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Tutorial: Serged fabric sensory blocks

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Tutorial: Serged fabric sensory blocks for baby
Tutorial: Serged fabric sensory blocks for baby

Miranda from One Little Minute shows how she uses her serger to sew up fabric sensory blocks to give as baby gifts.  Using a serger (or overcast or zig zag stitch on a regular sewing machine) makes this a quick project as there’s no worrying about raw edges.  Make each side from a different texture of fabric to make this an engaging toy for young hands.

Click below for her tutorial:

Soft Serger Sensory Block, by One Little Minute

[photo from One Little Minute]

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Monday Musings: My Fabric Stash is Judging Me (A Love-Hate Relationship)

I have a problem. Well, several problems, but today we’re talking about the 37 yards of fabric currently taking up residence in my closet. Some of it’s been there so long it could legally vote. That beautiful linen? Bought for a specific project in 2018. The designer wool? “Too nice to cut.” The rainbow of quilting cotton? Well, it was on sale.

Every time I open that closet, I swear the fabric whispers, “Remember when you were going to make that dress?” The guilt is real. But so is the joy of petting my hoard like a fabric dragon sitting on her treasure.

Last week I tried the KonMari method. I got as far as “does this spark joy?” before buying three more yards of floral voile. Some habits die hard.