When making “My Little Man” Ties, or other projects, you may want to hide your stitches. Here’s how I did it.I start by making a knot at the end of my thread then hiding it on the underside of the lining. Bring the needle out at the tip.Then I go into the lining fabric for about 1/4″ then switch to the other side.Here’s a quick drawing of what I mean.Pull the thread tight…

Getting Ben ready for “pre-pre-school”, means making him an art apron.Oh, how adorable!Best part – cheap and washable! Here’s how.First, download the pattern. Print this out on cardstock and cut it out.Materials Needed:1 tea towel.bias binding, ribbon, rope, whatever you want to tie it on with.Any additional embellishments. Again, ribbons, appliques, bows, flowers, etc.Tools Needed:ScissorsRulerSewing MachineSafety PinPencil or Fabric PenInstructions:Basic Apron ShapeFirst print off the template for the…

For when you don’t need the whole bag.This is the lazy-gal’s way of quilting it.I just used 2 1/2 in. strips of fabric left over from Ben’s quit, pieced them together then used the decorative stitches on my machine to “quilt” the layers together. Some in red, some in blue. Then I bound it with some bias binding (store bought of course).It’s just big enough for a pack of travel wipe…

I’m still on my felt kick…I’ve got tons of great ideas for it. Here’s one.A Name Badge/Luggage Tag! This one is for Ben’s backpack. Some of the neighborhood mom’s and I are going to run a “pre-pre-school” for the two-year-olds. Ben needed a name tag for is backpack and I thought a rocket would be awesome…and it is!I just used some scraps from the quiet book…

E is for EggFor this page I free handed a large egg, which was then cut into two parts. The bottom part was sewn onto the base page just around the outside so as to leave a pocket. The top half was attached only at the top, but I did continue the blanket stitch all around just for looks. I also zig-zagged the bottom so it looked like a cracked egg. I added some of the rough Velcro to…

C is for CountingFor this page I made numbers that could be used for counting. I attached some ribbon with fun beads that Ben can slide back and forth…one of his favorite activities.A few pointers: * Be aware of where the grommets are going! My bottom one was supposed to be on top of the “4” so I just fudged it down a bit…not a big deal, but something I’ll watch out for in the future.* think…

We’re trying to teach Ben about being reverent during Sacrament Meeting…we’re hoping to get him to sit on the bench through the whole thing. So I’ve been trying to come up with quiet toys that will keep his interest and be “Sunday only” toys…I might even have to craft a bag for them – but that’s for another day.So, I’m working on making an ABC Quiet book out of felt. So far I…