Wednesday, May 7, 2008

why i am a cheater

some of you have asked about the little pinafore i made for Little. it's not my invention - i found it on this lovely site. you do have to make your own pattern, but the instructions are easy cheese. in fact, there are so many online tutorials and wondrous (generous) crafty blogs that i haven't needed to buy a pattern for a while. it's so nice to have pictures guiding you every step of the way. call it lazy if you want but i call it RAD.click here to get the tutorial for this clever shoulder-strap pinny.

and here's one for this cinchy zipper pillow (kind of small but you can modify the pattern easily).


since we're on the subject of things to make (if you're in the bib stage of your life), here are some yaller bibs that i made by tracing out a bib i liked and sewing terry cloth on the back. i'm in a monochromatic mood.

6 comments:

Lola said...

You are a sewing bachine!!

I am uber jealous.

elexisb said...

Thanks for the link! Your cupcake pinafore is adorable. Great print! I'm going to post a halter tutorial soon, so check back :)

Janae said...

Cute! I love all your cute stuff. I might have to try some of those bibs, they LOOK easy enough.

Sherry Carpet said...

janae, if the picture was bigger you'd be able to see the gnarly out of control stitching i did around those tight curves. it doesn't take skill, just fabric. have fun!

Jana Brookes said...

you look like a professional seemstress! Little is so lucky! You are just such a fun little mommy!

Welcome to fort & field!... said...

I love your version of the pinafores! Such cute fabric choices and I love the contrasting band on the bottom!