I have been getting several requests lately asking if Alyssa and Molly can be made in knit. Well………. YES! Of course it can! Most woven patterns can easily be adapted to be made in knit. If you want to make exactly per pattern, with an elastic back, you don’t need to make any changes. You can simply substitute knit for…
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Need the perfect shoes to complete your Tinkerbell outfit? Look no further! I’m going to show you step-by-step how to use basic craft supplies to make adorable Tinkerbell shoes! Why buy them for $10+ when you can make them?!? Supplies you will need: *Shoes (I used new, faux-leather. You could use hand me downs, scuffed up shoes. Canvas, faux leather, etc). …
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With the end of the school year rapidly approaching, I realized I didn’t have gifts for my daughter’s four pre-school teachers. Woops! So I did a little asking around, spent some time on Pinterest, and decided to make fabric flower pots! We all love a scrap-busting craft project, am I right??? I wanted these to be something that would remind the teachers…
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Swimsuits can be intimidating, but are so very fun and surprisingly easy to make! You can make one with next to no fabric (for a child 😉 ) and very quickly too! The first swimsuit I made when my sister Nicole was testing her 4-in-1 swimsuit pattern. I used a sewing machine for the entire construction and while they weren’t…
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EXCITING news!!! I am so happy to welcome a long time tester to my team, Megan Thoman! I KNOW you have seen her and her adorable kiddos around facebook groups, over on her blog, The Northern Belle and here on my site. (She does have a son too, surprisingly not modeling any Made for Mermaids 😉 ) Megan will be…
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I was so excited to be a part of the Designer Pattern Swap! I don’t always have time to sew up other designers’ patterns, even though I ALWAYS want to and buy so many…they are too cute to pass up and I have good intentions!! However, I am usually working on my own patterns, so this helped me MAKE time to…
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If your daughter is like mine, she has been begging for the new Cinderella dress ever since she saw the trailer! Glitter, sparkles, butterflies, tulle….every little girl’s dream! I had planned on grading this into a full pattern, but like too often, ran out of time. I turn around and bam, my goodness the movie is already releasing! I had to…
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Adding tulle to ANY pattern can really make it special! Plus, what little girl doesn’t LOVE a puffy tulle skirt??? Best off, it’s simple and tulle is very affordable, yay! It can be a LITTLE tricky to work with, but like anything, practice, and a lot of patience in this case, is all it takes. Here I used this method…
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Here is a QUICK tutorial on how to use fold over elastic OR FOE! You can use this on my new Emma pattern in place of the lingerie elastic or the clean band option. FOE is widely available and inexpensive, so it is a good alternative to the lingerie elastic if you can’t find the right color or need to order online. FOE…
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Horay it’s the last day!! Here is day 1, day 2, day 3 and day 4 if you are catching up. Today we are attaching our neck band. Neck bands can be tricky for a few reasons. One is ALL knit fabrics are different. If you are new to knits it can be tricky to decipher what knit to buy and…
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