Turkey Tutu

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Sweet little girl with Turkey Onesie and tutu.  From start to finish, two hours, tops!

A few weeks before Thanksgiving, right about the time I discovered Pinterest, I stumbled across the photo below and knew I had to make one (the outfit, not the baby, lol)! I love how it turned out.

How To:

Supplies:

1. Turkey Pattern (see below)
2. Onesie
3. 1 yard each of orange, yellow and ivory tulle
4. Ribbon and fabric scraps
5. Wonder Under
6. Optional:  Fabric paint, needle and thread or sewing machine
7. The following tutorial:  How to Make a Tutu No Sew 

Steps:

1. Enlarge or reduce the pattern to fit the onesie
2. Cut one body, one beak and six wings out of your chosen fabric.
3. Follow the directions on the Wonder Under to apply the turkey to the onesie.
4. Optional:  Use fabric paint to outline the turkey, or sew a zigzag stitch around the edges of each pattern piece.
5. Watch and follow along with the video on making the tutu, using the tulle and ribbon
6. Dress a cute baby in the outfit and bring on the smiles!

There are all kinds of tutus on Pinterest; many are on my mental "to do" list.
Here are some of my favorites:

Christmas Snowman

Ladybug!

Easter

Rodeo

Just for fun!

Matching Easter basket?

Snowbaby

Princess

Until next time,

~Sister #2

Suitcase Lining Skirt

A couple of months ago I blogged about a suitcase I retro-fitted to be a beading station.  Here's an update on what I did with the leftover silky fabric "pocket."  It became a super-cute pink and white polka dot skirt and bow for a super-cute grandchild!  Sorry I don't have a step-by-step, but all I did to the skirt was add lace and sew a side seam (since it already had elastic at the top, I just wrapped it around her waist to get the measurement).  For the bow, I turned the edges inside, folded it to make to loops, tied a cord around the middle and glued it to a hairpin.

Thanks for looking!

Until next time,

Go Get Crafty, Sister!

~Sister #2

The Perfect St. Paddy's Day Toddler Dress???

Did you ever have something in mind that you wanted to buy, but could never find it?  That's how it's been with finding the perfect toddler St. Patrick's day dress.  I had this image in my mind, and when I went to buy it, it couldn't be found.

Oh, some came close, but ultimately I knew I was going to have to break out the thinking cap, and the sewing machine, and make it myself.

Here are the three images I'm using as a guide:

Pin It This dress actually came the closest to what I want:  the color is perfect,
but I want the tutu to be part of the bodice, and I want a skirt underlay.  (It's also $119!)