Pennant Banner

I recently made a pennant banner for a friend's daughter's 3rd birthday party. I had so much fun making this banner and it is something they can use over and over agin for years to come. Here are some quick picture instructions. Enjoy!

 Trace and cut fabric.

 Apply iron-on fabric adhesive and cut out letters. Iron letters on pennant fabric.

Hand stitch around each letter for decoration and added security. 

(I chose gold thread)

Cut backing for each pennant. 

Pin fabric right side facing each other and sew along the sides whereI drew lines. 

Make sure to snip the bottom corners and put a small cut in the middle where the angles meet.

Turn right side out and iron. 

Finally, sew all pennants into bias tape, and add any decorations (like the little pom poms). 

The hardest/ most time consuming part is the and stitches, but you can easily do those while watching TV on the couch with your loved ones, or on your commute to work, so it's not so bad. You can make this banner for anything from birthdays to weddings to bedroom decor.

Creeper Baby Bib Part 2

After breaking my last needle last night and ending up completely frustrated, I took a nice long soak in a bubble bath to take my mind off of all of yesterday's failures. Today was a new day and when I came home from work I finished up the creeper baby bib. It isn't perfect (of course I can see every little imperfection and they all drive me crazy) but it is super cute.

Triple zipper pouch tutorial

http://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2012/08/triple-zip-pouch-tutorial.html

DIY passport holder

My weekend project:

I made this passport holder over the weekend. It was too hot to go outside and enjoy the sunshine so I just stayed in my sewing room and worked on a few projects. I am very excited about this passport holder. It will be perfect for our trip to Jamaica in October. For awesome instruction on how to make this passport holder visit Chubby Hobby's blog post here. Have a great Memorial Day!

Baby Booties DIY

I made these super cute baby kimono booties based on a pattern by homespun-threads.com. She has a lot of super cute patterns and tutorials, check her out.  You can also purchase a pair of these baby booties and a matching bib at my etsy store!

Heart Hand Warmers

These little guys are so easy and quick to make, and perfect for little Valentines Day gifts for your friends. Cut out four identical hearts in any color of fleece material. I chose to do two colors, grey and purple.

Sew two of the hearts right sides facing out, leaving a small opening to drop the rice.

 Insert the rice into the small opening. You can use a funnel, I just dropped it in. Once you have filled it with rice move the rice as far from the opening as possible and sew up the whole.

Now you have cute little hand warmers to keep in your pocket on those cold winter days. Stick them in the microwave for about 30 seconds to warm them up and you are ready to go. I wish I had these when I lived in Brooklyn, would have made my daily commute to the city much more comfortable.

Don't feel like making it? Buy heart hand warmers at my Etsy store! 

La Moustache du Bebe

My project today, a flannel and fleece baby bib with a hand stitched mustache. Posted on Etsy.