CROCHET TODDLER A-LINE SWEATER DRESS

I just finished this A-line sweater dress for my 15 month old daughter.  

I based it on this Cross Stitch Pullover tutorial from Bella Bambina Knits.  

It was a lot of fun to make!  I decided to leave the sleeves off and make it a "cap sleeve" kind of look after getting some input from the hubs when I tried it on my little one.  The details were also quite simple...I just sewed a star on the front and made a little flower for the bottom of the "V" opening at the back of the neckline.  I opted for this V opening instead of buttons.

GO MAKE IT! ;)

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BABY TIGHTS FROM MOMMY'S SOCKS

I had a pair of socks that had holes in the toes, so I decided to use this tutorial from sew4bub.com to make tights for my daughter instead of throwing them away.  

There was a red seam at the toes area that wasn't ruined, so I used that to make the little bows that I attached.  Like the tutorial says, it really is very simple to make these.

MAKING NEUTRAL BABY CLOTHES FEMININE

Since being on my sewing frenzy, I decided to update some of our older daughter's newborn clothes that are neutral in color.  Just by adding a few bows and some lace/ruffles, it is easy to update clothes and make them look feminine.  It was fun!  Here are the results....

Sweatpants updated with bows and a lace heart on the butt...

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Onesie with added ruffles and bows

CROCHETED RUFFLED BOTTOM SWEATER

I found this great pattern from Bella Bambina Knits to crochet a sweater with a ruffled bottom and ruffled sleeves look. 

 I made 2 of them...1 in 18 months size for our older daugher and 1 in newborn size for our daughter that should arrive in the next 2 weeks.

It was fun - GO MAKE IT!

Newborn Size

18 Months Size

BABY ROMPER FROM T-SHIRT

I have been on a sewing frenzy lately because I have enjoyed more time to sew due to the holidays and family taking turns playing with my 14 month old daughter.

  So, I decided to use this old bunny shirt of hers and attach some pants made from the hubs' t-shirt to make this romper for our new princess arriving in February 2012.  

Here are the pictures - GO MAKE IT!
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I traced the size of a pair of pants 0-3 months to get the correct size for the bottom of the romper.  

I followed some instructions from the butt ruffled onesie tutorial for making the ruffles and attached those.

Then, I just sewed it all together, inserted the snaps, and sewed a little bow at the waistline for extra "fashion."

  If you notice the grey cuffs on the shirt, I added those from this tutorial on converting a t-shirt to a onesie dress.  You can turn the cuffs over baby's hands to keep them warm and prevent them from scratching their face.

NEWBORN ONESIE DRESS FROM PARENTS T-SHIRTS

HAPPY 2012!!!
I found this awesome tutorial from This Mama Makes Stuff.  

I just had to try it out with some of our old t-shirts. 

 She gives you the pattern for FREE and the instructions are quite easy to follow.

Here is the tutorial link. - GO MAKE IT - IT IS FUN!

Here are some pictures of how mine turned out.
I added the heart with ruffle embellishment on my own from having read
this tutorial on making ruffled butt onesies.