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Posted on January 24, 2012

Exciting news coming! Plus Misty Davis Photography is getting a NEW name!! I also have two people joining my team! We have some serious fun coming this year! So this blogsite will be undergoing some major remodeling in the near future. Please be patient with us!

Lilly Anna Kids: {Ruffled Denim Skirt Tutorial}

Posted on December 15, 2011

For this ruffled denim skirt you will need a long denim skirt (you can get these at Cato) and 4 pair of old jeans.

now on each pair of jeans I cut the front and backs of the legs

so now I have 4 sets of ruffles…..I alternated light and dark denim. I also sewed them with the WRONG side of the denim out because my son was kind of hard on the knees.

then after I sewed each set of ruffles together I sewed a seam around the bottom of each ruffle so it would only fray so far

I made the top two ruffles a little bit shorter…tapered them

I also tapered the skirt down because my ruffles weren’t very wide. Then you will arrange your ruffles to where they all fit. Using a ruler make a mark where you want to sew your ruffle. I use a ruffle to measure up from each ruffle so they are all sewed on evenly

pin the side seams of each ruffle to the side seams of the skirt

then I pinned the ruffle down in a “ruffled” fashion with pins then sewed it down. Its nearly impossible to “ruffle” denim the traditional way so we have to improvise

Continue in the same way with each ruffle and you’re done!

Lilly Anna Kids {Fleece Rosette Legwarmer Tutorial}

Posted on December 12, 2011

Ok, here is the tutorial for the fleece legwarmers. Of course you don’t have to put a rosette on it or you can put more than one……go crazy with it! Please note: my tutorials are for personal use only. I’m giving up my product patterns so that you can make beautiful things for the ones you love. Not to fill your shop with goodies. If you own a shop you should have your own products to sell and not have a need to use others ideas.

First you will need to download the pattern. Right click on the picture and save it (only this pattern and this once!) then print it as a 8.5×11….thats what it’s sized as.

cut out your legwarmers using the pattern above. Its just average size. You may need to adjust it. Make sure you cut on the fold. You’ll need to cut 2 legwarmers and a strip of fleece about 1.5″ wide by the width of the fleece (60″)

hem the top and bottom of each legwarmer

now take your long strip of fleece and cut it in half and tie a knot in the end of each one

then you will start twisting and rolling it to make the rosette.

lay it on the legwarmer and sew it on

then sew up the back seam

and you’re done!

Have fun!

Dolman {my style} Shirt Tutorial

Posted on December 4, 2011

I have this sweatshirt that I really liked the way it fit except I wished it were longer so I decided to attempt to use it for a pattern. The fabric I used in this tutorial is cotton which I don’t recommend because it doesn’t stretch or hang/fit well. Also I would make it longer than the one that I cut out. You can always make it shorter later. You can use a regular tshirt that fits you comfortably. You don’t want it too tight, you can take it up easily if you need to. I’m adding a picture of how I cut one out for Bree using a tshirt. I think this would make a darling dress just cut it longer! I embellished some of mine as you can see below.

Lay your shirt on top of your fabric to use for a pattern. I cut one side (half) and then fold it over and cut the other side so they are the same….

cut the neck hole…don’t make it too big..

sew where the yellow lines are….shoulders and sleeves/sides…

clip the curves under the arms…

now hem the neckline, sleeves and bottom of the shirt and you’re done!

TUTORIAL TUESDAY: (err, make that TUTORIAL FRIDAY) Petal Posie~No sew

Posted on November 11, 2011

Ok, so I fell off the wagon (again). I am so sorry! I promise to make it up to you next week with a FANTABULOUS tutorial!! I’ve had this idea in my mind for a while and I’m anxious to try it and share it with ya! But for now I’ve got another NO SEW hair flower tutorial. Yeah I’m sure there are a ton out there and no I did not make this after seeing it on Pinterest. I came up with this while playing around one day (no I’m not the original designer I’m sure) and this how I make the ones I sold in my shoppe. These are beautiful made out of felt but I like to use non-traditional materials.

Supplies needed:

Glue gun/sticks
Scissors
Felt
Alligator clip
Felt or fabric for flower
Wide mouth canning lid (or something similar)
Paper

I traced around the lid on the paper to make a pattern that I could pin to the fabric.

cut out 8 circles

now you are going to do this for each of the 8 circles. Fold them in half.

and then fold them in half again

then inside each corner put a dab of glue and squeeze the tip together so it holds it’s shape

now you will need a felt circle to glue the petals to. I cut it a little big smaller than my circle pattern

now you will start gluing the wedges to the felt putting it together like a pizza. I like to make sure the petals are facing the same way

now you are going to do the same thing only don’t lay the petals down in exactly the same order, move them over so the top petals cover the where two petals meet on the first layer

now I grab the top petals, pull them up and put a dab of glue in the middle

and pinch it together to make them stick

and you’re done! (after you glue a clip to the back)

TUTORIAL TUESDAY: Tshirt Fringe Scarf

Posted on November 1, 2011

First of all let me say THIS TUTORIAL WAS NOT SOMETHING I SEEN ON PINTEREST! I’m sure this is not the first time this tutorial has been made but I have not looked for one nor seen one.

Today’s tutorial was inspired by a scarf by Down East Basics, (you can see it here). I got their latest sale bill in the mail and it’s been stuck in my purse. Every time I get hot in church I grab it to fan myself with and it always seems to open to the page with this scarf on it. After looking at it so many times I decided I liked it. I didn’t originally because we had those types of scarves when I was a tween…….too 80′s. But alas I succumbed to the lure of the scarf and came up with this version.

I used 2 boys tshirts size 8/10. I would like for it to have been bigger but I used what I had on hand. When I make one for myself I will use a mans tshirt.

Cut the shirt off under the sleeves…

then cut up both sides removing the seam if it has one……also remove the hem…

now you should have two rectangles (from each shirt. I used 2 shirts)

fold each rectangle in half at the corners like so…

then use your straight edge and rotary cutter to cut fringe. My fringes were about 1/2-3/4″ wide. DONT cut too close to the top! You want some fabric uncut at the top. On a side note if you plan on doing much sewing at all you simply MUST invest in a rotary cutter and mat!! Its a must! Ask Santa!

it should look like this…

Viola! You did it! Like it? PIN it! Thanks!

Chloe models! {Lilly Anna Kids}

Posted on October 10, 2011

Over the past few months I’ve had some sweet little princesses model for Lilly Anna Kids. Today I’m featuring Miss Chloe! Isn’t she gorgeous!!?!! She looks like an Indian princess! Photo’s by her amazing mom, Mari of Mari H Photography! Thanks Mari and Chloe!

Ruffled T Skirt~Tutorial Tuesday

Posted on October 5, 2011

Ok, here is the long promised ruffled skirt tutorial. So maybe it isn’t new but I do have a trick to make it quicker to make. Instead of sewing each row of ruffle on separately I sew it on as one loooong ruffle that spirals up and around the skirt. No measuring, pinning or math. Just sew!

First I started with a stack of of tshirts from the thrift shop in various fall colors. I’m not particularly fond of these colors but they will work.

I cut each shirt into 3 4″ strips

here are my strips after I cut up my shirts

next I cut the bottom off a tshirt that was too small for my son. This will be the skirt base that I sew the ruffles onto.

Next i cut each strip in two

now here is a handy dandy little tool that will save you much time…….the ruffler foot! If you don’t have one you can sew a basting stitch and pull it or manually ruffle it (shown in one of my previous tutorials)

now you are going to ruffle all of your tshirt strips together in one long ruffle……keep them all attached

so here is my one long ruffle

now get your skirt base out that you’re sewing the ruffles onto….I turned mine inside out because it had writing on it

next I start sewing the ruffle onto the bottom of the skirt

Ok now here is the most important step. When you get back around to where you started sew right up to the beginning then you will want to angle the ruffle up starting a new row. DON’T cut the ruffle!

here’s what it looks like when you start the next row

now sew the ruffles far enough from the row below it but not so far that you see the sewing

when you get to the top taper the ruffle back down to the last ruffle ( I forgot to photograph this step)

trim the excess fabric off leaving only about 1/2″ of fabric if you’re using the wide elastic I used. If you’re making a casing you will need to leave about 2″ of fabric at the top

3″ elastic for the waistband….she prefers this. It’s more comfy and it holds better.

cut the elastic to fit her waist then sew the ends together…..I top stitch the seam down for comfort and security

next I put the elastic over the skirt to get an idea of how much I would need to pull the elastic

while you sew the elastic down PULL it! Not the fabric underneath it. When you pull the elastic it will gather the skirt up

here is what it looks like after the elastic is sewn on

now TWIRL!

this skirt was made using the same technique…

TUTORIAL TUESDAY: Sewing Machine Pincushion

Posted on September 27, 2011

This weeks tutorial is for a pincushion that wraps around your sewing machine. That way you always have pins at your fingertips. I have several regular pincushions that I move around the sewing room while I’m working and it never fails when I need one at the machine my pincushion is not around. This solves that problem! I was browsing pincushions one day and seen this wrap around pincushion by Martha Stewart which gave me the idea for this one…I kind of think mine is a little more stylish.

These would make great Christmas gifts! You could even make one to wear on your wrist if you like. Quick and easy (and cheap! stocking stuffers!

Mine

Martha’s

I started with two 2″ pieces of fabric and a piece of stretch lace. Measure around your machine where the cushion will go to see how long to cut it. Be sure to figure in the length of the cushion which is about 6″. Don’t worry about it being too tight, your machine won’t feel it.

you will also need a tuft of cotton batting

now put the two pieces of fabric together with right sides facing each other and the elastic in the middle like this…

sew that end and the two long ends leaving one end open where the elastic is sticking out

snip the corners off be careful not to cut the thread

start turning it right side out by pulling the elastic

I like to iron everything real crisp but I don’t think it would matter with this

now start stuffing it with the cotton batting……I used a knitting needle to pack it in…

now poke the other end of the elastic into the open end, turn the edges down and pin it

sew it down (take the pin out first)

the finished product

to put it on your machine take the thread off first guide it under your needle and over the top and down the side

there are several ways you can “wear” your pincushion…it doesn’t bother me at all when I’m sewing…

Thanks for looking!

Ruffled Posie Belt

Posted on September 21, 2011

*For Personal use ONLY!*

This tutorial Tuesday’s tutorial almost made it to Wednesday. lol! This is for the Ruffled Posie Belt. You can view it in cotton here. I recommend using cotton to make this. The fabric I used for this tutorial didn’t ruffle up on the elastic very well, it was too stiff.

Supplies needed:

12″ of 44″ fabric
2″ piece of velcro
Bottle opener belt buckle (I bought mine here)
felt
thread
elastic

Here we go…

First you will cut 3: 4″ strips of fabric. Two are for the belt and the other one is for the posie.

your 3 strips…

cut elastic to fit your child or your waist…I used 1″ elastic…

put the right sides of two of the strips of fabric together and sew the edges leaving the ends open…

iron the edges…

using this handy dandy little ruler with a slider, measure your elastic width…

then using the same ruler you figure out where you want your elastic in the middle, you will sew two seams to feed the elastic thru…

using a safety pin, feed the elastic thru the casing on the belt…

pin the end of the elastic so you don’t pull it out when you are feeding the elastic thru…

now it’s time to add the belt buckle…make sure you have the buckles turned to the right sides before you sew them on…

the back of each buckle has “left” and “right” on them…

pull one end thru the belt buckle…

and sew it down…

do the other end making sure to check that you have the buckle on the right side and you will have this…

now it’s time for the posie…you should have one 4″ piece of fabric left. Fold it in half, we’re going to ruffle it on the raw edge.

instead of doing a basting stitch and pulling the thread to ruffle (and risk the thread breaking and sending you into hysterics) I like to “manually” ruffle it. Pinch the fabric up as it goes under the needle…

here’s what it will look like when you get it ruffled..

next you will need a square piece of felt. Mine was around 6″ square…

now you will start sewing the ruffle down to the felt in a circle…

this is what the back will look like..

trim off the corners but don’t cut to close to the stitching because you need it to help stabilize the velcro when you sew it on…

now you’re going to sew the posie onto one side of the belt….

now hook the belt buckles together so you can see where you need to sew the other piece of velcro…

because I had to sew the velcro out on the edge of the flower, the thread is showing…

so I fixed it with a little hot glue.

Tada!

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