baby legs (again)

I'm in LOVE with making baby legs! I made some and posted them (with a link to a tutorial) another time on the blog over a year ago. With baby (no name yet) coming soon, I thought I would make some for her - I found some CUTE knee high socks for little kids at gymboree (very left in the picture) that will fit the baby's legs sooner than the adult knee highs I used for the rest. Abby - my 4 (almost 5) year old wanted to try these on and LOVES them. She calls them her leg warmers and wants to wear them all over the place. She has been asking to wear skirts just so she can wear the "leg warmers". She said she would share once the babies legs get bigger
My friend Brandy sent the striped socks and the pink polka dot socks so I could make these last two pairs. It's hard to find CUTE knee highs on island.

Baby bjorn cover

I was in love with this tutorial that I saw a LONG time ago and finally gave it a go. These aren't the best pictures, but I can't fit the baby bjorn carrier over my stomach right now, so will have to get pictures AFTER I have the baby!

I bought the material for the covers when I was in Oregon. Figured if I have a puker, these are easy to take on/off and wash! This will hook to the piece that goes around my shoulders - I just don't have it out yet.
It was VERY easy to sew up. Not nearly as easy to put the carrier into the cover, but it fits!

Applique T-shirt

In anticipation for my son's upcoming birthday, I made him his own personalized applique t-shirt.

Supplies:
Pattern for whatever you want to applique (I made mine out of cardstock)
Fabric
Felt
Heat-and-bond
Iron
Sewing machine

1) Create pattern out of cardstock for whatever you want to applique

2) Decide what material you want to use for your applique pieces - I chose fabric for the basketball and stripes, and felt for the number 2

3) Iron heat-and-bond to material pieces (don't pre-cut the pieces yet)

4) Trace pattern pieces on back of heat-and-bond paper

5) Cut out the traced pieces

6) Iron first piece onto t-shirt

7) Sew a zig-zag stitch around the edges of the ironed fabric piece to secure in place

8) Repeat steps 6 and 7 until all the pieces are ironed and sewn onto the t-shirt. (I found it easier to iron and then sew each piece separately rather than iron everything and try to stitch around it all)

Nursing Cover

Nursing covers are all over the blogging world, so I decided to try making one. I used this tutorial here from Sew Much Ado. I used home decor fabric, which is heavy enough to require just one layer.

It was really fast and easy - took me about 2 hours to complete. It has 16" of boning on the top, which should make the cover breathable for baby and easy for Mom. I am excited to try it out!

FHE Board

I finally got around to completing my FHE Board...and now I'm finally getting around to posting it!

I found a magnetic board at Hobby Lobby while visiting my mom in Kansas. It originally had a saying on it, but I snatched it up on clearance.

To decorate, I just used scrapbook paper, modge podge, and some wooden ovals and circles. The names I modge podged scrapbook paper and stickers onto a wooden circle, then put a magnet on the back.

For the finishing touches I glued magnets on the back of the board so it could hang on the fridge. I like that the finished project isn't too big (12" x 8") - leaves room on my fridge for other things!

Accuquilt Go! Giveaway over at Sew Dang Cute

 

I Love fabric...and I love giveaways that involve making it easier to cut fabric!! Sew Dang Cute Crafts is hosting a giveaway over HERE at her blog. Head on over to check it out and all the other super fun things that she does!

Swim Tote Bags!!

 

Here is another project that we made!! I got the pattern from I Am Momma-Hear Me Roar! It was so fun to make these and I love how the turned out!!

Yay for beautiful weather and Swimming!!