Our first Michael Miller bundle giveaway winner is Natalie Christensen! She said, “I love the groovy guitar collection you used!” Send an email to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com to claim your prize – congrats! THE PRIZE One reader will win a selection of the Lagoon/Guitar Michael Miller quilting fabric prints used in this project! BUNTING TUTORIAL I used […]
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Last week I wrote about the easiest way I’ve found to make your own crib skirt, and today I’m sharing how to attach it to the crib. I use velcro. I took some adhesive velcro squares and stuck them every 12″ or so along the metal mattress frame. I stuck the other half of the […]
As soon as I’m finished with Sharky’s room, I’ll post pictures. But for now, you’re just getting bits and pieces. The most important supply has been Michael Miller fabric – I’m using a combination of the Groovy Guitar and Lagoon prints, and I LOVE how everything is coming together. Love the colors, love the prints, […]
I’m always on the lookout for new baby shower gift ideas. This last weekend, my dear friend gave me this cute ensemble for my baby due in July. I love giving (and receiving!) handmade gifts so I’ll definitely be stealing this idea. Here’s what you’ll need: a onesie 1/2 yard cute quilting cotton elastic a […]
I used to make my own bias tape with an actual bias tape maker. Now that I know this method, I will NEVER use one of those things again. Bias tape makers probably have their place, but I found that no matter how precise I tried to be, the finished product was very irregular in […]
Remember that Marine fabric I wrote about before? I tackled the quilting last weekend and I LOVE how it turned out. I tried something different this time – I used the generic minky from JoAnn for the backing (I think it’s officially called Soft & Comfy or something like that, it doesn’t have the dots) […]
I wasn’t really a girly-girl when I was little, but as a mother of girls, I’m all about girly-ing them up. And one of my favorite accessories for my 2 girls are flowers for their long hair. I’ve done some felt flowers and flower clips with artificial silk flowers, but hadn’t tried these satin ones […]
We inherited a 20 year old cape that my mom made for my little brother, and with two boys, one cape just doesn’t cut it. For Gus’s birthday, I made new capes for both boys. I started out dreading this project because I wasn’t sure how to get just the right cape shape, but I […]
For Elliot’s second birthday, I made him his very own birthday crown. I missed Gus’s first birthday (he had to wear Elliot’s) but I got around to it this year! I did Elliot’s out of felt and it was a huge pain, so I was really putting it off. But this time I used craft […]
