Inspiration

The other day, my daughter and I went window shopping at the mall to get out of the rain. She fell in love with a cute fairy skirt at Gymboree, which of course cost $30. Looking at the skirt, I got inspired to make my own. Here is a pic of the Gymboree fairy skirt:

And Mia in her new mommy made skirt. It cost a total of $6 for fabric and elastic.

Rainy day craft

Well, our power went out yesterday and the kids were having fun re-discovering their toys so I had some time to actually do something. I have always wanted to crochet a hat, and had tried once before, but it didn't work out so well. I was able to get online with my iPod touch and watch a few tutorials on youtube. I started out with one, then decided to freehand the rest because I had a hard time following the directions exactly. I was so excited when it actually came out looking like a hat! It was pretty boring being brown, so I crocheted a pink flower and I think it looks pretty cute. I'm not sure if I can pull it off though...




I am in the process of making a pink one for Mia, but am not sure how it is turning out. I'll post pics later :o)

Snuggle: Better than a snuggie!

A while back I really wanted a snuggie, but when I came across one, it seemed thin and not very warm with the back open. I was browsing at my local fabric store and came across the no-sew fleece blankets on 50% off and decided to make my own. The snuggle is easy to make and cheaper than a snuggie. Plus you can choose your own fabric patterns. I got a request from my 6 yo nephew for a snuggle for his birthday and I decided to make a tutorial to show how easy it is.



I got a small no-sew blanket that has 2 48x60" pieces of fleece for $9.99. I am using the printed piece for this snuggle, but have enough to make an orange one as well. This is for a size 5T.




I folded the fabric in half long ways and cut it (you can also just leave it folded and not sew along the top edge and just cut a neck hole). Then I cut 8" off one side making giving me 2 pieces 30"x40" Keep your scraps! A fleece hat tutorial will follow soon :o)


With the fabric right sides together, I measured 8" down...


And 10" in to create the sleeve area.



Then I just freehand cut in from the bottom corner up to the cut I just made.



Repeat on the other side.



I sewed the top edge from the sleeve until 3.5" from center and repeated on the other top edge leaving a 7" neck hole. Then I sewed in from the bottom edge of the sleeve along the sleeve and down to the bottom. Very easy and already done! If you want, you can add length with the second piece of fabric and still have enough for 2.