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Sewing: Welcome to the World Rookie
Welcome to the World Rookie – this is the compilation of all the baby gift sets I just shared – plus two big blankets (one cozy quilt and one cozy fleece). Okay, let’s get sewing. Welcome to the World Rookie Baby Gift Set One Gift Set Two Baby Gift Set Three Quilt Blanket (similar process, yet used two coordinating fabrics serged right sides together and topstitched – same dimensions as the baby quilt) These blankets are what tie the all of the baby gift sets…
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Sewing: Baby Gift Set Three
Baby gift set three – go Steelers, go! If you caught the first and second baby gift set then you know I forgot to share these photos and tutorials 4 years ago. Well, this one might be the best, yet. Why? Because it combines my brother’s love for the Pittsburgh Steelers with so many useful and functional baby items. Talk about having game day spirit! Okay, let’s get sewing. Baby Gift Set Three Burp Cloth Pee-Pee Tee-Pee Baby Bib (I can’t remember which tutorial I used,…
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Sewing: Baby Gift Set Two
Baby gift set two. Did you catch the first set earlier this week? Well, I still can’t believe I didn’t share these 4 years ago. I wonder why not? Probably life – it gets busy sometimes (or maybe all the time?!) and things slip. Okay, either way, I’m excited to share this grey gift set with a pop of an orange fox. Why do I like this little fox? Well, it probably has something to do with a photo that’s etched in my memory. My…
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Tutorial: Pee Pee TeePee
Pee Pee TeePee – what?! So…it’s a little tent that goes over the baby boy when you’re changing him, that way he doesn’t pee all over you or the room. Genius, right? Well, yes, but buying them is silly, especially when you can make them out of scraps or fun Batman fabric. These tee pees are a part of a gift set along with some burp cloths and a Batman blanket made out of the same materials. So fun. What You Need bowl that measures…
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Sewing: Paddington Bear Baby Set
Paddington Bear baby set! Why? …because my sweet cousin is having a baby boy! Time to sew up, again. Paddington Bear Baby Set For this gift set I made 3 pieces of 3 different things: burp cloths diaper covers baby bibs Get some cute fabric! You’ll need about 1/2 a yard of each fabric. Cut out the diaper covers. I did one in each size. For the bib, I made a template by tracing a bib from a friend (but be sure to add a…
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Sewing: Nursing Infinity Scarf
A nursing infinity scarf is a great gift for an expecting mom. If you’ve never made an infinity scarf before, you may want to visit the infinity scarf tutorial. The main difference in this sewing project is the size. So…grab some fabric and get ready to sew up! What You Need 1-1.5 yards of 60 inch fabric matching thread machine needed First – measure out your fabric. I decided to make two. One out of a light rayon and another out of a thicker cotton.…
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Tutorial: Burp Cloths 2
It’s tutorial time again – time for burp cloths 2. New fabric – new burp cloths – new baby! Burp Cloths 2 Tutorial: Burp Cloths No, no new baby for me – another person at work is having a baby…what fun! This time she doesn’t know if she’s having a boy or a girl, so I picked out these fun Paddington Bear prints for a neutral gender. Yes, there may be a lot of blue, but what little girl doesn’t like the British Bear? He’s…
