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Craftiness

Pattern Weights

Have you been sewing and need pattern weights to help cut out your patterns? Do you want to make a decorative paper weight or something similar? Here are the pattern weights I by buying some washings, using some embroidery floss, and some fabric scraps. Why not check them out?

Children

Kids' Swimming Suits - Second round with an extra year of experience.

An update to my swimming suits! This includes everything I learned from the last time. Simpler than I expected!

Sewing

Hacking The Passport Wallet - Resizing It For Two

Do you need a passport holder for one or two people? Are you okay losing the entire width of the boarding pass space? I shortened the free Rebecca Page family passport wallet so you have something smaller to hold your passport while traveling.

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Hacking The Passport Wallet - Using Different Fabrics On Either Side Of The Pockets

Hacked a passport wallet sewing pattern with different designs on the outside and inside.

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Our Dinosaur Pillows

I let the kids go to town designing their own dinosaurs using Rebecca Page's newly released free Dino Dragon Pillow sewing pattern. It's a fun pattern that lets you easily customize the pillow based on what you or your child desires!

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Custom Sheets For Your Travel Cot

We bought a portable toddler bed for the girls while we travel and I ended up sewing up a fitted sheet and top sheet for them. Here's how I made it!

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Quiet Book Page - Learn to Tie Your Shoes

Does your child still need to learn to tie his or her shoes? Get one step closer by sewing a quiet book page so they can learn. Includes a pop out instructional diagram.

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Sleepy Gowns - Patsy Party Dress Hacked or Mashed

I hacked the free Patsy Party dress to make a simple nightgown. I couldn't stop there and had to see what the Patsy skirt would look like mashed with the Olivia top. Love how both turned out.

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Outfits For LEGOLAND®

Are you heading to LEGOLAND® anytime soon? Do you sew? We recently went on a trip and I wanted my kids to wear something special for their first visit. These are the sewing patterns I made.

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The Olivia Top

I found a great pattern that works with quilting cotton all the way to light-weight knits! Truly a costume shirt depending on the kids' favorite characters!

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The Patsy Party Dress

The Patsy Party dress was a fun sew that creates an epic party dress with clean hidden seams. This was an incredibly fun dress to sew up.

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Quiet Book Page - Buckled Peek-a-Boo Upcycled Butterfly

How I upcycled a favorite shirt to create a fully custom peek-a-book quiet book page.

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Toddler Blanket Topper to Comfy Couch Afghan

Take a simple toddler blanket topper and easily turn it into a larger kid blanket... or a comfy afghan for couch. So easy that the hardest part is not letting your family steal it.

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52 Weeks of Sewing

Thanks to the 52 Week Sewing Challenge on Facebook I was able to constantly keep creating this year. This was a perfect reason to create a recap post of 2018. I've included links for all fabric and patterns I used (that weren't forgotten in my stash).

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Create a Fabric Name Tag

Are you looking to create a simple and adorable name tag? I took knit scraps and turned them into adorable labels for our Christmas stockings!

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Easy Quilted Christmas Stockings

Are you looking at upgrading your Christmas stocking this year? I love these stockings. They look difficult and quilted and were so easy to sew up.

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Getting Comfortable with Rebecca Page

Overview of several of the comfortable patterns offered through Rebecca Page. Part of a blog tour so there's links to other people's definition of comfortable.

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Halloween Trick-or-Treating Bags

Are you looking for a really cool trick or treating bag? After Halloween it also makes a great laundry or grocery shopping bag too. Love the pattern.

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Firetruck Halloween Costume

When Ada chose to be a firefighter for Halloween Zoey decided she wanted a firetruck. This was my attempt at making this happen. Tire tread leggings, shirt with a ladder and fire hose for arms, red dress overtop, and red firefighter accessories.

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The Strappy Cami

Are you looking for a camisole to either wear alone or under another garment? I love the fit on Rebecca Page's Strappy Cami!

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Simplify Sewing Bands Onto Clothing - Sew It Flat!

Do you have trouble sewing on bands on the round? Why not sew the flat. Here I walk you through a simpler way to sew on your bands before closing that circle.

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Create a Sophisticated Capsule Wardrobe

Are you looking for a business casual capsule wardrobe? Here's what I sewed up through Rebecca Page!

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The Paige Pencil Skirt

Are you looking for a woven pencil skirt? The Paige Pencil skirt has a lining, vent in the back, and an optional bow that, if you add, can be tied in the front or back.

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Family Passport Holder

Create a family passport wallet and customize it with fabric markers!

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Customize Crisscross Straps On a Camisole

Are you sewing a strappy camisole and want to change up the straps? I had too long straps on my camisole and decided to braid some of them. Here's what I did.