I have customers ask me about once a week if they can alter my cloth diaper pattern to have a cute cotton fabric on the outside of their cloth diapers. As much as it would be adorable, you simply don’t want to do this! “If I get the one size pocket nappy is it possible
Since the knowledge of my current pregnancy, I’ve been looking for and haven’t been able to find many maternity shirt patterns. Much less ones that don’t look ‘tentish’. Lucky for me, I love to design! So I created a fantastic ruched maternity shirt pattern. When I started this design, I knew that I wanted the
I am sometimes asked if you need a serger to sew clothes. Specifically knit clothes. Knits are the stretchy fabrics that can give you a harder time if you don’t know how to use them. I love using my overlock/serger for sewing with knits. I love that it cuts the edge for me, making it
An email that I get frequently is, “Where do I buy PUL fabric”. People are always worried about making cloth diapers because PUL fabric isn’t something they have ever worked with. The biggest fear though is, “Can I buy it in my local fabric store?”. Not usually. Some fabric stores have a dedicated cloth diaper
Today I had a fun time working on a new maternity tank top pattern. It’s really coming along! I love the bodice fit and neckline. Here’s a picture that I took on the mannequin. This fabric that I got was on the clearance rack for $3 per yard. This maternity tank uses less than a
I’m really excited as this week comes to a close. With it, also comes the end of a project that I’ve been working on. A Diaper project. My favorite. Recently a non-profit, ministry, outreach company found me. They asked if I would make a few ‘simple changes’ to a cloth diaper design that I had.
Accessorizing babies is so much fun. I love to put fabric necklaces on my little ones. Is there anything better than being able to whip one out in 10 minutes? Now you can with this fabric necklace pattern. This tutorial for a fabric necklace is super simple and it takes items that you might already
I love my snap press. It makes me happy to attach great snaps to anything. Whether a diaper, or clothes, I know that the snaps will outlive the item that I’m making. Unfortunately I tend to fly through my projects sometimes, and that can make for some ‘snappy’ disasters. I frequently attach a snap backwards
Recently I was asked to make a new diaper design. Diapers are always my favorite patterns to work on, so I eagerly took the opportunity! My client wanted an AIO cloth diaper. That’s “all in one” if you don’t know. All in one simply means that you can literally take it out of the washing
I’ve been struggling with conviction over the things that I buy. Almost everything that we purchase in the USA originates in another country. Just because it’s in another country, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s been in the hands of a slave or person undergoing unfair treatment (Definition: A person or child who is forced to work
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