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Ruffle Tshirt Dress

Thanks to everyone who voted for my little dress! There was definitely some stiff competition last week! In case you missed it, here’s my submission. I’m so excited about this week! I discovered this shirt at Goodwill a few months ago and since then, I’ve been dying to turn it into a dress and diaper cover. This adorable striped dress is made from the body of the shirt with a sweet ruffle details across the…

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Sweet Minky Tutorial

Thank you to everyone who voted for my cape, boot, and hat minky set! They’ve proven to be essential in keeping my baby warm the past few weeks and she loves them! I posted a long tutorial on how I made my pattern pieces on my here. DO NOT IRON YOUR MINKY! If it’s got dots like mine does, you’ll iron them out. Trust me from experience here, okay? Cut 2 sides and 1 back…

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Making Cape and Boot pattern pieces

To make my boots and cape, I first needed patterns. I used existing pieces of clothing Chloe owns to make them both! I use freezer paper to make all my patterns. I started with the boots. I traced a crib shoe we have that is her size, then I drew another line 1/4″ from the line I traced to add in seam allowance to the sole of my shoe. Then to make the upper, I…

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Bilingual Table Toppers

Several of you expressed interest in a tutorial for the placemats I made. This was a rushed, last-minute project for me, so this is the best I can do! First, I used an existing placemat to determine the size I wanted to use. I cut 2 pieces of each fabric to that size, as well as 2 pieces of flannel, per placemat. Using Elmer’s spray adhesive, I glued the flannel to the wrong side of…

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Sweet Window Seat

So, I totally didn’t expect to win the first week of SYTYC! Thank you again to everyone who voted for my seat! I didn’t take pictures as I went along, so I’ll share what I have and explain the rest the best I can. If you need more help, please let me know! I started with my bare, empty tv stand. My super amazing Dad helped me add the shelves. One vertical, splitting the tv…

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