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This was my first attempt sewing fabric birds. I used a piece of Bamboo I found here around my home then painted it green. I had a lot of fun making this for the children's playroom.

SEW CHEAP BUT BOOTIFUL BATH TOWELS!

I am obsessed with towels! I adore hand towels, kitchen towels, bath towels, beach towels...just all of it!! I always feel ripped off when I'm shopping at the store and I see a cute kiddie towel I want to buy for my little love's bathrooms. So I decided to start making my own and I'm so glad I did! Once I started I found out I JUST CAN'T STOP! This is a great project to do for your home!

Materials, hand towel, scrap fabric. Measure your fabric to be one inch longer on all 4 sides.

Turn your fabric over and fold the seams one inch then iron to keep it in place.

Next pin and position your fabric onto your towel.

Sew with a zig zag stitch.

NOW HANG THAT CUTIE TOWEL UP IN YOUR BATH AND BE PROUD!!

I JUST LOVE MAKING THESE :) AND IT ONLY COST ME $2.50! ENJOY :)

Sweet & Easy Baby blanket!

Materials: 1/2 yard designer fabric (i used Micheal Miller) for the top & 1/2 yard Minky for the back.

pin and sew both pieces right sides together

Leave a two inch opening!!

Turn your blanket right sides out and close up the opening. Optional Step! Top stitch the entire blanket with a decorative stitch.

And That is it!!!!! Now you are ready to wow the ladies at your friend's baby shower!!

 ENJOY! :)

DIY: Monster Hooded Towel

Materials: 1 bath towel, 2 wash cloths for the hood and one extra for the spikes & eyes. A strip of rick rack.

Trace and cut out 4 triangles. Sew two right sides together. Leave an opening. Turn right side out and sew shut.

Attach your rick rack to the right ends of both wash cloths. Sew in place.

to make the eyes, cut out two oval cloth pieces, fold in half and sew. Cut a circle out of your wash cloth for the eye.

sew your triangles onto one side of your towels with the horns facing down. Then place both clothes right sides together and sew. Only sew across the top and down the left side of the towels. Leave the right sides open.

Now attach your eyes by sewing a zig zag stitch around the cloth and fabric pieces.

Looking like a monster!

Pin the back side of your head towel onto the inside of your body towel (long ways). Find the center of your towel and position your head piece. Only sew the back side! Make sure to sew the hood and the body towel wrong sides together.

TADA!!!! A HAPPY MONSTER/DINO/LIZARD!!

Side profiles!

Once you get the hang of it there's no stopping your creativity!!

ENJOY! :)

Easy Potholders!

This turtorial is to sew an easy peasy no hassle, nothing fancy potholder!

Materials:
Scrap fabric
Batting

Cut two squares of fabric 9x9 inches and one piece of batting 9x9"

cut out your batting

pin batting on the back side of one square and sew in place.

Now place both squares right sides together and sew along the edges with a 1/4 seam allowance. Leave a 2" opening.

Turn the squares right side out and hand sew the opening closed.

optional step! Set your machine to a curve stitch

Sew rows of stitches down the fabric. This gives it a finished potholder look! I love the look of the curve stitch for this!!

Looks pretty!

Now you are done!!! Place that adorable potholder in your kitchen and get some use out of it!

Enjoy!! :)

Little Princess Bed Canopy

Making a bed canopy is easier than it looks and is very cost friendly!

Materials:  
Tulle: (4 yards-one yard of each color)  
Embroidery Hoop: I am using size 12 ( you can also use a hoola hoop if you want a bigger canopy or make it into a tent.)  
Satin or fabric: (for the top) Ribbon  

Measure out 5 inches of your tulle and fold over. Pin in place.  

Sew the tulle so you have a long loop.
Unscrew the embroidery hoop and disconnect them.  
You only need one hoop. You can save the other hoop for another canopy or project :)
Insert and slide the hoop into the tulle loop then lock in place. (or hot glue)
Now to make the top part. Cut out 7 triangles 7x4 (7" on the sides and 4" across) *THIS IS FOR A SIZE 12 EMBROIDERY HOOP* you will have to make your circle bigger or smaller if you are using a different size, but that is just a bit of trial and error no biggie!  
Sew three triangles wrong sides together (back side of fabric) Then Sew the remaining 4 triangles together.
Now sew the two pieces to make one circle.  
Take a piece of bias tape, scrap fabric, binding or anything else you would like to use as a hanger and place it up through the middle of your circle. (THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL HANG YOUR CANOPY FROM SO MAKE SURE IT IS THE RIGHT LENGTH FOR YOUR ROOM. I like mine to be about 7inches so I use a 14inch piece of bias tape and fold it in half.  
Now sew the Bias tape in place on the inside of your fabric.  
Here is the fun part. You can decorate your top with rick rack, ribbon, trimming, fabric flowers or anything your little princess thinks is magical.  
You can get as complicated or simple as you want. You're the artist here :) I like the look of ribbon so I will now sew on a strip of ribbon along the bottom boarder.  

Place the top over the hoop and pin it in place. Now hand sew along the bottom to secure the top onto the tulle. Make any adjustments. Congrats! You did it!!!! Enjoy!! :)

Materials needed

Measure out 5 inches of your tulle and fold over. Pin in place then sew. Leave the ends open.

Sew the tulle so you have a long loop.

unscrew the embroderry hoop and disconnect them. You only need one hoop.

thread the tulle throw the embrodery hoop.

to make the top cut out 12 triangles from your fabric.

Sew two pieces, right sides together. (sew only down one side.)

sew 6 triangles together then stop. sew the other 6 remaining triangle. Now sew to two pieces together to make a circle.

Add a piece of ribbon, or fabric in the middle of your circle with long side facing in. This will be your loop to hang from.

sew the loop securely in place.

add ribbon or trimming around the circle. Pin the sew in place.

Now hand sew the top to the tulle.

TADA!! YOU ARE FINISHED!

ENJOY :)