Thursday, May 2, 2024

Kid sewing: Wizard hat for a penguin! OR, How To Sew a Fabric Cone for a Specific Size with Real, Accurate Math!!

C. had this whole idea to make a wizard hat for her penguin plushie, so I helped her make it happen! She designed it and sewed it herself. All I did was help take measurements and figure out how to cut out a fabric cone!

Penguin plush in a starry handmade wizard hat with tassels and sparkly ribbon trim, made with this tutorial: how to sew a fabric cone with real, accurate math! :)

You MUST keep reading after the jump for hilarious pictures and the all-important CONE TUTORIAL!

Smart and Strong appliqued top!

This was requested by C, when she outgrew the shirt this writing was originally on. She selected the fabrics and I was going to help her make it herself, but as it sometimes happens, she asked me to just do it instead. That's OK! I'm happy to!

Appliqued front with a message that everyone loves! :D

The back has a Totoro print


Thursday, April 25, 2024

2024-April: Scrappy Rainbow Top!

Hello! I've decided to jump back in with current sewing projects over here on the sewing blog! Every now and then I'll have an "old" backlog post from 2022-2023 thrown in as I get to it. I was tired of NOT posting here, my beloved Dorybird blog, so here we go!

I just finished this fun knit top for E!

The front

and the back