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Mommy & Me Outfit for The Lugu Fabrics Blog Tour
Guys, I love fabric. Like LOVE it! I’m pretty sure collecting fabric is one hobby and sewing is a whole other one. So when Jessica Swift started showcasing her new line with Art Gallery Fabrics I fell in love quick. I love bold colors and fun prints and this line has all of it. I knew I had to get some of it and was so excited to be apart of the Lugu Fabrics Blog Tour. If you want to follow along with the tour and see more amazing posts with this beautiful fabric line, you can check out Jessica’s intro blog post for the tour. I have always seen…
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How to Install a Zipper
After my last post talking about the snaps I figured I should continue the trend and talk about another closure that I frequently use and love, Zippers. They are so quick and easy to put in and give such a professional and good look to the garment. It is also amazing all the different kinds of zippers you can buy, anything from an all purpose zipper, an invisible zipper, separating zipper, etc. Then you also have all the different colors and lengths! SO MANY OPTIONS! I recently filmed three tutorials on how to sew three different types of zippers. The first is a video on How to Sew a Concealed…
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How to Install Snaps
A lot of times when you are sewing something for kids you are doing to need a closure to finish it off. I loooove zippers in kids clothing but sometimes it is necessary to use snaps. At first, I was a little hesitant about putting something into the clothing and not know how it is going to work out. But after a lot of trials and error, I have found what I love and what works best for me so I put it all in a video to share. Initially, the video I made was over 17 minutes long (Click HERE to check it out). I talk all about the…
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How to Make Baby Shoes
After I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, little Crew, I immediately made him his first pair of shoes. They were the cutest little things and screamed BYU. Making baby things has always brought me so much joy and so has buying them! Before even having kids I was obsessed with the company Freshly Picked. I love the baby shoes they make but I also love hearing about all things business. Susan at Freshly Picked is a serious Boss Babe and such an inspiration to me! However as poor college students I knew buying those moccasins was not an option at the time so I set out…
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How to Make Children’s Pajamas
Pajamas are the PERFECT beginners sewing project. So it’s funny that it took me SO long to finally make my boys some. I think in my head they were too boring so I didn’t want to mess with them BUT they are such a quick project and there are SO MANY gooooood fabric choices out there these days that the minute I sat down and started doing these I fell in love!! Now I want to make my kids PJ’s for EVERY holiday! Valentines is coming up and I am trying to hold back from buying more fabric! And I know it will be like this ALL year long! Easter,…
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How to Make a Baby Sleep Sack
Guys, heating a house is expensive. And honestly, I love sleeping in a warm bed and the air around me cold..er. But with two little boys, I’m always worried they will be freezing, and you can’t give a baby a blanket, so what is a mom to do? Answer: Make a Sleep Sack, aka a wearable blanket. Now I don’t have to worry about my youngest getting cold at night AND the dangers of a baby using a blanket. This is a safer option and I know it won’t fall off of him at night. At first, I just bought one from the store but as my son grows he…
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The Maritime Top
Years ago when I was visiting my parents in Kansas, we went to the cutest fabric shop in downtown Lawerence (GO JAYHAWKS!) They have a ton of different fabrics and I was in heaven. Now my parents live in Colorado and I miss that fabric shop so much. It was dreamy. Every time I would visit we would make a special trip there. This particular trip I fell in love with this organic birch knit, as I always do when I see birch fabrics. While we looked around I tried to think of different ways I could justify spending $20/ yard on this fabric. I had never gotten fabric that…
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How to Make and Tie a Baby Wrap
Almost four years ago I made a video on How to Make a Baby Wrap. I wanted one of those really nice wraps that everyone loved and swore by with new babies but I did not want to fork over the money to buy one! Those things can get really expensive and as college students, we did not have money for that! So after doing a little research on them, I thought why couldn’t I make one of those? They are SO SIMPLE and with the right sales, SO MUCH CHEAPER! Well, I made the video and it has been awesome! However looking back I do not love the quality…
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My Make Nine for 2019
Being active in the online sewing community, I have found there are a lot of good hashtags that people follow and consistently use. This year I really wanted to participate in #Makenine Basically, you choose 9 items of clothing that you want to sew this year. It’s like your goals for the year. I love making goals so I knew I wanted to jump in on the fun! I almost wanted to make one for all the categories, kids clothing, quilts, etc. but I thought it might be better to not overwhelm myself and just stick to clothes for myself. Usually with kids clothing and quilts it’s very spur of…
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How to Make a Little Girls Dress
One of my favorite fabric stores is a little shop in Southern California called The Quilt Emporium. They have such a great selection of fabrics. I have been lucky enough to be able to make samples for them. I have made a few quilts for them which you can see on my instagram feed here. More recently I have had the opportunity to make children’s clothing for them and it’s has been so fun! I love sewing children’s clothing and there are so many fun fabrics and patterns out there I love being able to play around with them. I just made my most recent outfit for them, a little…
