I’m slowly updating some older Lil Blue Boo patterns to make them easier to download. This is an updated version of the Stuffed Frog Prince Toy Pattern with both the frog toy/beanbag and frog prince crown pattern combined into one PDF. The very first frog I made was a VERY OBESE frog….but we still have him and he makes a great doorstop.
So many options….here’s just a few:
It’s a baby boom in the Lil Blue Boo family. I have two brand new nieces…..one is only a week old. And of course there’s the recent announcement Boo helped me make. I love round diaper changing pads and wanted to make a few for gifts. I’d been stocking up on these pretty vinyl tablecloths from Marshall’s and TJ Maxx because they were all under $5. I had a few projects in mind for them and this was one of them.
A diaper changer pad in action:
I love the variety of color and how easy they are to make. The most tedious part is making the bias tape……but you could always use store bought trim and you could whip one of these out in 30 minutes.
I love this dress from Free People. I made a simplified version of it using some soft beige cotton lycra knit:
The dress pieces were so large it was hard to get a good photo of them so I’ve drawn several diagrams instead:
Step 1: First, I cut 2 large rectangles of knit fabric….
…..and then cut out the dotted lines to form the shape as shown below (the measurements are how I made mine):
Step 2: I cut 2 pieces for the bottom ruffle….you may need to sew multiple pieces together so it is long enough to attach to the entire bottom section of the dress once ruffled:
Step 3: With the right sides of the main dress pieces places together, I sewed the seams shown below closed:
Step 4: I turned the dress right side out again and used a coverstitch to hem the top of the dress. You can also use a zigzag stitch or a straight stitch as long as you stretch the knit as you so as to not “pop” any stitches when you put the dress on.
Step 5: To gather the knit ruffle, I added elastic thread to my bobbin (regular thread on top) to my regular sewing machine…..the elastic thread gathers the knit:
Step 6: I attached the ruffles to the bottom of the dress by stitching along the gathering stitch:
Step 7: To make the straps I cut three 3/4″ strips of fabric for each one…..
A straight stitch keeps both ends of the braid secure:
Step 8: I tried the dress on to get the placement of the straps perfect and pinned them in place in the front.
A few stitches to keep the strap in place:
I attached the back straps and voila! A finished sundress! (or maternity dress?)
I’ll post more as I make them….my next one needs to be a tad shorter I think:
