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When you’re putting together a baby’s nursery, you want everything to be perfect. Julie Herman from Jaybird Quilts shows how you can sew your own fitted crib sheets. Sewing them yourself allows you to pick exactly the prints you want to use. Plus, her tutorial includes French seams so they are finished nicely.
Click below for her tutorial:
Fitted Crib Sheet Tutorial with French Seams, by Jaybird Quilts
[photo from Jaybird Quilts]
There’s something special about a Christmas stocking. I used the same stocking throughout my childhood, and when my daughter was born I made her a stocking that she has used every year.
If you enjoy knitting, you can use your knitting skills to create heirloom Christmas stockings for the people in your life. Knitted Christmas Stockings: 25 Festive Designs to Make for Family and Friends by Emilee Reynolds shows how you can knit the cutest, coziest Christmas stockings.
The book includes designs for every personality and design style – from modern geometric designs to festive Christmas elves and gnomes, to Nativity characters and more traditional designs such as angels, hearts, snowflakes, and samplers. There are enough of each type of design that you can make a coordinating set of stockings for your whole family.
Each of the 25 designs includes full color photos, step-by-step instructions and a color chart. An alphabet chart at the back allows you to customize your stocking with names. And for those new to knitting – or just needing a refresher – there’s a section at the back showing how to make the stitches.
All stockings in this book are knit top down and include a turned heel and a short ribbed cuff. Color work designs are easy to follow using the included charts with each design. All stockings in this book are similar in size which makes it easy to mix and match to make a customized set.
Whether you’re looking to make stockings to be used year in and year out, or just want to create a fun accent for your Christmas décor, Knitted Christmas Stockings has the designs for you. Grab some yarn and some basic knitting supplies, and knit up some festive Christmas stockings. A perfect project to knit up while watching your favorite Christmas movies on the couch!
Title: Knitted Christmas Stockings: 25 Festive Designs to Make for Family and Friends
Author: Emilee Reynolds
ISBN: 978-1784946685
Can i still make a baby’s crib sheets from flannel fabrics that’s only 42″ wide?
I’ve read several blog posts that say flannel makes a soft fitted crib sheet, but none of them mention how to adjust for the narrower fabric. It may be the difference in width isn’t enough to make a different in the fit of the sheet, but I’ve never done it so I can’t say. You may just need to give it a try and then see how it fits over the mattress. –Anne