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My little girl LOVES playing dolls. More specifically, she loves putting diapers on dolls. Sometimes we make them from paper napkins and scotch tape, but her favorites are the ones made from cloth with velcro fasteners, like these that Simply Feather made for her own daughter’s baby doll. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it, so you can go and make a set for your own child’s baby doll. Get the how-to.
[photo from Simply Feather]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, diaper, baby, doll[/tags]
I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store. So much texture! And the way the fibers catch the light! But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think. That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl. That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction. That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared. And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet.
Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects. Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter. Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long.
Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success. There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid. She describes the different types of velvet available. And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric. Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric. There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.
Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric.
And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.
[photo credit: Melly Sews]
That’s great – thanks for sharing. My 4 year old will appreciate you!
I love this tutorial and love that your great photos. Has the link to your PDF closed down? The reason I’m asking is that I am unable to download and print without signing in to FB–which I did. Then it sent me to a proxy location that is not uploading. Can you re post your PDF in another way? (I’m accustomed to Acrobat Readers–not ScribD and that may be the problem.)