Baby "Snuzzle" (patent pending)

Kaylee is using the baby snuzzle here. It can be used as
a bottle holder blanket (shown above) burp cloth, beautiful bib, baby towel, and an emergency diaper if needed.




A bib


Emergency diaper

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Matching dresses made from little mermaid fabric

Sophia and kaylee wearing matching dresses I made on the serger. This is my original design. I did not use a pattern. I crafted the smaller dress for kaylee based on sophia's dress.

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The matching top for crazy fringe pjs

Sophia wearing her matching hello kitty blouse for her crazy fringe pants.

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Fringe fancy pants part 2

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Fringe fancy pants

I serged a cute pair of fringe fancy pants in the Serger Sit N Sew class. Sophia picked out the "Hello Kitty" fabric for these pants. These pants were made with a three thread coverstitch on the serger. I used a pattern for the basic shape but sewed the seams outside rather than inside to create the fancy fringe on the sides, ankles, and waistline. Then, I clipped the flannel fabric to create fringe.  I used black extra double wide bias tape for the drawstring in the waist in a coordinating color.  On the drawstring I used the coverstitch to hold it closed and it looks like fancy stitching along the top of it.   Because my serger is older it doesn't have the "coverstitch" used on this garment in class so it will be tough to re-create. However, there are ways to work around that detail.  Now, I am thinking about other pieces I can make with this cute fabric.




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Princess sundress

Sewing has been a little tough lately since kaylee was born. Here is my latest. I serged a quick little sundress for Sophia with Disney princesses.


















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Heirloom pillowcase

This week I took a class to learn how to make heirloom pillowcases. I learned some interesting skills for serging lace. Here is the pillowcase I made.



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Hairbows made on my serger

I have been experimenting and playing with different fabrics and techniques on my serger. Lately, I have enjoyed making hairbows for my daughter. Here are just a few of the ones I have made for her.



Bow made on serger with a rolled edge.



The blue Bow with a white pearl crown rayon edge above is made with a decorative stitch edge on the serger.



The pink bow is made on the serger using a lettuce edging technique.




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Lettuce edge Tunic topic and hairbow

Tunic style top and matching hairbow with lettuce leaf ruffle edges made on my serger.



Decorative edging is made of pearl crown rayon thread.

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Fancy baby burp cloths

I used flannel on one side and a baby cloth diaper on the other side for extra absorbency.




The blanket binding is made out of pink gingham flannel sewn on my serger with a rolled edge stitch.



Today I  wanted to try something fun so I made fancy baby burp cloths. I used a try-fold baby diaper and flannel. On my serger I made the blanket binding out of the pink and white gingham. Then, I assembled the fancy baby burp cloths. It was a little windy outside when I took these photos and the fabric was blowing around and it was a bit too cold to stay out and redo so it doesn't look very straight in the picture. It is much cuter in person.

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