Sewing Stuff - Lil' Luna

Dance Duffle Ruffle Bag Tutorial from Family Ever After

March 19, 2012 Filed Under: Sewing Stuff, Tutorials by Lil' Luna 4 Comments

Hi! I’m Rach H, from Family Ever After, and I’m so excited for my first post as the sewing contributor on Lil Luna. I’ll do my best to come up with a wide range OF projects that will hopefully apply to a lot of you, and you can expect an easy to mid-range level of difficulty.

Today I’m sharing a tutorial on how to make a dance duffle bag, or as I call it, the “Dance Duffle Ruffle Bag Tutorial.” My daugther’s current bag is cute, but its too small, has no closure, and is just meant for something else. So shoes are constantly falling out and getting mixed up or lost. My main goal was to come up with something that has a zipper. It is a lined bag, and my favorite part is the ruffle at the top of the pocket. You could adapt this bag to any type of sports or gym bag. It’s plenty roomy!

Let’s get started!

Supply List:

*a note about the fabric-

It should be something heavy duty or even water proof. I used a home decor fabric.

3/4 yard main fabric

3/4 yard accent fabric

3/4 yard fusible interfacing

14″ zipper

86 inches of webbing

embroidered embellishments (optional)

lighter

notions

iron

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Recycled Beach Towel Bib from Oopsey Daisy

March 29, 2011 Filed Under: Baby, Sewing Stuff, Tutorials by Lil' Luna 3 Comments

Hello, my friends!

My name is Alison, and my little blogging home is called Oopsey Daisy.

I am the queen of oopsey daisies. I love to create beautiful things, and I usually stumble a bit (or a lot) along the way! My blog tells the twists and turns of my crafting journeys. I use my teaching experience to create fun activities for my sweet 2-year-old son. I also like sewing, organizing, cooking/baking, and decorating my home.

I am tickled to be Kristyn’s guest especially considering this special occasion! Kristyn, I hope you’re soaking in every minute with your new little one.

I’m kind of a simple girl, and I tend to avoid clutter. Although necessary, endless piles of baby bibs make me crazy! Besides that, bibs never seem to last in our house. They are constantly getting stained, stretched, or grown out of. I finally have a practical solution:

The recycled beach towel bib.

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BURP Cloths

November 2, 2010 Filed Under: Baby, Sewing Stuff, Tutorials by Lil' Luna 10 Comments

Do you currently know a TON of Pregnant women?!

I sure do!

(Myself included)!!

Well, since everyone is always looking for cute and unique gifts,
I thought I’d share how I made some adorable
“BURP” cloths for some friends.

They’re a spin off of the ribbon embellished rags,
but in my opinion TONS cuter.

SUPPLIES:
-cloth diapers
-stitch witchery
-fabric
-sewing machine
-”burp” lettersContinue Reading

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Bean Bag Tutorial & GIVEAWAY

September 28, 2010 Filed Under: Baby, Kids Crafts, Sewing Stuff, Tutorials by Lil' Luna 39 Comments

Today, I’m thrilled to introduce you to Kellyn.
Not only is she super talented, but she’s my little sis!
She’s also the seamstress in the family, so I’m glad she’s around to help with all our sewing needs.

She also has an amazing ETSY SHOP called: FRAYED.
Go on over and check it out!

I’ll turn the time over to her now…

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Blog Swap with Sumo from Sumo’s Sweet Stuff

September 24, 2010 Filed Under: Sewing Stuff by Lil' Luna 0

Hello everyone!

I’m so excited to be blog swapping with Kristyn today! Isn’t she wonderful? I just love all of her fun, creative ideas! I hope you go check out her guest post on my blog today!

I’m Sumo, from Sumo’s Sweet Stuff!

My real name is Summer, but my husband nicknamed me Sumo when we were dating. (Should I be offended?) Now he’s got all of my family, as well as lots of our friends, calling me Sumo. I think Aunt Sumo sounds pretty great, don’t you? I live in Utah with my husband, and our two beautiful daughters – Reece & Remi!

Growing up, I never used to be all that domestic or crafty, so I think no one is more surprised than my mom at how I’ve ended up where I am today! I started Sumo’s Sweet Stuff last May as a place to keep some of my crafting projects so that my personal blog wasn’t overrun with them. Somehow, that developed into a place to host giveaways, share tutorials, share recipes, and feature fellow bloggers’ ideas and blogs! I also use my blog to promote my etsy shop, so if you’re ever in the market for some baby girl accessories, come on over! Every Monday is Market Yourself Monday, where you can link up your latest projects, and visit other blogs to get some inspiration!

Here’s a little peek at some of the things you can find on my blog:

Zipper Flower Tutorial

Easy (and tasty!) Bon Bons

Dipped Nutter Butters

I’m going to share a little tutorial with you today! I got this baby at Old Navy a few weeks ago (are you loving the gray and yellow trend as much as I am right now??) and I just knew that it couldn’t be hard to re-create!

What you’ll need:

- shirt/onesie

- lace

- matching fabric

- heat and bond (optional)

- sewing machine/accessories

- template

I started out by tracing my heart on to my fabric and cutting it out.

Then I traced it on to some heat and bond and ironed it on. I just did heat and bond to give it a little added security on the shirt, but you would be just fine to skip this step. Either way, you’re going to be sewing it down!

Next, I traced the middle part of the heart on to the paper backing of the heat and bond.

Cut it out.

Then it was time to cut out a heart of lace.

This is what we have so far. It’s okay if your heart and lace aren’t cut out exactly the same size. I like the way it looks with it being kind of ‘off’ instead of totally proportional and perfect. Fun and funky!

Then I distressed the edges a little bit and made a couple of holes in the heart to give it some character. Washing it will also help with the distressing.

Lay your lace and fabric on the shirt where you want them and iron them down (if you did the heat and bond). The heat and bond catches the lace, which is kind of nice.

Then stitch around the heart – a fun color of thread that will pop is fun – and you are done!

Here’s another shirt I made for my other daughter.

All that’s left to do is put it on one of the cutest girls you can find and have a little photo shoot!

Easy, right?

You can find something every day of the week at Sumo’s Sweet Stuff:

Market Yourself Monday

Tutorial Tuesday

Mouth-Watering Wednesday

Things to Try Thursday

Feature Friday

Showcase Saturday

Sponsor Sunday

Thanks again for having me, Kristyn! I hope to see you all over at Sumo’s Sweet Stuff soon!

Thanks, Sumo, for the awesome TUTORIAL!
I definitely need to try it!
(As well as the Tiered Dress and Nutter Butter Recipe and everything else)!
Be sure to go on over to Sumo’s Blog and check out all of her amazing crafts and recipes!

ENJOY!