This post, Sew a Pocket Advent Calendar, is sponsored by Cricut! I always intend on sewing an advent calendar with pockets for prizes and things but December always creeps up on me! So I'm really excited that I got one made this year and I am so excited to use it! I already stuffed it full of prizes and activities to countdown to Christmas! This pocket advent calendar is covered in cozy little houses with numbered roofs! Each house is made of fabric with an iron-on roof that has a number cut out. I also used Cricut iron-on vinyl to ...Continue Reading
Baby Shark Costume DIY
This Baby Shark Costume DIY is sure to be a hit! I couldn't let this Halloween pass us by without making a baby shark costume for my toddler! She loves this song and does all the hand motions to it. With a new baby in the house, YouTube is our friend these days. This baby shark costume DIY is super easy, too! You can start with a hoodie and sweatpants, or make them from scratch using a pattern. I included templates for the shark pieces - the teeth you add to the hood, the fin in the back and the tail! The front has iron-on vinyl with ...Continue Reading
DIY Mermaid Costume with Cricut
This post, DIY Mermaid Costume, is sponsored by Cricut! Halloween is the PERFECT time to try something new when it comes to sewing! And this project is super fun - I used Cricut Iron-on Vinyl to create my own glam mermaid fabric to use to sew the perfect DIY mermaid costume! This handmade mermaid costume is 3 pieces - a top, a mermaid tail skirt and a leather headband. The main piece of the costume is the holographic fabric skirt - and the secret about it is that I MADE THE FABRIC WITH THE MAKER and the new Cricut EasyPress 2!! You can ...Continue Reading
Trick or Treat Bag Pattern
This post, Trick or Treat Bag Pattern, is sponsored by Hotel Transylvania 3 in connection to the home release of Hotel Transylvania 3, avilable now on Digital and 10/9 on DVD and Blu-ray combo! We are so excited to use these Halloween trick or treat bags with our HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3 costumes (Check them out here!) Use this trick or treat bag pattern to make your own character tote bags - inspired by Mavis, Blobby and Murray the Mummy! I love the idea of making extra characters into tote bags to add to your group Halloween costume, ...Continue Reading
FREE TOTE BAG PATTERN with the Cricut EasyPress 2!
This post, Free Tote Bag Pattern with the Cricut Easypress 2, is sponsored by Cricut! I love the Cricut EasyPress - it was designed with the purpose of fusing iron-on vinyl easily and it has made me iron-on CRAZY! I have the EasyPress handy in my sewing room and I pull it out all the time! There are so many ways to use the EasyPress with sewing projects. So I was excited when Cricut announced 3 new EasyPress versions in August and they just launched! The EasyPress 2 comes in THREE sizes! I am using the largest size in this post - ...Continue Reading
DIY Hotel Transylvania Costumes
This post, DIY Hotel Transylvania Costumes, is sponsored by Hotel Transylvania 3 in connection to the home release of Hotel Transylvania 3, available now! We took the kids to see HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3 when it came out in July - it was our littlest daughter's first movie in a theater! It was so fun and memorable - we love the Hotel Transylvania series and the kids laughed the whole time. I think that is the best part about watching movies with kids - waiting for their giggles and uncontrollable cackles. The movies are always funny for me ...Continue Reading
how to sew a baby blanket with 2 yards of fabric!
I'm in full-on last minute baby prep right now! In this post I'll show you how to sew a baby blanket with just 2 yards of fabric! I love making baby blankets and this one is super easy to sew and turns out really cute! Since you only need two full yards of fabric, it's easy to find fabric to get started - just pick any two prints from a fabric line and find a coordinating thread! I used fabric from the new Riley Blake line Let them Be Little by Simple Simon - it's a cute kid themed line that is great for home decor and clothing! My favorite ...Continue Reading
DIY Maternity Wrap Dress Maxi
I've been meaning to make a DIY maternity wrap dress this whole pregnancy and finally snuck it in a few weeks before it's over! I will have to make sure to wear it a lot in the coming weeks - although this style of dress is also perfect for nursing! Since I didn't make the skirt super extra billowy, I think it will look great and not really like a maternity dress without the belly! I loved DIYing my own wrap dress because I could make sure the front didn't dip too low. I think a common problem with wrap dresses is they show too much in the ...Continue Reading
Manhattan Girl’s Top with Kiss Me Kate!
More Kiss Me, Kate girl clothing today! I took these photos months ago and am finally getting them all posted! These pictures features the Manhattan girl's top, which is the girls version of the Soho top! I used Lips Main in pink and Polka Bow in purple for this top. They are a nice and light pairing, the purple in polka bow is pulled from some of the lips in the main print. This particular color of lavender has always been one of my favorite colors ever and also one of my everyday lip colors, hah! Surround me in lavender and I"m ...Continue Reading
Lips + Stripes Emma Dress
Continuing with more girls clothing inspiration today! Yesterday I shared a Little Zippy Dress hack made with my new fabric collection, Kiss Me, Kate. And today I'm sharing another similar dress made from the Emma Dress Pattern. I love pairing one of the novelty prints with one of the apparel prints for clothing! So for this one, I paired the grey lips print for the bodice with the coral stripes for the skirt! This collection is just so girly, I can't stop making cute girly clothes! You can do the stripes vertical or horizontal. I did ...Continue Reading
Lipstick Dress with the Zippy Top
The Zippy top pattern is my most-hacked pattern! Its just so versatile! So here's another hack - a zippy dress with a slight high-low hem for girls! I used Kiss Me Kate for this dress and it was featured in my Quilt Market booth! My daughter loves it and I love how it turned out, especially for a quick 1-hour sew! I have a similar Zippy dress from the women's version that I show you how to make in this post! This dress is super simple, so let's get stared! Materials// -1/2 yard Kiss Me Kate Lipstick Tubes in purple* -1 yard Kiss Me ...Continue Reading
