Step 1: Cut 5 inches from the top of Fabric A.
Step 2: Cut a 3 inch strip of Fabric B making sure your strips is the width of Fabric A.  You will sew this 3 inch strip to the top of the large pieces of Fabic A.  Then sew the 5 inch strip of Fabric A to Fabric B.  This creates your quilt top.
Step 3: Lay your backing (Fabric B) down right side up.  Lay you quilt top right side down on top of the backing.  Lay the flannel (or batting) on top of the back of your quilt top.  Square it off by making sure all sides are straight and equal length.

Step 4: Pin all the way around except for about a 5 inch opening at the top.
Step 5: Starting at one end of the 5 inch opening, sew around the quilt stopping at the other end of the 5 inch opening. (1/4” seam allowance).
Step 6: Clip the corners.  Turn the quilt right side out using the 5 inch opening.
Step 7: Iron the entire quilt nice and flat. Turn the raw edges of your opening under 1/4 inch and press with hot iron. Pin the edges together.Step 8: Starting at the pins sew a 1/8” top stitch all the way around the quilt.
Step 9: Cut 3 coordinating diamonds from your scrap stash (or get some perfectly matching fat quarters at the fabric store).  I made my diamonds bigger than the pink strip.  Pin the two outside diamonds in place; sew around using your clear thread. This not only looks super cute, but it helps tack both sides of the quilt together while giving the blanket a quilted look. Lastly, sew on the middle diamond.
Step 10: Just to complete the quilted look, I sewed around random diamonds on Fabric A with my clear thread.
Step 11: Iron it really good, fold it up and give to baby!
I think she likes it!  I loved sewing this and plan to make many more! It was so easy; even a timid sewist can make this quilt!

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What is double gauze?

Double gauze has two very soft layers of very thin fabrics fused together and it’s perfect to use for blankets, baby items, dresses, skirts, quilting and more!

Why is it so popular in the sewing world?

There are many different colors and designs to pick from – it’s not just the basic white and solid colors you can buy anymore! The best part? It is so soft and cuddly!!

Check out these beautiful double gauze tutorials…

Gauze Duvet Tutorial at Purl Soho

DIY Double Gauze Scarf Tutorial by Sew 4 Home

Double Gauze Skirt Tutorial by Sew Your Hart Out

Double Gauze Blanket Tutorial at The Purl Bee

Double Gauze Dress Tutorial by Stitched Together

DIY Gauze Swaddle Blanket by Make It and Love It

Pom Pom Swaddle Blanket Tutorial by See Kate Sew

Simple Gauze Quilt by Imagine Gnats

Double Gauze Quilted Blanket Tutorial by The Polkadot Chair

Try out the double gauze fabrics and you’ll be hooked!

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Supplies:

Tights (old or new)

Sewing Machine

Matching Thread

Scissors

M&M’s and Diet Coke {optional, but why sew without them}

Instructions:

1. Cut the heel and toe off and throw them away.

2.  Make sure the remaining squares are cut straight on top and bottom.  Cut the little squares in half, like above.
                 

3.  Zigzag stitch the ends of each strip.  This photo only shows the bottoms zigzagged, but I ended up doing both sides.  Zigzag the bottom of the tights too.  So, now you should have a “ruffled” hem on all pieces. 

5.  Slide one of the strips on the leg just above the ruffled hem.

6.  Stitch into place right down the middle. 

7.  Slide the other strip above the first one and stitch into place.  Repeat everything on the other leg of the tights and you are done.

On the other tights I just did the zigzag stitch ruffle hem and left them like that. 

I love both pairs!  They are adorable and SUPER quick and easy.

Check out My Craft Channel for more fun DIY videos!

Post by: Becky

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Remember this amazing Watermark Tee from our guest, Sweet Verbena.  It’s one of our favorite tutorials, so we wanted to try it on baby onesies.  I am so happy with how they turned out.  I am pretty sure I will never give plain white onesies again.  The Watermark Tee tutorial was so precise and easy to follow that I was pretty sure I couldn’t get it wrong.  I am kind of addicted to the whole process now.

Supply List:

-clean onesie

-BLUE elmers glue

-RIT dye

I wasn’t sure who well I would be able to “write” with the glue on a knit onesie, but I think the lack of perfection works for me.   Letting it dry was not very easy for the impatient-crafter that I am, but you HAVE to let it dry for the color-resist process to be successful.

Turned out pretty cute, right?  I really love the tie-dye effect of this particular onesie.  Make sure to watch our Craft it Forward episode on the Dyed Baby Onesies.  These are great baby shower gifts or make some for your little ones.

Now to make a shirt for myself!

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This post makes me really, really, wish I knew how to crochet!!

The fabulous Whistle and Ivy is beyond talented when it comes to crocheting and I thought it would be fun to feature all of her gorgeous baby patterns.

She has you covered if you are looking to create baby items for a girl or a boy … or you could always go neutral, of course!!

Click below for each of the following tutorials!

Faux Ribbon Baby Hat Crochet Pattern

Little Dot Mary Janes Crochet Pattern

Monk Strap Crochet Shoes Pattern

Baby Boat Bootie Crochet Pattern

Baby Button Gladiator Sandals Pattern

Baby Shower Gift Set

Eskimo Baby Hat Crochet Pattern

Argyle Baby Hat Crochet Pattern

Think baby shower gift or Christmas present for baby!!

Oh, and this is only a little goodness of what you will find at Whistle and Ivy.

Thanks for sharing your creativity with us Bethany!

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You could also change things up by adding back pleats as well which would give even more room for your little one (or big one) to move!

Ready to get sewing?

Supplies:
1 fat quarter
solid white cotton scrap – 8″x10″
scrap of piping
6 buttons
1″-2″ elastic – 17″

Directions:

*Seam allowances are 1/2″ unless otherwise noted.

Cut a 10″x22″ (the length of your fat quarter) rectangle from your fat quarter. Remember you can always use another fat quarter and piece the two together if you need added width for a larger size.

Cut a 4″x6″ rectangle from the fat quarter, fold it in half, and trim the bottom corner into a curve.

Fold the 10″x22″ piece in half widthwise, and match the fold of the curved piece to the fold of the larger piece. Use a rotary cutter to cut the larger piece from top to bottom, 1/2″ from the edge of the curved piece.

Cut two 4″x10″ pieces from the solid white scrap and press each in half lengthwise.

Right sides together, stitch one white piece to center skirt piece (center piece previously had the fold), matching raw edges. White piece fold will be facing outward.

Repeat using remaining solid white piece and opposite side of center skirt piece.

Repeat with outside edges of solid white pieces and remaining skirt pieces. Finish all stitched raw edges and press seams.

Re-fold white strips along initial fold line, tucking pleats to inside. Press well with steam.

Stitch along top of each pleat, 1/4″ from top raw edge, to secure in place.

Right sides together, stitch piping to curved piece, matching raw edges.

Press piping to wrong side of printed fabric.

Stitch curved piece to skirt close to edge, centering between pleats and matching top raw edges. You’ll also be stitching through part of the pleats underneath.

Stitch three buttons to each side of curved piece. Top of buttons should be 1″ from top edge to allow for waistband.

Right sides together, stitch center back seam. Finish raw edge and press seam.

Serge or zig zag stitch top of skirt to finish raw edge.

Stitch ends of elastic together using 1/4″ seam allowance. Press seam allowance open and stitch on each side of seam to secure ends.

Right sides together, pin elastic to top edge of skirt, matching center back seam to waistband seam. Stitch together using 1/4″ seam allowance, stretching elastic to fit top of skirt.

Press waistband upward and seam allowance toward skirt.

Press bottom edge 1″ toward wrong side. Press bottom edge another 1″ toward wrong side and topstitch, creating hem.

Great job!

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I love decorating onesies for baby shower gifts.  These outfits provide a personal touch and a one-of-a-kind baby gift.  Decorating a onesie can be as simple or as complicated as your creative skills will reach. 

For this particular DIY baby gift tutorial, I bought a newborn onesie, 1/4 yard of red fabric and 1/2” elastic.

1.  Cut 2 rectangles at 8” x 15”.  If you want more ruffle at the top {where you sew it to the onesie} then make the rectangle wider.  The length is perfect for those tiny newborn bodies.

2. Sew both rectangles together by placing right sides together and sewing down the long sides. Use a 1/2” seam allowance.

3.  Serge (or zigzag stitch) to avoiding fraying fabric.

4.  Press the seams and top-stitch {like I did in this Nightgown Tutorial}, if you’d like. 

5.  Serge (or zigzag) the bottom to avoid fraying fabric.

6.  Fold the bottom up a little over half an inch. Press with hot iron.

7.  Hem the bottom edge: I put two pins in the hem where to mark the “no sew zone”.  This is the zone you will leave open for the elastic.  Start sewing at one pin and stop when you get to the other pin. Sew near the top of your serged edge to make sure you have plenty of room for the elastic to go around.

8.  Cut a 14” long piece of your 1/2” wide elastic.  Put a safety pin in one end and work it into the hem/casing.

9.  Pull the elastic all the way around the bottom until the ends meet.

10.  Overlap the elastic 1/2” and stitch the ends together securely.

11.  Tuck the sewn piece inside the “no sew zone” and sew the hole shut.  Now the bottom hem is done!

12.  Serge (or zigzag) the top edge and turn it under 1/2”.

13. Sew the top edge about 1/8” from the edge.

14.  Set your machine to sew the largest/loosest stitch (basting stitch) and sew just under the first stitch.  Leave plenty of thread where you stopped. 

15.  Pull your threads of the loose stitch you just made to create a gather. 

16.  Work the material all the way around until you have the gather you want.

17.  Slide the little onesie into the gathered top.

18.  Pin into place.

19.  Undo the snaps of the onesie so it slides onto the arm of your machine.

20.  Using a normal stitch {not the loose one you made earlier}, stitch all the way around the gown piece under the loose stitch.

21.  Pull the loose stitch out completely by pulling on the long threads you pulled on to create the gather in the first place.  This time however, you are going to just rip them completely out.  And now you are completely done!

This would be a really cute gift just by itself, but throw in a matching headband or booties and you have a whole newborn ensemble.

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She has provided a free tutorial on how to make these hooded towels…

…I can’t handle all of the cuteness! Oh, and these would make the perfect baby gift, don’t you think?

Here’s a link to each of her projects…

Bunny

Duck

Bear

Monkey

Lion

Frog

Ladybug

Dragon

Penguin

Reindeer

Angry Birds

Owl

Oops, I forgot one! This adorable Monster Hooded Towel Tutorial, too!

So make that 13 adorable hooded animal towels!!

Huge thanks to Amber for sharing these with us today!! Hop on over to Crazy Little Projects for many tutorials and project ideas you’re sure to love!

You might also love these little stuffed animal tutorials!

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First, come up with your design. You can sketch it onto the shoe with a pencil, or you can freehand it like me. Spread out the crystals you will need. Make sure the room is well ventilated since the glue has toxic fumes.

Squeeze some glue onto your plate. Then grab the crystal with your tweezers. You will need to keep adding little pea size amounts of glue to the plate every two minutes as the glue starts to dry out.

With your toothpick, you can apply the glue to the back of the crystal or you can dip the back of the crystal into the glue.

Place your crystal onto the shoe. Don’t worry about the glue strands. You can pull those off with tweezers when it dries.

Pat the crystal into place with the back of tweezer or your finger. Repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat. If necessary take many breaks. The whole process takes a few hours. When finished let dry for 24 to 72 hours to “cure”. Then add your favorite ribbon and enjoy!

Don’t have a princess in your life? You can bling cell phones, laptops… and anything else you can dream up. Just make sure it is not an area near the mouth, you don’t want a baby ingesting the chemicals.

Thanks for having me!!

And you’re welcome to visit me at A Happy Circus anytime! – Jenn

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