Tutu for Megan

Big Sister Megan needed a tutu for her Big Sister shirt.  I used a medium turquoise tulle.  I usually use 3 different colors but I really like using one color.  The color pops and is very vivid.  I cut my tulle twice the length I want the tutu to be plus 1 inch. A 2T sized tutu should be 8-9 inches long or 10" if you want a longer look.  So I cut my tulle which is on 6" wide rolls...19" long. For this tutu I used 2.5 rolls of tulle.  I cut all my lengths of tulle first (lots of cutting).  Then I hold 3 cut lengths together and knot them on my elastic waist. I use an 18" piece of 3/4" elastic for a 2T size.  I double stitch my elastic together and then add my tulle.  It's really quite simple just time consuming.  Then embellish as you like.

So again:

1. Determine the color tulle you want to use

2. Determine the size waist you need and length (I usually google this info)

3. Double stitch elastic together (on sewing machine)

4. Cut tulle twice the length plus 1" that you want the tutu to be

(9" length tutu-cut tulle 19" long)

5. Holding 3 pieces of cut tulle together, knot it onto waist band.  I use a single knot.

6. The more tulle you use the prettier the tutu.

7. Embellish as you like

8.  Put on a precious little girl....take a picture!

So make some tutus and have fun!

Karen

Back From the Beach

Well I'm home after a wonderful trip to Florida.  My family loves the beach (at least the younger ones do) eating out, golfing, shopping and just being together.  I have a few pictures to share later but for now I will send you to my daughter's blog HERE to hear about our trip.  She writes much better than I and so I'll let her share the highlights for me. 

A friend asked for baby gifts before I left to go to Florida so on my way home I texted her to get the particulars.  I couldn't wait to get home and start sewing for Baby Joshua thinking that I had until the end of July to finish his new things.  Well, my friend texted me right back before I even got home telling me her sister had gone into labor (three weeks early).  I had to get in gear and sew, sew, sew (throw me in the Briar Patch :)

So this is what I came up with for Baby Joshua:

Onesie with his intials

(New font I bought from 8 Claws and a Paw)

Love this font

Little Man's tie

His mommy requested this design

Coordinating Burp Cloth

I'm loving bright, happy, vivid colors right now maybe it's Florida rubbing off on me.

Matching Burp Cloth

And a shirt for Big Sister Megan

Another new font from 8 Claws

One is called Golden and the other Kwekel in case you like them, too.

They are my new favorites and 8 Claws has a "buy 2 get 3rd free" sale right now so hop over and shop a little.

Won't they look adorable together?
(Kwekel font)

What every little boy needs......Baby Boxers

I went back to work today.  Do you know how hard that was to do on a rainy Monday after being off a month?  But the first day is the hardest....so they say.

I hope your summer is going great and that you don't have to go back to work just yet.

Enjoy!

Karen

Happy July 4th

Happy July 4th from my family to yours.

We are having a wonderful day and I hope that you and your family are, too.

While the guys were golfing us girls set up the camera on the tripod and snapped a few pictures.  I had 10 seconds to hit the button and run get in the picture.  

Fireworks

Cupcakes

Hamburgers

Shopping

The Beach

Red, White & Blue

Have a super sparkly 4th!

XOXO,

Karen

Little Outfit

I just had to make Sloan a little outfit for her upcoming vacation.  I bought this fabric a while back and have been keeping it until I could sew.  The color is so pretty but I'm not sure what to call the color.  It's not purple and it's not eggplant.  It's just a pretty color.

If you see straight pins in my shabby rosettes that's because I have not really finished them.  I will have to do that tomorrow.  I googled "toddler skirt patterns" and I found this one.  It is very simple ( which I love).  You can find the tutorial HERE.

Then I went to work on a matching top.  I have been wanting to use the tank tops that I bought so I grabbed the white one.  I used the same fabrics as in the skirt.  Then I pulled the green color out of the main pattern and used a green thread for the monogramm.  It shows up well on the dark fabric.

TA-DA!

A complete outfit for my little grand baby girl.

XOXO,

Karen