Boy Fleece Scarf

 I wanted to make all the little boys in our family a scarf for Christmas but wasn't sure how I was going to make them, but on a trip to Hobby Lobby I seen remnants of fleece in the bin and light went off! I bought 3 bundles and because they are remnants the are half priced so it didn't cost hardly a thing to make 5 scarves. I had just enough with no left over fabric.

I cut the fabric 13"x the lenght of the fabric all the way down. I then fold it in half and sewn it together with leaving a 4" space opening for turning. I then hand stitched it up. Very quick and easy! The boys just love them, super soft and very warm.

                                   
 Happy Sewing!

Keepsake Christmas Bib Tutorial

 I wanted to make Sweet pea a special Christmas bib for this is her first Christmas. I have seen the foot and hand print reindeer and though oh how cute to put this onto a bib.

Supplies needed:

White fabric

brown scrap fabric, two different browns

fusible interfacing

heat and bond

green fabric cut 2" down the whole length of the fabric

baby rick rack

2 black buttons, one green button

ribbon

thread

Velcro

***sew in a 1/4" seam allowance***

                                 
 To start off trace your baby's foot and hands, this was hard for me because my little girl wouldn't sit still ;) .Next trace a bib onto the white fabric adding a 1/4" seam allowance. I also added about a 1/2" to the sides to make room for the antlers. Cut out and add the fusible interfacing to the front side of the bib.

 Step 2: Add the heat and bond to the back of bothy brown fabric and cut out one foot with the lighter brown and two hands with the darker brown. Also cut out a small oval for the nose out of the darker fabric.

 Step 3: First iron on the foot for the reindeer's face to the front side of the bib (with the interfacing on it). Then stitch around as close to the edge as you can. Then iron on the hand antlers and stitch around those too. Then iron the nose and stitch the same as the face and antlers.  This is what it should look like.

 Step 4:Fold the 2" piece of fabric in half and press.

 Sew a gathering stitch down one side of the fabric.

 Step 5: Mark the center of the bib bottom and the center of the fabric piece and pin in place. Gather both sides, pinning as you go.

 Next place the back of the bib on the right side of the front of the bib. pin around the top of the bib first then with starting on the bottom center move the pins to the top side of bib where you are working, pining all three layers into place.

 Step 6: Sew around with leaving a 3 1/3" opening for turning. Clip around curve in the neck area then turn and press.

 This is what it will look like after turing and pressing.

 Step 7: To attach the rick rack, stitch close to the edge to close up the opening and the whole way around.

 Step 8: To finish the bib, add the bow to deer and the button eyes and the velcro to the straps. I added a button to the back over where the Velcro is attached. That's it, all done!

 For a baby boy bib you can leave the ruffle off and change the rick rack color to red and add a bow tie at the reindeer's neck.

 Here is the happy little girl wearing her new bib. (I noticed the hand print on the wall after I took her picture, lol, it is all cleaned off now) She was trying to scoot away from me so I had a hard time taking her picture, too much to do to be sitting still!

Happyy Sewing!
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Teacher's Gift: Part #3

 For the final sewn gift for my sons' teachers I made them quilted coasters. I used some of my favorite scrap  pieces of fabric I had at the house. I made a four patch with lattice around. I cut out a piece of fabric and warm and natural  the same size as the front, stitched them together and turned, then quilted them.                                        
I just love the stitching on the back. Now all I will have to do is cook the gingerbread cookies and fill the stockings.

Happy Sewing!

Teacher's gift: Part 2 coffee cozies

 Yesterday I made the coffee cozies to go into the stockings for my boys' teachers. I have seen them on other blogs but not sure where so I made a tutorial on them.

You will need:
fabric for the front and lining, just scraps will be enough
warm and natural for inside
elastic hair band
button and thread
 ***sew with a 1/4" seam allowance***
                  

                                    

 Step 1; Take a paper coffee band and trace for the pattern, add a 1/4" seam allowance all the way around. Also add a 1/2" to the pattern at the right end of the pattern. On the left side of the pattern mark "place on fold" as in picture.

 Step 2; cut out warm and natural, front fabric and lining fabric.

 Step 3; layer the fabric, front fabric first, lining fabric in the middle and warm and natural on top. Now place the elastic hair band between front and lining fabric, pin in place (be sure to pin on the top of the stack and not in the middle as in my picture, I did this so you can see where the elastic band is to go.)


Step 4; sew around with leaving a 3" space open at the bottom middle for turning. Clip the extra off the corners (this is to make sharper corners after turned,)  turn and press.

 Step 5; stitch the opening closed and the whole way around as close the the edge as you can.

 Step 6; sew the button on. I placed my on a cup to see where the button needed to go. There you have a quick and easy gift!

Happy Sewing!
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Rosetta hair bow tutorial

I made Sweet pea's hair bow for her birthday to match her dress. It is the first hair bow I have made, I have been wanting to try this for some time now.

You will need:

7/8" ribbon

1/2" fabric covered botton

ribbon covered hair clip

felt and thread

 First cut the ribbon, I cut a longer length and after I gathered it I decided how much I wanted on the bow and cut off the extra. Seal the edges of the ribbon, I used a candle lighter. Next along one side of the ribbon sew a gathering stitch all the way down. Gather it util you get the look you want.  I then sewed all the layers together.

I then took the back loop off a button and covered it with the fabric. Hot glue it onto the front of the rosetta.

 Now cut out a circle of the felt, make sure it is smaller than rosetta itself but big enough to cover the middle of back.

 Hot glue the felt onto the back.

Last hot glue the rosetta onto the hair clip. And your done!

Have a wonderful Friday!

Teacher's Gifts: Part 1

 I can't believe it is already Friday! and I have more Christmas presents to make still. My little girl is teething (screaming and crying most of the time) so I haven't been able to sew as much this week.  I did start my boys' teachers' gifts yesterday. I finished the stocking this morning and I am making quilted coasters and coffee cozies to go inside the stockings. I used the same stocking tutorial as this one HERE.  I did add 2" around the stocking pattern to make it bigger though. I used lace for the cuff instead of fabric. 

When I am all done I am putting in a packet of coca and homemade gingerbread cookies inside the stocking too.

Happy Sewing!

1st Birthday Accessories

 I got up at 3am to feed Sweet pea, yes she still wakes up for a feeding at night, and got a inspired to make her birthday hat and bib to go with her dress. (I had just made her hair bow yesterday afternoon.) So at 3:30 this morning I got to work.

 For the hat I made a white yo-yo and placed a #1 on it. I took a green glitter paint and out lined the #1. I glued them onto a white polka dot on pink felt that I cut out in the shape of a birthday hat. I hot glued a pink fuzzy bow around the bottom and a bit at the top to make a fuzzy ball.

 The hair bow is made out of polka dot ribbon with a fabric covered button in the middle. The button has the very same fabric as her dress.

The bib has to be my favorite though! I found the the cup cake applique at Hobby Lobby about a month ago. I used the same pink fabric that goes around the bottom of her dress to make a ruffle to go around the edge and pink baby rick rack that goes the whole way around the bib. I added a pink button on back just for looks.

I think she will be just the prettiest baby on her 1st birthday! But I am her mommy ;)