How to: Make a burp cloth using a serger

Hi. I hope your week is going well! I kind of have a theme going this week. I know a ton of people having babies this spring and summer so I am busy making gifts for everyone. I finally put my serger to use making these adorable burp cloths. The serger really makes a nice clean professional looking edge. You could also make something similar to this without a serger. This tutorial is great if you don't have a serger.

I basically followed this tutorial from seekatesew. The only thing I changed is I stitched two rows down the sides instead of one.

How to: Make an applique onesie

Today I am going to tell you how to make this adorable applique onesie. This project could not be easier. A great project for those of you just starting out sewing. You could also easily do this without a sewing machine by hand stitching. I love the way hand stitching looks I plan to do more of it in the future. I think there is something so charming about it. To make this I simply followed the directions on my Pellon Wonder Under.

*For the onesie I made I stuck with a really basic shape because the fabric already had a cute image I wanted to use. Fabric shown is Premier Prints Ele Kelso/French Blue.

What you will need:

-A clean wrinkle free onesie or t-shirt

-Pellon Wonder Under

-Iron

-Damp pressing cloth

-A scrap of fabric

-A shape/design to applique

-Sewing machine OR needle and thread

Directions:

1. Place rough side of Wonder-Under against wrong side of fabric. Press for 5-8 seconds with hot, dry iron. Let cool, draw or trace desired shape into paper backing then cut. 

*Hint: To avoid backward letters and numbers draw on rough side with ball point pen. For dark fabrics redraw shape on paper side. OR If you are printing an image simply flip the image so it prints backwards.

2. Gently peel off paper backing. Position fusible fabric web side down, on the project. Cover with damp press cloth. With iron on wool setting press FIRMLY for 10-15 seconds (Heavier fabrics=more time). Repeat, lifting and overlapping until all fabric is fused. Remove press cloth and iron fabric to eliminate excess moisture.

3. Stitch all the way around your applique shape close to the edge. This can be done on your sewing machine or by hand.*I stitched on my machine you can see some of my stitches in the close up at the top of the post.

Simple and cute. I love it. This was a gift for a cousin of my husband. They had a beautiful baby boy earlier this month! =)

Enjoy! This project is really fun and easy I could make a whole stack of fun applique onesies! Let me know if you have any questions.

Crayon Wreath

Hi. I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. I know I am. I love the time I have to work on crafts/projects around the house on the weekend.

I had a request from a friend and super cool teacher to make a crayon wreath for her classroom. And the crayons were on clearance for .40 cents a box! Bonus! I also picked up an 8" and 12" embroidery hoop and some ribbon. All together I only spent about $6.

 Project List

-2 1/2 to 3 boxes 24 count crayons

-8" embroidery hoop

-12" embroidery hoop

 -ribbon

-hot glue gun & extra glue sticks (I used 2)

-I started by placing the smaller hoop inside the larger one. Making sure it was an equal distance away on all sides and the adjustable part of the hoops were at the top.
-Then start gluing the crayons on. Using my hot glue gun I placed a dot of glue on the smaller hoop then a dot on the larger hoop and placed crayon on top.
-Push the crayon into the glue lightly to make sure it is secure. *You do not need a lot of glue just a dot about the size of a pea is fine.
-You can lay the crayons out ahead of time to make sure your spacing is correct. Or (what I did) just space them as you go. I glued them so the ends of the crayons were touching and the tops were about 1/4" apart. (If you make a mistake don't be afraid to pull the crayons off and reglue them. I had to do this a couple times when I first started.)
-Tie ribbon to larger hoop on the adjustable metal part. Feed back through crayons in between the two hoops and tie bow. (Sorry I didn't take a picture of this part hopefully you can tell in the pictures what I did)

 And because my pictures are giving away all my secrets....I bought about 9 boxes of crayons too many. They were only .40 cents a piece and I temporarily lost my mind because I had no idea how many I would need and I didn't want to have to pay full price for them in the event I didn't buy enough and they weren't on after back to school clearance anymore.

*Also when I do any kind of hot gluing project I work on top of a lawn and leaf bag it makes for a super easy clean up. I just keep the same one folded up in my sewing room and use it again and again.

I hope that all makes sense. If you have questions just comment below and I will get back to you as soon as I get the chance.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Taggie Blanket

This is a taggie blanket I made recently for my friends little boy. He is totally obsessed with the first one I made him. It has gotten pretty tattered and worn.... okay it is basically falling apart. So I made him this new one. I hope he likes it! These are so fun to make and are great gifts for little ones birthdays or baby showers.

Thanks for stopping by!