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
TINY doll quilt tutorial for LOL dolls
Here's another LOL doll accessory to go with the sleeping bags and tents - a tiny doll quilt tutorial! It's perfect for finalizing your doll campout plans, all you need to add is marshmallows and stars! This is a little quilt for LOL dolls made with just one little quilt block. This doll quilt tutorial is super fast because it's a quarter-square triangle block and that's it! If you've never made a Quarter Square triangle block before, I'll show you how! It's very similar to the Half-Square Triangle tutorial with just one extra step! And ...Continue Reading
DIY Doll Tent for LOL surprise dolls
The LOL surprise doll obsession continues over here! A few months ago I showed you how to make an LOL doll sleeping bag in this tutorial. But if you're dolls don't want to sleep right under the stars, this little DIY doll tent is the perfect addition to your LOL neighborhood! This DIY doll tent is teepee style and uses chopsticks as the framework. It's perfectly sized for a few LOL dolls to share and it also works for other similarly sized dolls like little pony figures, Littlest Pet Shop, etc. And it's also fun to make! Look ...Continue Reading
Petite Treat Cat DIY Girls Dresses with a little gold sparkle
DIY girls dresses never get old and this is one of my favorite patterns! The Emma Dress is adorable because you can use your favorite quilting cotton and the flow is just too cute! The Emma Pattern coordinates with the Rachel for women if you want to do a matchy thing! I also love to make these in knit without the back zipper. I'm participating in the Riley Blake fabric tour for Petite Treat - a new line from Lindsay Wilkes of the Cottage Mama. Lindsay is one of my favorite sewing friends and her fabrics are always cute and fun. I love ...Continue Reading
how to make a maternity dress from a non-maternity pattern
Maternity makes is back! Hah, I definitely fell off the bandwagon on this series, sorry! The second trimester bliss just never came this time! But today I'm sharing a quick hack for how to make a maternity dress from a non-maternity pattern. This is a bodycon maternity dress DIY that is super simple to make! Now that I'm well into the third trimester, I'm trying to embrace maternity clothes as I simultaneously look forward to wearing normal clothes again! I'm 33 weeks now which seems so crazy to me! This pregnancy has flown by and now ...Continue Reading
DIY zippered pouch tutorial flat bottom + Makeup Faves
Getting zippy again today with this DIY zippered pouch tutorial flat bottom design. This DIY is super similar to the basic zipper pouch and the quilted cosmetic bag tutorial, but has a flat bottom so it can stand up! I love a makeup bag that stands up while I grab stuff out of it. That flat bottom design makes the zippered pouch feel bigger and hold bigger bottles and containers a little bit better. The pattern piece for the flat bottom pouch is included, it has special cutouts that make creating this zippered pouch really simple! I used ...Continue Reading
