic dresses I made for the twins when they were 14 months old. They were one of the first dresses I made for that … Continue reading
Posted in Babies & Kids, Sewing
Tagged 5 years later, christmas, Christmas In July, cotton, dress, dresses, elastic, fabric, family, floral, full, gathering, gift, girl, girls, handme downs, hawiian, july, passing clothes down, pattern, present, ruffle, Sewing, sisters, skirt, strappy, strappy dress, thread, toddler, twins, twirl, you can make this
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Upcycling is for Boys too!
I know upcycled dresses are all over for girls, but what about those boys? As a mom of 2 boys it can be hard at times to find cute boy patterns that age appropriate yet school worthy for my 7.5yr … Continue reading
‘The Natalie Dress’ 1 Pattern, 3 Looks
Let me say this is actually an old post I just never got around to posting, so these pictures of the twins are more then a year old, but it’s just too cute not to share! Last spring the sewing … Continue reading
Posted in Babies & Kids, Sewing, Tutorials
Tagged .pdf, bound, button, Can, code, continuous, cotton, coupon, craft, crochet, discount, dress, e-book, easer, ebook, Ellie Inspired, fabric, fancy, free, girls, holiday, holidays, instructions, LBB, Lil Blue Boo, Make, natalie, party, pattern, patterns, placket, reversible, ribbon, sale, Sewing, shirt, skill, skirt, spring, technique, This, tutorial, twins, twirl, womens, wrap, YCMT, You, you can make this, YouCanMakeThis, YouCanMakeThis.com
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Upcycled Ruffle Shorties From Leggings with Tutorial
A few years ago a friend of mine asked me if could make her some Matilda Jane style shorties. She loves them but they are not cheap & the sell out fast. So the last few years I have made … Continue reading
Posted in Babies & Kids, Sewing, Tutorials
Tagged advanced, baby, beginner, bike, boutique, capris, DIY, fabric, free, girls, gymboree, how to, knit, learn to, leggings, matilda jane, MJ, pants, pattern, reclaim, recycle, ruffled, ruffles, Sewing, shorties, Shorts, toddler, tutorial, upcycle
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Upcycled Jean Half Apron with Tutorial!
So if you saw my most recent post Quick & Easy Cut Off Shorts with Tutorial! then you may just be ready for this one . At step 2 I mentioned to save the leg peices you cut off & this is why! … Continue reading
Quick & Easy Cut Off Shorts with Tutorial!
I remember as a child & teen taking scissors to my old jeans to make shorts. It worked but I have to say they were often FAR from straight and they unraveled for ever getting shorter & shorter over time … Continue reading
Great Hair Clip Idea for Scraps!
If you are one of the many people who found my blog because of my ‘Make your own baby leg & arm warmers!’ Tutorial then you may have thought to your self what about some of these cute scraps of socks … Continue reading
Questions From a Blog Reader: Sewing Machine Advice Needed
This was a comment/question left a few days ago from a reader. I will say I see this a LOT on some of the forums I visit & thought I would share some of the advice I have shared there … Continue reading
Posted in Sewing
Tagged 1110DX, 90e, Ambition 1.0, Ambition 1.5, babylock, bernette, Bernina, brother, Brother 1034D, Brother CS6000i, Brother LS2125I, Brother XL-3750, budget, childs, dealer, Expression 2.0, Expression 3.0, girls, Husqvarna Viking, janome, Juki, kenmore, kids, machine, pfaff, quality, reviews, serger, serging, Sewing, sewing machine, shopping, singer, Singer 201, toy, used, viking, vintage, white
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Getting Started: Patterns & Tutorials!
A huge advantage to the digital age is that we are no longer limited to the ‘Big3/4′ tissue patterns you find in stores. Not only are their unlimited numbers of free tutorials but there are also many eBooks or .pdf … Continue reading
Argh!
Well they aren’t 100% finished yet, but they were done enough for the twins to wear to preschool & too darn cute not to share now! They are made using the “Bundle: Corset, Layered Tulle Skirt, Peasant Top + Bonus eBook!” from YouCanMakeThis.com back when they had one of … Continue reading
Posted in Babies & Kids, Sewing, The Holidays
Tagged costume, ebook, fabric, girls, halloween, holiday, pattern, pirate, rope, school, Sewing, twins, you can make this, YouCanMakeThis.com
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