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How to Add Reinforced Knees to the Boy Fit Pants

My son’s pants are always riding low, so when Mamma Can Do It advertised the Boy Fit Pants that were higher rise in the back, I knew it would be a great fit for him. He’s a rough and tumble kind of kid, so I decided he needed to have some reinforced knees so that

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Sara Smit

How to Make Easy Cuffs for Kids’ Pants

Making cuffs for kids pants is easier than you think.  Mama Can Do It will be releasing their Fit Pants for boys soon, and although it uses hemmed cuffs, it’s easy-peasy to add fabric cuffs instead. Step One:  Measure your pants.  Measure the width of the bottom of your pants and multiply by two.  For

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Adalynn Bell Sleeve Hack

Hi I’m Mary Kaye Cole, a stay at home wife/mom/grammy and lover of Mamma Can Do It patterns! What could be cuter than a Baby Adalynn for my sweet granddaughter? How about a Baby Adalynn with bell sleeves? Ok…well what could be cuter than a Baby Adalynn with bell sleeves? How about a Baby Adalynn with

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Esther

Turning your Onesie into a Dress

Hi! It’s Esther Lewis here! I’m talking about the Mamma Can Do It Onesie today. I don’t know how you decide what to sew for your babies, but I love convenient and cute all in one. One of my favorites for my baby girls are the little onesie dresses. I had searched around a little bit

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Laura

Adding Scratch Mitts to the Onesie

Tiny babies have sharp fingernails.  They scratch themselves, they scratch you. Babies can also get cold hands sometimes while they sleep. So mamas tend to like the clothes that have scratch mitts attached to the sleeves. I’ve seen in some Facebook Sewing Groups where ladies are expecting and specifically want a pattern that includes scratch

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Laura

The Overlay Nursing Hack for the Adalynn

It’s Laura again! I’m talking to you today about how I made the newest release, the Adalynn dress, nursing friendly! When I saw the tester call for this pattern, I was VERY tempted to test it, but I chose not to, because it was not practical for me right now since I’m nursing. I don’t

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Laura

Nursing Hack for the Ladies’ Full Skirt Dress

Hi Ladies! It’s Laura again! I’m back to talk to you about another great MCDI pattern — The Ladies Full Skirt Dress. I really like the look of this pattern. It’s cute, fun, perfect for summer time! However, I was super reluctant to try it because I’m still nursing my baby, and plan to for

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Anna L

Adalynn Hack: How to add a shoulder flutter sleeve

  I am so in love with the Adalynn dress. I’ve already made several of these dresses since I bought the patterns a couple of weeks ago for my girls ages 5 and 1. (And I, myself had the pleasure to test the mama version and have made myself a couple as well). Have you

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Ana

Adalynn Dress Hack: Neckband and flutter sleeve

Hi! I’m Ana Inês Barros, a portuguese girl owner of Ponto no i,  and I breathe sewing every second of my day. Adalynn is the dress you’ve been waiting for. A perfect fit with multiple options. Yes that’s right it has tons of options but I want to introduce you to some hacks I couldn’t

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