tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89399543751135092432024-02-18T23:46:11.320-08:00May your bobbin always be full......Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939954375113509243.post-5411473215958944242015-02-25T10:35:00.001-08:002015-02-25T10:35:05.800-08:00Hey there!!!<br />
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So, I've kind of been MIA lately, but I miss posting. Apparently, there's been a lot of traffic on my Tutu Valance post, so since I know folks are landing here, I'd like to be here more often!<br />
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Recently, since I've been slacking on sewing, some friends have been coming to me with advice on how to beef up their little girls' spring and summer wardrobes. My plan is to post a how-to, every week or so, to help you guys with that.<br />
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There's tons of easy dress styles that you can do, even as a beginner. Keep your eyes peeled, because I intend to get started very soon!<br />
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Happy sewing!!!<br />
-D-Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939954375113509243.post-48449937132119825712013-03-04T08:04:00.003-08:002013-03-04T08:04:42.654-08:00DIY Swiffer Duster RefillI hate spending money on things I throw away. So as long as it's not something really gross, I'm always willing to try a home made or eco-friendly idea.<br />
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Todays project: DIY Swiffer Duster refill.<br />
Cost: Nothing if you have fleece on hand!<br />
Time and Level: Beginner, approx 15 minutes! <br />
Supplies:<br />
1) 1/4 yd or scrap piece of fleece (We will get TWO dusters out of this)<br />
2) Rotary cutter or scissors<br />
3) Ruler<br />
4) Sewing machine or needle and thread<br />
5) Your Swiffer duster <br />
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Step one: <br />
Cut your fleece into rectangles that are 4.5 inches by 6-7 inches long. (Doesn't matter!)<br />
You should have 8 of these rectangles, in two groups of four, after cutting:<br />
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In this photo, my fleece is folded in half, the top being the fold.<br />
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Here are my rectangles in stacks of two.<br />
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Grab your Swiffer duster now. You'll set it about center and trace around your grips. The strips should be roughly 1/2 an inch wide, with the center line in the center of your rectangle.<br />
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Still stacked in two, I've traced around my Swiffer grips. So you should have two rectangles that look like the above photo, with another rectangle underneath.<br />
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Step 3: Sewing<br />
Next you're going to take your stack of two with the outline of your grips drawn on and stitch only around the outside. Do not sew the center yet. Flip it over to the unmarked side.<br />
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Next, grab two of your unmarked rectangles and trim off about 3/4 of an inch on one end and stack it on top of the two pieces you just sewed in the center.<br />
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(Notice how it's a lil shorter, right?) You can pin it down if you need to but I just used my hands. I flipped it over and sewed up the center line. Like this: <br />
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Next, you gotta cut up the pad to make the fringy things that collect your dust. I cut the sides separately to avoid cutting my seams. So I did this side first: <br />
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And then the other side:<br />
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Now, just trim your threads and fluff it up. Then you can go dust!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939954375113509243.post-56955784831548832672012-12-13T21:16:00.001-08:002012-12-13T21:17:02.193-08:00Super simple blanket....You know we all love those boutique style receiving blankets. They are usually made of micro fleece or minky fabrics and oh! How soft they are! Well, did you know they're really easy to make? No? Okay, well lets make one!<br />
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Level: Beginner<br />
Cost: depends on the fabrics you choose.<br />
Time: About 45 minutes.<br />
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Supplies: <br />
1) You'll need 1 yard of two different fabrics.<br />
2) Scissors<br />
3) Sewing machine with thread<br />
4) Pins<br />
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Before we go any further, lets discuss your options for fabrics. <br />
Minky: First let me say that I hate minky. It stretches, moves, and sheds. Man does that crap shed!! It gets in my nose and I sneeze fuzzy pink snot for days afterwards! Not to mention, it's expensive. Most is upwards of $12 per yard and is just ridiculous. Try fleece instead!<br />
Fleece: This is one of my favorite materials to work with for blankets. It's very warm, but very light weight and you're able to use it in a ton of ways. Fleece doesn't fray when you cut it so you can use it for all kinds of blanket projects.<br />
Flannel: I LOVE flannel for blankets. It's soft too, but a lot lighter weight than fleece. It's perfect for making SUPER basic receiving blankets and is usually really cost friendly. It goes on sale a lot and can be had for less than $3 per yard! It does not stretch and frays, but frays beautifully. I use it for exposed seams blankets very often, such a rag quilt. <br />
Cottons: Basic cotton, oh I love thee. So many prints and colors, ah!! Cotton does not stretch, but does fray so the edges when working with it need to be finished (or hidden from wear).<br />
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Really you can use ANY combination of these fabrics in one blanket. If you use a cotton for the front and a cotton for the back, you'll want to put a layer of flannel, fleece, or batting inside your blanket....but that's another tutorial for another day.<br />
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Lets get started.<br />
Here are my fabrics:<br />
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The first thing you want to do is lay out your fabrics. My cotton print is face up and my pink fleece is on top of that.<br />
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Next, what we'll do is trim up the cotton so that it's the same size as the fleece.<br />
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Next, pin it all the way around, spacing pins about every 1.5-2 inches or so. I like to stick pins in to where I can sew right over them. Some like to pin sideways. Up to you. <br />
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Next, sew all around the edges. Be sure to leave about a 6 inch gap for turning the blanket right side out. <br />
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Once you sew all the way around (leaving your gap), pull the blanket thru the gap, turning it right side out. You'll have a lil gap, with two folded edges that you need to pin closed. <br />
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Now, you're going to pin all the way around the edges of the blanket again making sure your gap is closed and that your fabric is smooth. (It's a lil hard to see my pins in the next pic, but they're there!)<br />
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Next, stitch pretty close to the edge of your blanket, catching both sides and your gap to sew it closed. Go all the way around. This is called a top stitch.<br />
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Now, do it again. It'll make a clean, nice "custom" edge on your blanket which is really lovely if you're giving them as gifts.<br />
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Now you have a gorgeous lil blanket you can give as a shower gift or make a nice pile for yourself for your new addition!<br />
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That being said I hopped on over to my favorite place to buy chiffon! <a href="http://www.afc-express.com/nylon-chiffon.html" target="_blank">AFC Express</a>! It's cheap, and it's great quality---oh, that being said, I'd like to point out a couple things. 1) Polyester chiffon, you can buy anywhere. It's nice, it's pretty yada yada....but, when you cut it, it frays! NO GOOD for these ballet skirts. Unless you wanna hem, hem....me? I'm lazy! 2) AFC Express carries NYLON chiffon. Soft, sorta stretchy, and does NOT fray! Yay for not having to hem in a circle!! WOOT!<br />
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So for this project, you'll need:<br />1) About 1 yard of NYLON chiffon. (Savvy's existing skirt is a size 4/5 in girls. 1 yard was plenty. I'd say around size 7/8 ish, you'll need a little more than that)<br />
2) An old tshirt or 1/4 yd of jersey knit fabric.<br />
3) Elastic 1/4 inch.<br />
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You'll also need the obvious. A skirt you like so you can recreate it, scissors or rotary blade, sewing machine w/ thread and a work surface. For me, that's my floor.<br />
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Step One: Making the Pattern and Cuts.<br />
First thing we'll do is lay out our fabric. Fabric always comes folded in half. On chiffon, you'll recognize the selvage edge immediately. It almost looks/feels crunchy, and directly across from that is the fold. Leave it folded in half the way it came. The skirt above is only ONE layer...I like TWO. :)<br />
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Once you've got your fabric laid out, open up your skirt and lay it right on top of your fabric. Now...there's TWO ways you can cut out your pattern....you've seen those jagged edge skirts right? With the points on them? They're called a "handkerchief hem". Sort of like this:<br />
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Okay, so the two ways you can cut around your skirt. If you want the hanky hem cut it like this:<br />
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If you want the circle style of the original, cut it like this:<br />
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You'll cut all the way around, through both layers of the chiffon, but watch that skirt...don't cut that!<br />
From here on we're dealing with the circle skirt: <br />
Mine's cut out:<br />
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My chiffon is cut away and I have three layers. My skirt, my two layers of chiffon.<br />
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Next we're going to cut out our waist.<br />
Take a sharpie, pen, pencil, whatever will show up on your chiffon.<br />
And mark out where your waist should be...like this:<br />
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(The red dots are my marks, but you can still barely see my black sharpie dots too!)<br />
Then, remove your skirt being careful not to let your chiffon layers under it go flying. Fold your circle in half.<br />
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Then, fold it in half again, left to right.<br />
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Now you should be able to still see your waist markings in the corner where the right angle is. We're going to cut that now.<br />
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Careful not to cut too much off. If you make the hole too big, we're boned :( cut it RIGHT where your marks are.<br />
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Now set that aside. <br />
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Step 2: The Waistband<br />
For the waist band, I like to use the bottom hem off of a stained, worn, ripped t-shirt. It can be a size too small. We all have a t-shirt from our kids that wasn't accepted at the resale shop, that no one wanted as a hand-me-down, or is even worn out enough that the shirt doesn't even suffice for play clothes. So, I'm using that. If you're using a bolt cut of jersey knit, you'll have an extra step.<br />
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Take your jersey or your t-shirt hem and lay it flat. Iron if necessary. Now, I have a cutting/measuring board, but you can easily use a ruler or measuring tape. You need a two inch wide strip.<br />
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I laid the edge where I cut off my tshirt on a line on my cutting board. (Bottom)<br />
Then, I cut off a two inch strip using my rotary blade.<br />
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Using a t-shirt is great because the side seams are already in place (Yippee!!) But if you're using jersey knit, you have an extra step. You'll need to measure your kiddo's waist and make an additional cut on your strip to that length. then, folding right sides together, stitch your strip into a circle/band. Then you can lay it out as shown above. <br />
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Step 3: Attaching the Skirt<br />
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Now what we're going to do is grab our skirt again. Remember there are two layers of chiffon and one waist band. <br />
Separate the skirt pieces. Flip one up and leave the other laying down. Like this.<br />
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Make sure your waist band is still RIGHT SIDE OUT...Seams on the inside of your tube.<br />
If you have your skirt laid out like above, we're going to move our bottom skirt out of the way (In the pic below, it's above where I'm doing my pinning.)<br />
Using pins, pin your skirt to your waist band. Like shown: <br />
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Now we'll sew. Using a zig zag stitch, we're going to sew the skirt to the waist. On my machine it's number 4.<br />
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As you're sewing, make sure that when your needle goes to the right, you're NOT sewing on the skirt, then when it goes to the left, it is. Follow like the zig zags I drew into the above pics.<br />
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Your lower skirt is now sewn on! Yay!! Now, for the top part. Repeat what you just did. Pin the other skirt to your waist band, flipping it down, putting the edge of your skirt up to the edge of your waist band. See below: (Remember to check your waist band! Make sure it's still right side out!)<br />
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Now that both of your skirts are sewn on, it should look like this:<br />
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Moving on!<br />
<br />Step 4: Finishing the Waist<br />
Take that top skirt and tuck it down INSIDE the other skirt, folding your waist in half. Line up the edges of the waist band and pin in place then stitch down. Right along your edges you just made with the zig zags. <br />
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And now, fold your waist band over again, pinning in place, or folding over as you sew...I chose to fold while I sew.<br />
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Notice how where I folded my waist band over, I was sure to just barely cover where I'd zig zagged? Stitch just over top of those seams or right under them. Dont sew all the way though, leave yourself about an inch for your elastic.<br />
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Measure your child's waist and subtract 2. That's the length of the elastic you need. Pin a safety pin to the end of your elastic<br />
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(A), push thru the opening <br />
(B), when you have about a 2 inch tail, pin the elastic in place<br />
(C), continue pushing thru until the elastic comes out the other side....again, about 2 inches are needed here.<br />
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Over lap your elastic about an inch or so and pin in place.<br />
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Sew back and forth to hold the ends of the elastic down.<br />
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Remove your pin. Pull on your waist band a bit and your elastic should slide right into your casing, then stitch that lil opening closed. <br />
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Guess what. You're done :) <br />
Add a little bow if you're feeling creative and then let your little dancer twirl!!! :)<br />
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Happy Sewing!!! :)<br />
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Yawn. Hi guys. Well so I decided to stay up and make a couple more diapers for my princess, but alas, it is late, and I only finished one.... But good for you guys because this time, I took pictures! Yay!! So, who wants to learn how to make a cloth diaper?? Well, grab a cup of coffee and settle in. This one might be a little long!<br />
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Supplies:<br />
2 - 1 yd peices of Flannel fabric (you can also use cotton for the outer part of the diaper, but for this tut, we're sticking to flannel!)<br />
Thread<br />
Sewing Machine<br />
Scissors<br />
1/4 or 3/8 in elastic.<br />
Small Safety Pin <br />
1 prefold Gerber Diaper (sold in a 12 pack at Walmart, trust me, you'll use em!)<br />
Pins<br />
Velcro or closure of your choice<br />
Pattern (I'll explain that in a sec.)<br />
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<i>Pattern info: I derived my pattern from one of my daughter's disposables. I simply opened it up, pinned it to some computer printer paper, and traced around it. You can do that too, easily. Use a pencil so you can fix mistakes if necessary. Also in the picture you'll notice it's HALF a pattern. What I did was place my disposable on the edge of the paper, centered. This allowed me to trace only one side of the diaper (way easier!) and will help with having more symmetrical diapers. Tabs are the same size, thigh holes, etc.</i><br />
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Usually, fabric is sold already folded in half, selvage to selvage. So you'd have 45 inches of fabric by 36 inches of fabric, but since it's folded in half....you should have about 22 inches by 36 inches. First we are going to make the inside, or the lining, of our diaper. Choose one of your flannels, preferably a solid color. I used white for the inside of my diapers this time.With the fold facing up, you're going to fold the sides together to touch. Then you'll place your hand drawn pattern onto the fold of your fabric that you created. (Remember, we only drew HALF a pattern on the paper, so we need to have it on a fold.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The store fold is at the top, my fold is at the left.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Now, I have made several diapers with my pattern and have discovered that my daughter needs longer tabs (in the above photo, these tabs I'm referring to are the ones at the top of the pattern). So when I cut out my diapers, I made my tabs longer when I cut. You can
do this too, just cut a couple more inches out from the pattern.You'll notice in the picture below that the tabs (now on the bottom) are longer than my paper pattern.<br />
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The red square above indicates the fabric we will use to create our mini liners. Now...unpin your pattern from your fabric and unfold. You should have TWO pieces.<br />
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These are the INSIDE of your diaper. Set them aside while we cut out our soaking liners. Take the left over fabric from cutting out your liners and create two long rectangles from your left overs. I like a 5 inch by 14 inch soaking liner.<br />
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Now, you'll have four rectangles. Take two and pin them to the diaper lining we just cut out, one on top of the other.<br />
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Go ahead and pin in the other liner too. Then you'll have two diaper liners with two rectangles each pinned to them. <br />
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Next what we're gonna do is cut out our EXTERIORS. Take your other yard of fabric and lay your diaper lining on top of it. Since it's flannel it should "stick" to it. This means you probably can lightly pin it down without much movement while cutting. My daughter has requested a purple diaper and a Scooby Doo Diaper (Scooby is gonna have to wait! LOL!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diaper liner laying on top of my exterior fabrics. </td></tr>
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Cut around your diaper liner. You'll have two exterior diaper fabrics. Mine are Scooby and one is purple.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interior liner, Purple exterior, Scooby exterior, cut to size of interior liner.</td></tr>
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What we need to do next is grab our prefold diaper. We're gonna lay it out flat, then fold down the top, and fold up the bottom. <br />
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Lay your prefold (folded side down) on your diaper exterior fabric. You'll notice it's likely too long. No biggie. We'll fix that in a sec.<br />
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Savvy baby is a girl, so I know better than to think that this straight rectangle is going to catch all her peepee. So what I did was fan out the sides of the folds on the prefold diaper to create an hour glass up front.<br />
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Being that your prefold liner is too long, simply eye ball how far back you think your lil one can go, and snip it off....<br />
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I fanned out my backside too on Savvy's diaper, so that it really looks like an hour glass.<br />
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I pinned that down. Now is where we sew. Grab one interior piece and one exterior piece and head to the sewing
machine. Set your machine to a zig zag stitch on a very wide width.
You're going to need to make sure the edges of your liner pads are
caught just INSIDE the stitching. See photo below.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See how the stitches are right at the edges of my liner pads?</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do the same to your exterior with the prefold. Get as close as you can to those edges.</td></tr>
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Now that you've finished stitching down your pads, we're going to put the diaper together. Take your exterior diaper piece and lay it pad side down on your <strike>floor</strike> work surface. <br />
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Then put the lining, pad side UP on top of it.<br />
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Pin it down well because when you sew around curves, fabric tends to shift a little. When you pin it, you're going to leave a large gap about the width of your hand or larger on what is going to be the FRONT of the diaper (the end with the shorter tabs) because we have to turn it right side out after this. Use a straight stitch to stitch all the way around.<br />
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Once it's stitched down, stick your hand in there. Does it fit? Good. Turn the diaper right side out then! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reminds me of Popples. Did you ever have one? Love the early 90's toys, but I digress!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Now that it's turned right side out, lay it back down to pin. We have to make marks for where our elastic is going to go.<br />
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The red lines on the above photo indicate where your pins should be for elastic casing. Along both legs, and along the back of the diaper. The back is the end with the longer tabs. You're going to use a straight stitch and stitch about 1/4 inch away from the edge of your diaper along those marks, don't go too much further than that.<br />
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The red arrows in this photo indicate where your casings are. Notice how I stayed right near where my pins are. This is important because you don't want your diaper to end up being too small.<br />
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Grab your elastic and a small safety pin. Cut your elastic to the length you need it to be. You'll need three pieces. For a newborn it'll be small. My daughter wears a size 4 diaper and I made her elastic pieces 8 inches each. Allow a little extra room because you'll need some over hang.<br />
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Put your safety pin thru the end of your elastic.<br />
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Now please, on this part bear with me because it's tricky to show so I have to try to explain. Put your hand inside that opening that you used to turn the diaper right side out. Push your hand all the way up to the back of the diaper.<br />
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The first piece of elastic will be installed in the casing at the back of the diaper. Using your other hand, guide the safety pin into the casing and continue to push it through. Make sure you use your hands to feel where the elastic is. When you feel the one end of the elastic getting shorter, pin it down. Then continue to push it through. Then pin the other end when you have a little extra hanging out of the casing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The red marks indicate my extra elastic. Can you see where my pins are? I'd say there is an extra 1/2 to 1 inch of elastic hanging over.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Now you have to stitch that down with a straight stitch...these stitches will be the opposite direction of your casing, creating a rectangle of stitches on three sides and the edge of the diaper at the top.<br />
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Now, stick your hand back in there and retrieve your safety pin, then reload it with another piece of elastic. <br />
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Now to do the legs. This is easier to get pushed thru because you have more room to do so. So put your hand back in there and find your casing, don't forget, don't let the ends slink into the casing. You need the extra hang over to stitch it down.<br />
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Stitch down your elastic on the leg, just like you did before. Then do the other leg.<br />
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When your elastic is all installed, remove your safety pin. Don't wanna leave that bad boy inside the diaper! Double check for other pins too, just to be sure.<br />
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Next, flatten out your diaper and close up your opening by tucking the raw edges of your fabric down inside the diaper, and pinning it together. You can press the diaper with an iron for clean lines. Then with a straight stitch, you're going to stitch that front opening closed, but start at one side where your elastic casing is, and stitch all the way around the front of the diaper (short tabs end!) to the other side where the other casing is. This method will catch that opening and close it up. It should look like this all the way around the front end of the diaper.: <br />
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Nice clean pretty edges. Now do the back and sides too. You're pretty much finished now. After this point, you'll add on your
closure of choice. I know some people like snappies, diaper pins,
safety pins, etc, but my choice is velcro. So I cut myself out two tab pieces and one long strip for the front. I like the long front for multisizing purposes. <br />
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Close it up, and you're finished!<br />
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Go make a bunch for your kiddo and save a butt load (ha!) of money without having to use disposables!!!<br />
Enjoy my daughter's tush!<br />
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Soooo, one night I was on Pinterest and came across a cute little valance, but I didn't really like the way it was made. They claimed it was a "tutu" valance, but it looked more like an old lady's slip. The person that I am, I brainstormed for a simple way to make a true tutu valance. What I came up with is ridiculously simple, although a little time consuming, but trust me anyone can make this for their little girl! And for my ladies who always tell me, ".....but Dani, I can't sew!". Eat your words girls, because this one...is NO SEW!!! WOOHOO! SOOOO anyways, moving on....<br />
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Project Skill: Beginner</div>
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My cost: Less than $5. (May be up to $10 for some)</div>
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Time: A couple hours on your own, less with a helper! </div>
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Here's what you'll need:</div>
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1) A Curtain Rod</div>
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I used one of the $1.50 cheapo metal ones. There's a reason why, so stay tuned. (Besides that it was cheap!) You'll also need a measuring tape to see how long of a rod you'll need. </div>
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2) Strong Tape</div>
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Skip the scotch tape for this project, you'll need the good stuff. Electrical tape, packing tape, painters masking tape...you get the idea.</div>
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3) Tulle</div>
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I used 2 rolls of lavender and 2 rolls of royal purple in 6 inches wide by 25 yards long. My baby's window is 37 inches, and I used all four rolls loosely but you could easily use 6 rolls on a 37 inch window....you'll wanna make sure to get enough tulle. Wouldn't hurt to buy a couple extra rolls. Need a link for cheap stuff? Gotcha covered. Visit <a href="http://www.giftsintl-us.com/products.php?cat=83" target="_blank">Gifts International</a> where tulle is usually under a buck a roll. If you're making a tutu, you will most likely have some tulle left over. </div>
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4) Scissors (DUH!)</div>
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5) A book.</div>
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A book? What, Dani?! Yep, a book. Grab one of your kids' books that's about 8 inches long ways. I'll tell ya why in a sec :) <br />
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UPDATE:: If you want to make a regular tutu instead of this valance, you'll need 3/4in elastic. <br />
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<b>Step One: Prepping the Curtain Rod/Elastic</b></div>
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<u>FOR VALANCE</u>: Measure your child's window and then grab your curtain rod. Extend it out to the length you need. Honestly? I eye balled it, held it up to the window, installed the lil brackets that came with it, then made sure not to slide the curtain rod at all when I took it down and grabbed my tape. When the rod is as long as you need it to be, tape up where the slide is. Trust me, you'll wanna do this.</div>
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<u>FOR TUTU</u>: <br />
Measure your child's waist and then subtract 3inches. That's the length of elastic you'll need.<br />
Once that's cut, sew your two ends together with a needle and thread. Once you're done with that, yank on it a few times to make sure it's not gonna snap. Then slip the elastic over your thigh like a garter and move on to the next step.</div>
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<b>Step Two: Dealing with Cutting Tulle</b></div>
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Grab your tulle and your book. Open a roll of tulle and find your end. Open your book and place the end of your tulle inside the book:</div>
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Now, close your book. Hold it with your hands nice and tight. Should look like this:</div>
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Make sure you hold that book closed tight. Then wrap your tulle around the book and roll the WHOLE roll around it. Once you've got the entire roll wrapped it'll look like this:</div>
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Do you remember which end of the book you inserted the tulle in? Good. I used the top, because it made more sense. Now grab your scissors, and cut that end of your tulle. JUST that end though, not both ends.</div>
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Carefully lay your tulle down in the stack. You'll see that your tulle is approx double the length of your book. (HINT: You can use this trick for making tutus! *gasp*)</div>
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Now, at this point, I am going to peep in an idea for ya. If your little girl LOVES Tinkerbell or punk rock, funky style, take the ends of your tulle and cut them into a V shape. Why? It'll give your tutu valance an edgy pixie look with spikey edges. Way cool, right? :)</div>
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<b>Step Three: Making the Tutu Valance/Making the Tutu</b></div>
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I promised no sew, and I meant it. Take two pieces of tulle and line em up...</div>
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And start tying the strips onto your rod in a normal knot. When making a tutu, make sure that when you're tying, the elastic doesn't roll. This will make for a very clean waist band.<br />
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And note in this next pic....if your kid ever changes her mind and wants a different color or style, simply run your scissors thru the slit in the back of your cheapo curtain rod. All that tulle comes right off for you to start over. See, told ya there was a reason to use those cheapo rods!</div>
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Eventually you'll fill the rod. You can make this thing super fluffy tying your tulle tight and close together, or you can leave it a little loose. I did. Turned out great. But like I said earlier in the post, I could have easily put down 6 rolls of tulle instead of just the 4.</div>
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Done tying? Hang that thing up or try it on! You're DONE. Seeeee? Told ya you could do it!</div>
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I could totally see a hot pink valance hanging over zebra curtains, or a lime green one for a Tinkerbell themed room, or for the whimsical, one done in rainbow colors....oh my ideas! Too bad I can't put one of these in the bedroom, hubby would kill me ;) But my wheels are already turning for something in there...hmmmm....more tulle....Oh, right. Anyway:</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939954375113509243.post-7188356170136091932012-04-16T22:10:00.002-07:002012-04-16T22:43:48.060-07:00A Different Sorta Rag Quilt....So I came across a BRILLIANT tutorial online for an Heirloom style Chenille Quilt over at <a href="http://www.aestheticnest.com/2011/11/sewing-chevron-chenille-blanket.html">Aesthetic Nest</a> and I fell in love instantly. I loved it because I knew that even the most inexperienced seamstress could do this and have something LOVELY to give as a gift, or even keep for themselves. I also knew I had to give this tutorial a try....except I had no Chevron printed cotton. Hmmm, what to do. So I improvised and what came of it is beautiful. <br /><br />I'll do a basic outline here of what I did, but sadly, I have no photos. <br /><br />Step one: Gather the materials. <br />Two spools of thread (maybe three!)<br />Pins<br />Quilt binding. Make your own or buy it prepackaged. If you do prepackaged, you'll need two packs.<br />You'll need 4 yards of fabric.<br />1 yard of your print and 3 yards of flannel, in 1 yard cuts and if you want, you can do three different colors too.<br /><br />Step Two: Stack that fabric!<br />Pretty printed cotton on bottom, face down. Then place your flannels on top of that, stacked neatly. Then pin generously. I mean it. PIN IT.<br /><br />Step Three: Find your bias. <br />Bias is a fancy term for "the diagonal" or the cross threading in fabric. Basically, it's at a 45 degree angle. You can find it by taking a corner of your fabric stack, and folding in half diagaonally. Press with your iron or use a disappearing ink fabric marker to mark it.<br />(I did not do this on my quilt, and it was a mistake. I made it work, but if you're an inexperienced sewer, find your bias)<br /><br />Step Four: SEW! (GET READY, LOTS of sewing here.....)<br />Using a straight stitch, sew down your diagonal mark. Then, using that diagonal stitch as a guide, move over 1/2 an inch and stitch. You can use your presser foot as a guide. Keep sewing, all the way across your fabric. It'll create the quilted look.<br /><br />Step Five: Make your cuts.<br />On the backside (flannel side), take a pair of scissors and cut thru the top two layers of flannel in between your seams.<br /><br />Step Six: Bind your quilt.<br />Sew on your binding however you like it sewn.<br /><br />Step Seven:<br />Wash and dry your blanket and snuggle up in the cuddly-ness. Is that a word? Nah? It is now!<br /><br />Here's mine: Once you ogle it, I'll tell you what I did wrong and how I fixed it.<br /><br /><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=IMG_2285.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/IMG_2285.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On my quilt, you'll see my fabric had stripes on it. I followed those stripes. But the stripes were an inch wide. So when I made the cuts in my flannel on the back, the fabric didn't fray like it should. This quilt reminded me of a rag quilt, but fully raggy on the back. I went with that in my mind and sat for hours clipping all those rows of flannel. When I pulled it out of the dryer, I was astonished and loved it anyway!!! It's SO plush and beautiful and purely divine softness.<br /><br />So I don't think you can really do this blanket wrong. But if you've got questions head over to the blue link for Aesthetic Nest's tutorial above. And happy sewing :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939954375113509243.post-30183514650168708282011-12-16T11:59:00.002-08:002012-03-23T19:07:28.202-07:00Rag Quilt Tutorial<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">So I've had a few people wondering about this rag quilt that I've been working on and posted on my facebook page. I've been obsessed with wanting to make one for a while but had no idea how to go about it. So what I did was searched via Google for multiple tutorials and piles of advice to compile my own way of doing it. So I'll post what I've learned here for you, and hopefully you'll be able to do one as well. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><br /><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Supply List</span>:<br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Fabric *</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Batting</span> **<br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Scissors/Rotary Blade</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Cutting Mat or paper square to use as your pattern</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Thread</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Sewing Machine</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><br /><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" ></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">*Recommended fabrics: Cotton or Flannel (I STRONGLY advise against using minky or chenille)</span><br />Approximately 3 yards total for a baby, approx 6 yards for an adult.<br /><br />**Batting: You have options here. You can use regular cotton batting, an extra layer of flannel, or you can use scrap pieces of fleece (even if it doesn't match). You won't see it in the finished project so don't worry about that!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> (****UPDATE: I have since made a few more of these quilts...LOVE them. But I have TWO suggestions. ONE: Use flannel for the batting. Cut your flannel squares the same size as your top and bottom fabric, makes the seams REALLY fluffy and soft!! Be conscious of the color you choose, because you will see it!! And TWO: I like a 10x10 square...you end up with 9x9 and it's the perfect size for a larger printed fabric!!****)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 1:</span><br />You'll need to cut out your squares. For this particular quilt, I used cotton and cut out 7x7 inch squares. You can make your squares smaller or larger depending on your preferences. If you're going to create a specific pattern, I suggest drawing it out on paper first to see how many squares you'll need of each color/print. However many squares you use for the top, double it. You'll also need squares for the back.<br />You're also going to cut out squares of your batting. These squares need to be one inch smaller than the fabric squares. So 6x6 inches for my quilt.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 2:</span><br />Once you have all your squares cut out, what you'll do is make some sandwiches. Bottom square upside down, batting in the center, and fabric again on top, right side up. Like this:<br /><br /><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pin your squares together using longer quilting pins. They work better than the little ones and keep your squares straight and tight:<br /><br /><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 3:<br /></span>Next, you'll sew an X through the center of each square. This doesn't have to be perfect as this is really just a stitch to hold your sandwiches together.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Be careful not to sew all the way to the edge!!! You'll need the seam allowance later. I use a 1/2 inch allowance!<br /><br /></span><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/3.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span>When you're done sewing your squares, we move on to putting them together to form what will be your quilt.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 4:</span><br />Next, what we'll do is take two of your squares and stitch them together. Make sure when we start this step if you're doing a specific pattern, watch out for your squares to make sure you'll stitching the correct ones together. So take two of your squares:<br /><br /><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/4.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/5.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pin them to hold them together:<br /><br /><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/6.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then stitch them together, but again, be careful not to sew to the ends!<br /><br /><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/8.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/7.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 5:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span>Now that you have two sewn together, at this point, I like to begin snipping my seams, simply because my hands can't handle doing it all at once. So if you'd like to do that now, you can, but if you'd like to wait till the end, that's okay too. If you're doing it now, use the seam you've just sewn and inside of the seam, snip little slits thru your fabric.<br /><br /><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/9.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When you open up your two squares, here's what you should see:<br /><br /><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=10.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/10.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=11.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/11.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 6:<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span>Continue sewing your squares together until you have a long row that mimics a good length for the person you're making the quilt for. When you have two full rows sewn together, the next thing we're going to do is sew the two rows together. Line them up, pinning as you go, remember to make sure your fringy side is facing out, and the side that is smooth will be on the inside: <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span></span><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=12.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/12.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span></span><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=13.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/13.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">AGAIN: DO NOT SEW ALL THE WAY TO THE EDGES!<br /></span></span></span></span><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/7.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 7:</span></span></span></span><br />Continue sewing all your rows together as you go. Remember, if you'd like to snip your seams, you can, or do it at the end. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span> </span></span></span>Eventually your quilt will begin to take shape.<br /><br /><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=14.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/14.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 8:</span></span></span></span><br />If you don't like the finished size (like I didn't!), continue to add rows to the sides and top and bottom until it's the size you like. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br />Step 9:<br /></span></span></span>When you're satisfied with the size of your quilt, you'll stitch all around the outside and snip.<br />In order for your snipped edges to really fray and get fluffy and soft, you'll need to wash and dry your quilt a couple times to really get the fraying going. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span></span>Here's mine finished (Maybe! I think I may go bigger!) before the washing:<br /><br /><a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/?action=view&current=15.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h60/hiiamdani/15.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Then you're done. Happy sewing!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=" font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >Did you enjoy this tutorial? 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