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DIY Man Shirt Grocery Bag Dispenser

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I have altogether too many of my husband’s old shirts lying around, ruined by stains and yellowed sweat-stained collars, etc. As a result? The Man Shirt Grocery Bag Dispenser is born. Take that shirt and cut off its nasty collar. Turn shirt inside out and sew from the original side seam up through the shoulder … Read more

Onesie Pattern to Romper Alteration

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I just love a baby in a romper, but I have a hard time finding them to fit my babies! Store bought rompers are usually too short. No surprise there… I like knit rompers the best, but the only romper pattern I could find used woven fabric, so I pulled out my trusty onesie pattern … Read more

Baby Circle Skirts: 30 Minutes, 1 Fat Quarter

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Lately I am not so good at coming up with new and brilliant patterns and projects. I’m not sure I’ve ever been good at that…but I am LOVING working up some of my favorite blogger’s projects like this one from Dana at Made. She is one of my favorite bloggers ever. She is who I … Read more

Heavy-Duty Pattern Weights for $.60 Each

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I’m getting so tired of pinning. And using scissors. Cutting out patterns with a small rotary blade is so much faster and easier, and can definitely be more precise if you’re careful. I’ve seen pattern weights at fabric stores and they are ridiculously expensive. Whatever. I’ll just make my own. Above is what you’ll need to lose … Read more

Onesie Top T-Shirt in 1 Hour!

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I am STILL having a blast with the knits from Michael Miller (available in just a few weeks!) – I LOVE this blue and little Elliot is getting some fabulous new school shirts out of all four colors.

My latest experiment was making a onesie top t-shirt (inspired by Dana) and I think it went pretty well. I altered a commercial onesie pattern – McCalls M6344 – into a child’s onesie top shirt pattern and I am thrilled at how well it worked out.

To make your very own onesie to t-shirt:

1. Make your own onesie top t-shirt pattern.

2. Put on your favorite TV show – Parenthood? Psych? Fashion Star? Yes, yes, yes.

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9 Free Motion Quilting Tips – READ BEFORE QUILTING!

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  I finished this pirate quilt top ages ago using the very cute line for Riley Blake by Emily Taylor. I just saw that she has a brand new Pirate Matey’s line coming in October and I think I like it even better than this one! But I always say that… I finally got around … Read more