Sewing for Baby Project Descriptions

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1 Sewing for Baby Project Descriptions As of Peek-A-Boo Baby Toy Set Keeping baby quietly entertained will be a bit easier when you tuck these soft toy rings into your diaper bag. Bright Star, Pokey Turtle and Baby Bear are just the right size for little hands to grasp as the toy s smiling faces and embroidered bodies provide playful diversions for baby s attention. They have no easily removed buttons or embellishments so feel free to throw them in the washing machine for cleaning in between uses. Baby Bear Colorful machine embroidered flowers cover the ring of this friendly bear soft toy. Your sweet baby may be so quietly entertained that they will fall asleep holding their best friend in blue. Pokey Turtle Ready for a slow and lazy day in the sun, this soft turtle ring toy has his shades on and floral machine embroidery to give his shell a bit of style. Baby s hand will be able to easily grasp this green ring and never let go. Bright Star Bright-eyed and ready to shine, this soft toy is truly a star for baby s little hands. Your little one will be all smiles and full of sunshine when their morning friend arrives to begin the day. Flower Power Sun Hat Pack a garden full of flowers in this ruffled and rickrack edged sun hat with reversible option. A double-layered flower with a ladybug at its center embellishes the band and instructions are included so the flower can bloom on both the outside and inside to give baby two hats in the time it takes to make one! Summer Baby Sack Its summertime and the dressing will be easy as you place your little one in this quick-tosnap baby sack. The soft knit is so comfortable against baby s skin and the sleeveless style makes the on and off process quick and painless. Assorted colors of baby rickrack decorate the yoke in a crosshatch design and multiple colors of snaps provide the front closure with a bit of fun and whimsy.

2 Smock N Go Diaper Bag Set Busy on-the-go Moms will appreciate this three-piece set for its versatility and organizational features. Inside are four large pockets plus a center pocket that is zippered, slightly padded and generous enough to hold extra clothing for baby or even Mom s netbook or e-reader. A coordinating bottle cover with smocked-in-the-hoop inset and the monogrammed, flannel-topped changing pad fit neatly in one of the inside pockets. On the outside is an extra wide pocket that features a smocked-in-the-hoop center and a button and loop closure. Small pockets on either end will hold a cell phone, water bottle or other small necessities. Long straps make the entire bag easy to carry or hang on the back of a chair or doorknob. Smock N Go Bottle Cover Bright and happy primary thread colors fill the smocked inset on this smocked bottle cover. It is generously padded and has a spaghetti bias drawstring at the top to keep the contents secure. Smock N Go Changing Pad Be kind to your baby s bottom as you change them on the flannel topping of this monogrammed changing pad. Backed and edged with the diaper bag s coordinating fabric, the pad has tiny embroidered hearts scattered about and a bold monogram at one end of the rectangle. Snug as a Bug Bonnet Your little princess will look like she stepped out of a nursery rhyme when she dons this little red bonnet. Fine wale corduroy forms the crown and brim while a Madeira border of black checked gingham trimmed with Swiss edging adds style around the face. Grosgrain ribbon is drawn through a casing to hold the bonnet snug and a peek at the flannel lined inside reveals a delightful ladybug and flower embroidery that just might have the Little Miss showing off the inside as much as the outside! Baby Playtime Blocks Little ones can have their three ducks in a row with these cotton-covered foam play blocks that are soft and baby-friendly. A rainbow of Classic cotton solids and ginghams cover the blocks and two sides on each block are embellished with delightful baby duck machine embroideries. Wide rickrack trim provides a decorative edge to finish the top and bottom of each block. Picture Me Baby Album Cover Keep your precious photo memories nearby for all to see in this easy to construct baby album cover. Its patchwork front has alternating strips of Classic cotton solids and ginghams along with embroidered Victorian insertions that are stitched to a background in diagonal fashion. A center medallion bordered by shaped, spaghetti bias is perfect for embroidering the baby s name and birth date along with a decorative motif. The ruffled edge is created by piecing together lengths of each of the fabrics and a grosgrain ribbon keeps the album tied together.

3 Baby s Reversible Safari Jacket Simply adorable is how your little one will look in this easy-to-construct, raglan sleeve reversible jacket. Fashioned in two colors of cuddly baby knit, the edges of the button-front jacket and sleeves are trimmed with gingham bias and they have been given an interesting thread-weaving stitch detail around the neck, front, and lower edges. The inside and outside are mirror images of each other although the machine embroidered animal appliqués have been varied for interest. Snug as a Bug Baby Bunting Warm, snuggly, and fashionably bundled will be the order of every wintry day as you tuck your baby inside this bunting. Fashioned from soft, fine wale corduroy coupled with solid and gingham classic cottons, it zips up the front and has a half-moon hood to comfort baby s head. The hood is a combination of heirloom techniques and trims that are crowned with the machine embroidered phrase, Snug as a Bug in a Rug, intermixed with embroidered ladybugs and flowers. And landing on the front of the bunting along with a bias-shaped flower is a larger than life embroidered ladybug joined by a border of ladybugs standing guard over your precious little one. Christening Burp Cloths Keeping baby s fancy christening garments clean and dry will be so much easier with an heirloom burp cloth that is embellished to mark the occasion. The generously-sized rectangles are trimmed with lace and ribbons for a girl and Swiss insertion and edging for a boy. At one narrow end on both versions, a beautiful embroidered cross is combined with the baby s monogram and christening date. Snug as a Bug Diaper Bag Extraordinary in every way, this diaper bag will turn people s heads almost as much as the baby and mother it is created for. Its boutique combination of colors and fabrics provide accents for each and every part of the bag. End pockets, one divided in two and the other left as one, are pulled in tight with elastic casings and trimmed with a bias bow and button flourish. The long sides have rows of puffing, ribbon and beaded insertion along with machine embroidered ladybugs and flowers. All the seams are piped in a contrasting color and the straps are an eye-catching combination of grosgrain ribbon and gingham check. Inside you ll find three more handy pockets and the whole bag can be cinched closed by way of ribbon threaded casing. Ruffled Hanger Cover Protect those treasured heirloom garments with an easily constructed hanger cover. Sweet machine embroidery with two shadow work chicks and a single letter monogram encircled by flowers is the cover s focal point while embroidered beaded insertion and gathered edging trim the bottom of the cover.

4 Circle of Chicks Pillow Cover Instead of having all your ducks in a row, this flanged pillow cover is decorated with machine embroidered shadow work chicks. And they ve joined forces with a smattering of flowers to create a circle that is ideal for surrounding baby s name, monogram, or a sweet sentiment. The pillow s outside edge is trimmed with beaded insertion that is mitered at the corners and you can decide to thread ribbon through the beading or leave it classically simple. Knit Burp Cloths Easy-to-clean and oh-so-soft against baby s face, these diamond knit and gingham check burp cloths will survive many a washing. The edge of the boy version is finished with matching gingham bias and has the Little Slugger embroidery at one end. The picot-edged bias edge finish gives the girl s version a bit of feminine flair and a sweet touch is added by the two sheep in its Mama & Me embroidery. Baby's Reversible Safari Blanket Created to coordinate with the Reversible Safari Jacket, this blanket will be a quick-to-make addition to the ensemble. Two contrasting layers of baby knit are sewn together and edge finished with a narrow ruffle of gingham check. Bordering the entire outside edge is a thread-weaving and eyelet stitch detail that sets off the single vignettes of machine embroidered animal appliqués that are found in the corner on each side of the blanket. Ribbon or Bias Fringe Burp Cloth Who says that even tiny burps and drool can t be done against a fashionable background? For discreet little misses, we present a burp cloth with the Sweet as Candy machine embroidery and edge trimmed with ribbon, gingham and rickrack. And frogs are not just for boy s pockets. One has hopped onto the center of the Boys Rule, Baby Boys Drool machine embroidery that takes center stage on a little man s burp cloth that is edged with gingham and bias fringe. In the Hoop Booties Does your favorite baby need a new pair of shoes? Then these in the hoop booties can be stitched almost as quickly as you can say hearts and sailboats. The toes are embellished with tiny hearts for little girls or sailboats for little boys and the soles have three rows of decorative machine stitches. A quilting design echoes the embroidery on the toes and coordinating color ribbons tie in a bow to keep baby s booties on their precious feet. Over-It-All Bibs Trimmed in gingham bias, these soft knit cover-ups are easy to snap on and off of even the wiggliest baby. The cat is playing up a storm in the Hey Diddle Diddle embroidery on the boy version while sweet treats are presented with a flourish on the girl s Sugar and Spice embroidery. You will love the fact that one size will fit up to 24 months.

5 Baby Boy Blue Daygown A classic, yoked, button front daygown is never out of fashion and this creation has enough style to please any heirloom enthusiast. Lace tape runs vertically in zigzag fashion through the front yoke where it is joined by two embroidered fluttering birds. Its yoke and neckline are finished with tiny piping while mock cuffs complete the sleeves. Two more embroidered birds flutter just above the front hem edge and a band of lace tape is zigzagged around the circumference of the daygown. Bows All Around Daygown This classic yoked, button front daygown is embellished with floral cutwork embroidery motifs and shaped bows created with lace tape. Bows are shaped on both sides of the front yokes and short puff sleeves are edged with tatting and a narrow bias facing. Two additional lace tape bows are placed at the lower edge on either side of the button front and connected by zigzag shaped lace tape that continues above the hem around the circumference of the daygown skirt. In the Hoop Pacifier Keeper Keep baby s pacifier clean and easy-to-find in a home of its own - and its washable, too! The diagonally stitched oval shape is created completely in the hoop and one end has a loop that can be attached to a key ring in a diaper bag. Button Pacifier Holder Picking up dropped pacifiers will be a thing of the past when it is attached to one of these button holders that are easily customized to baby s garment. You just choose a coordinating fabric or fabric with a machine embroidery motif as a cover for easy to make custom buttons that may be pinned or clipped to the garment. The attached length of complementary silk satin ribbon has a loop with a snap at the end for attaching the pacifier so you won t have to look very far for that missing piece of baby comfort. Mock Collar Diaper Shirt and Diaper Cover The clean simple lines of this A-line diaper shirt with set-in sleeves are accented by a tiny machine embroidered bunny that sits front and center atop an inverted pleat. Madeira appliqué is used to create a mock collar effect and the collar s shaping is repeated at the hems of the sleeves. Pin stitching is used at the hem and to accent each of the design features of this classically-styled garment. The coordinating diaper cover has hidden closures covered by three mock buttons at each front seam. Rose Trellis Dress and Diaper Cover Roses are in bloom on either side of center front tucks on this sweet dress for the little rosebud in your life. And those vines of tiny buds have also found their way down the center of puffed and bias-edged sleeves. At the hem of this button back dress is narrow lace edging that is echoed in the lace edged bloomer-style diaper cover befitting of any young blossom.

6 Drop Waist Christening Dress Just when you thought that you had seen every style of christening dress ever made, along comes this show stopping Swiss batiste drop-waist version with vintage machine embroidery motifs. The bodice front has four tucks on either side of a vertical embroidery design. Short puffed sleeves are finished with a bias facing, entredeux and gathered lace edging. Its skirt is divided into two gathered tiers separated by lace and entredeux. Evenly spaced around the bottom tier are ten peek-a-boo machine stitched motifs embroidered with rayon thread on organza and surrounded by an oval of shaped lace insertion. Lace edging finishes the hem edge of the skirt and a silk satin ribbon rosette adds heirloom embellishment to the waist. Drop-Waist Christening Slip Uniquely styled christening dresses need an appropriate slip underneath and this garment will be a perfect choice. It has a two-tier skirt and the armhole and neckline edges are neatly finished by using a decorative machine stitch to give them a scalloped shell effect. Sailing Away Baby Bonnet With a row of embroidered sailboats and feather stitched brim, this batiste and silk satin ribbon bonnet is perfect for a day by the seashore. Easy to construct and easy to wear, you ll have this project finished quickly with plenty of time left to play in the sun. Hearts and Ruffles Baby Bonnet Batiste, lace, entredeux, and tiny embroidered hearts all combine to create a gift of love for baby s head. Easily constructed as a flat rectangle, the bonnet receives its familiar shape when narrow silk satin ribbon is drawn through a back casing and tied while the ends of wider ribbon ties have been formed into small bows at either side of the bonnet. In the Hoop Bibs These bibs look like you have spent hours making them when they are simply a matter of adding layer upon layer as you stitch in the embroidery hoop. In the girl version, a row of embroidered hearts is framed on either side by strips of lace and batiste. And the boy version is embroidered with sailboats that are bordered by strips of silk satin ribbon and batiste. Both bibs fasten at the neck with silk satin ribbon ties. Onesie Fun Play Dress How do you make two outfits from one project? Simply begin with a soft and cuddly knit onesie embellished with gingham ruffles and baby rickrack along the wrap-style neckline. And let s not forget the three rows of ruffles and rickrack that add a sweet surprise to the onesie s bottom! Then add a button-on gathered skirt edged at the hem with a combination of scalloped Madeira appliqué, decorative machine stitching, embroidered insertion threaded with silk satin ribbon, and embroidered edging. Finishing this technique rich outfit with a bit of pizzazz is a peek-a-boo underskirt hemmed with bias and a row of decorative machine stitching.

7 Snug as a Bug Jacket Warm and snuggly has grown up in this long sleeve coat. Fashioned from soft, fine wale corduroy coupled with solid and gingham classic cottons, it buttons up the front amidst a row of machine embroidered ladybugs and flowers. The edges of the coat and sleeves are finished with piping and their hems are a combination of cotton edging and scalloped Madeira appliqué whose shape is repeated in the covered gimp cord embellishment. Tiny bias bows with button centers provide a finishing accent to the bottom edge of the sleeves. Baby Sling Now you can carry baby close to your heart in a reversible sling that may be adapted with ruffles for a girl or piping for a boy. Its reversibility means that color and fashion don t have to stop with baby s garments and the pacifier pocket on each side may be monogrammed or left plain. Easy and quick to construct, you may want to make one or more slings using complementary fabrics for each season and keep a couple ready for last minute shower gifts. Big Spring Baby Quilt Smiles abound on this quilt as it will just make you feel happy as you work on it and it is guaranteed to bring joy to those who receive it. Two different pieced blocks are simple and quick to construct and the Snowball blocks become the background for seven different child-friendly appliqués some with smiles - that are all machine embroidered in the hoop. Color combinations are endless and can be chosen for girl, boy, or whatever décor you prefer. You can even save the center Snowball block for a child s name or monogram and birth date if you choose. Nursing Nightgown Mommy can be both pretty and comfortable in this cool cotton nursing nightgown fashioned with heirloom and machine embroidery style. Discreetly placed openings hide behind the fabric of the deep inverted front pleat and its v-shaped overlay is enhanced by a lovely floral embroidered motif and contrasting Madeira appliqué border. Picot-edged bias encircles the neckline and armholes while scalloped Madeira appliqué finishes the lower hem. Pleated Maternity Blouse As baby grows, Mommy will still feel comfortable in this top whose center front knife pleats allow room for expansion while staying discreetly fashionable. A center front three button and loop closure is framed by machine embroidered, mirror imaged floral motifs. Contrasting color bias finishes the jewel neck while the same bias is appliqued and pin stitched just above the hem of the sleeve.

8 Technique Stockings Just like Christmas morning, your eyes hardly know where to look first on these attentiongetting technique stockings. Created with every newborn boy and girl in mind, each section is an heirloom gift of stitching from pintucks and decorative stitches to alternating tucks and puffing on the heels and toes. In the midst of the techniques is a section reserved for a child s name and birth date while another section proclaims Baby s First Christmas accompanied by an embroidered hobby horse and the year. And to top them off is a cuff of wide Victorian edging smocked in the hoop with a row of snowmen on the girls stocking and a four-car train with a caboose on the boys stocking. Silk satin ribbon adds the finishing bow at the top and provides the loop for hanging. Elegant Pintucks Christening Gown Simple styling equals understated elegance in this gown whose lace and fabric are featured in combination with a favorite heirloom technique. Eye-catching sections of vertical pintucks are framed by lace in both the front yoke and center skirt panel while a narrow embroidered Swiss insertion serves to connect the yoke and skirt. Lace insertion and gathered lace edging encircle the skirt s hem and entredeux and gathered lace edging provide a classic finish to the neckline and easy-to-construct sleeves. High Waist Slip This classic slip needs to be in every heirloom sewing pattern repertoire. Its button back, mid-yoke styling, gathered skirt, and lace edging around the neckline, armholes and hem will be easily constructed a complement to many garments. First Birthday Dress Like a frosted birthday cake, this dress is a sweet treat worthy of any birthday celebration. It not only says, Happy Birthday! it says I love you! and You are so special! all rolled into one. Designed in a mid-yoke style, the bodice has a round neck and button back. Short puffed sleeves are gathered into a cuff of gingham picot-edged bias and the very full skirt is finished with a gingham border of scalloped Madeira appliqué. Yoke options are provided for a picot-edged bias placket with buttons or a detachable square collar framed by the same picot bias and embellished with a 1 st birthday machine embroidery motif. Mid-Yoke Slip or Sundress This mid-yoke slip is the ideal companion for the First Birthday Dress or it can be worn alone as a sundress. Spaghetti bias neatly finishes the neck and armholes while a generous ruffle hemmed with picot-edged bias provides a bit of flounce to the sundress or ends at just the right length to peek from beneath the Madeira hem of the First Birthday Dress. Detachable Square Collar Change the neckline of any dress with this square collar variation that easily detaches for cleaning or change of occasion. Ample room is available for personalizing or embellishing with machine embroidery or heirloom hand work.

9 Precious Treasures Pillow Save the memories is good advice for all new mothers and this miniature flange-style pillow provides a safe place for saving baby jewelry, a lock of hair or tiny notes filled with words of love. A ready-to-embroider linen napkin provides the background for baby s monogram and two tiny pockets with snap closures on the pillow s front while a miniature pouch on the back cinches closed with a spaghetti bias drawstring. The spaghetti bias is also threaded through the hemstitching on the napkin and it can be tied in bows in the corners for little girls or finished without bows for little boys.