A Cute Little Patchwork Bag...

Do you love sewing cute little bags 

as much as I do?

There's just something about choosing some fun fabric and a fabulous little pattern...

and setting aside just a 

little time to play...

and completing a sweet little bag...

and filling it with handmade love 

from grandma...

and sealing it with a kiss before 

giving it away:)

I used my Sew Cherry fabric

 and my friend 

Ayumi's tutorial 

to make this cute little patchwork bag.

Go over and visit her to make one for yourself!...she is a sweetie:)

This is the last little project 

that I sewed for my 

Sophie Belle 

for Christmas...

a little patchwork diaper bag to keep her Diapers and Wipes 

and 

Dolly's New Outfit 

all together.

Oh!!!!...and a set of her own little

Hand Warmers

for the pockets in her winter coat.

I made them to measure  3" x 3" to fit 

her cute little hands:)

Have a quilty kind of weekend!!!

xx

Lori

A New Outfit for Dolly...

Hello out there in bloggy land!

Today I'm showing you the little dress 

and matching bib that I sewed for 

Sophies new doll...who's name is 

officially Dolly by the way:) 

It's a cute little wrap around dress...

using only 2 fabrics and it could be reversible if you wanted to make it that way...but first...on to the bib.

I chose a yellow Sew Cherry print and the yellow Sew Cherry solid for the bib...I also used white flannel for the back of the bib.

I chose the red Sew Cherry gingham for the front of the dress and the red Sew Cherry daisies for the dress lining.

I used a really cute baby bib pattern by Amy at Lots of Pink Here...thanks Amy!

 I copied it at only 33.3% to make it small enough for Dolly.

Click here to go visit Amy and her cute blog and also to download her free pattern!

I sewed the front of the bib together 

and added some ric-rac...

Then I layed it face down on the flannel and sewed 1/8" around the edges. 

I left an opening at the 

bottom for turning...

And I cut out the flannel to match the 

edges of the bib front.

I used a crochet hook to help me get smooth seams after I turned it...

And a pin to help me turn under the 

small seam allowances from the opening 

for pressing under. 

The pin really helped because the bib is tiny!

I topstitched the edges and at the same time I sewed the opening closed.

I added velcro...

And the bib was complete!

So now for the dress:)

I downloaded a free template from 

Blueberry Moon.

Click here to check it out...

it's a fun blog to visit!

I used my same method of tracing the pattern onto the wrong side of the fabric...

pinned 2 fabrics with right sides together 

and stitched on the line.

I left an opening...turned...and topstitched.

I sewed velcro onto the strap ends for the closures so that Sophie would be able to undo and do them up herself...but I added buttons over the top for extra cuteness:)

This little dress was so fun and easy...

not to mention fast...

that I could have easily sewn 5-6 more if I hadn't run out of time!

I'm sure I will sew a few more after my little re-do of the cottage is complete:)

Isn't Dolly a cutie in red?

And look how cute the little yellow gingham diaper looks with it:)

Now Dolly has a new outfit and she also has a new diaper bag...I will show that next!!!

Have a quilty kind of day my friends:)

xx

Lori

Diapers for Dolly...

Hello cute peoples!

Are you interested in another fun 

little project for the 

little girl/girls in your life?

One of the projects that I made as 

part of my Christmas sewing...

were diapers for the doll that I bought 

for my cutie patootie grandaughter 

Sophie Belle.

Sophie is 2 1/2 years old now and she is at that age where she loves to take bubble baths and she loves to drag everything 

in the tub with her!

So when I saw this doll I thought it 

would be perfect for her.

There's just something so fun about 

giving a doll to a little girl 

on Christmas isn't there?

Look at her sweet little face and her molded hair!...so vintagey looking...

she reminds me of the baby dolls I used to play with as a little girl.

Anyhoo...

on to the dolly diapers.

I used a small little print lined with 

white flannel for each diaper.

I pre-shrunk the flannel because I know that flannel shrinks alot and I assumed Sophie would be washing these cute little diapers often and hanging them on her little clothesline to dry!

Velcro worked perfectly for the closures and  Sophies little hands were able to fasten and unfasten them easily.

I used a cute pattern found on 

Skip to my Lou for the diaper.

Click here

 to check it out.

I copied the pattern at 66.7% and I found 

that size fit Sophie's doll perfectly using my method of cutting and sewing.

Her doll measures about 12" tall....you can adjust the pattern to fit any size doll!

I sewed mine a bit differently than the one on 

Skip to my Lou ...

I traced my pattern onto poster board (to make it sturdy for tracing) and then cut it out.

Then I used a mechanical pencil and traced the pattern onto the wrong side of the printed fabric for my sewing line...I didn't trace a line where I left an opening. 

I placed the flannel onto the right side 

of the print...

I didn't need to pin because the  

flannel doesn't slip... 

and stitched directly on my traced line.

I of course left an opening:)

I cut out the diaper leaving an approximate 1/4" seam allowance.

I clipped the inside curves before turning so that they would lay flat.

Then I turned the diaper using my favorite turning tool to get nice corners...

 a crochet hook.

I pressed the seam allowances to the 

opening under 1/4"...

And topstitched the diaper all the way around the edges...which sewed the opening closed.

I made 7 diapers...

one for every day of the week:)

I sewed on the velcro and made a 

cute little dolly diaper stack.

And then played with them some more...sorry...I'm still trying to grow up!

I also cut 6 pieces of flannel and 

zig-zagged the edges for 

little diaper wipeys.

I remembered seeing a picture of 

some like that on

Pinterest 

and I thought they were so cute and I knew that Sophie would love them!

I was right... 

Sophie did love them and as soon as she unwrapped them...

she didn't waste any time changing 

her new baby's diaper!

I also made a dress, a bib and a diaper bag for her doll.

I'll show them to you next!

xx

Lori