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In college, Taylor fashioned retro shirts with fun sayings such as “Passion Patrol” or “Let’s Get Physical” or “Gettin’ Lucky in Kentucky”. Then the thought came to me, How fun would it be to put “Passion Patrol” on an onsie?!

So here I go with my first tutorial: applique Passion Patrol onesie.

Materials:

• onesie
• scrap fabric
• trans web
• iron
• letterings

1. I designed my own letters on paper then cut it out.

2. I used Lite Steam-A-Seam2 trans-web sheets, they are amazing and so simple to use. I used the lite weight trans web for the onesie so the letters won’t be too stiff. The Steam-A-Seam2 is easy to use because you only iron once and you can readjust the applique until you iron it on. It is also machine washable or dry cleanable.

Follow the direction on the packaging for your trans web you are using. When using Steam-A-Seam2, the webbing is protected by paper on both sides. So trace the letters on backwards on one side of the trans web. Peel off the paper on the other side and stick it to the fabric.

For most trans webs, you iron the webbing side to the scrap fabric then trace the letters backwards on the paper side of the trans web.

3. Cut out the letters. To get the little holes in the middle of the letters (P, O, A), I folded the letters in the middle of the little hole and used a pair of sharp fabric scissors. You could also use an extremely sharp Exacto knife and a cutting board.

4. Measure and pin the onesie to mark center and straight, or just eye it if you’re that good.

5. Iron the letters onto the onesie. Check the trans web packaging for iron setting and duration of ironing. Some trans webs require a cloth or damp cloth over the fabric when ironing. But also check the type of fabric you are using for the correct iron setting. If you are using Steam-A-Seam2, make sure you peel off the second layer of paper before ironing.

6. Stitch the letters onto the onesie using the zig zag stitch on the sewing machine. Or in this case, I hand stitched because the letters are so small. I used running stitch because I wanted the edge to fray a bit.

Thanks for your support!

P.S. There is a fun tutorial coming up on Monday. Don’t miss my first tutorial at www.simplymodernmom.com.

1. Fat Quarter Handbag



2. Cloth baby teething rings



3. Simple elastic skirt
4. Quilted notecards
5. Peasant blouse refashion

My dad loves shoes. He can’t even keep track of how many pairs of shoes he owns, definitely more pairs than what’s in my closet. A while ago, he purchased this pair of Simple shoes. It’s a kit to make your own shoes. The shoe on the left is the final product. The pieces to the right of that are parts.

Although the kit came with instructions on a DVD, my dad wasn’t able to match up the holes. So he asked me for assistance.

Super comfortable and environmentally friendly shoes. Visit Simple’s shoes website to learn more about it.

]]> http://simplymodernmom.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/simple-shoes/feed/ 0 simplymodernmom simple shoes http://simplymodernmom.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/sketching-a-cake/ http://simplymodernmom.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/sketching-a-cake/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:00:20 +0000 simplymodernmom http://simplymodernmom.wordpress.com/?p=84 ]]> Our Kaye is turning 3 at the beginning of August. She has been requesting a pink Disney princess cake. She saw one at the grocery store and wanted one. I’m not purchasing the one from the store because it’s $60 for little cake and lots of plastic decoration. Plus I’m not a big fan of store bought cake. Too much frosting for my taste.

So I came up with an idea. For my birthday this year, I attempted an ice cream cake. It turned out gigantic, but delicious.

Since Kaye is a pink princess, I will probably bake a strawberry cake, use vanilla ice cream as the middle layer and strawberry ice cream as the frosting. Then how about adding ice cream cones at each corner and use a cream cheese frosting to draw doors and so forth. Perhaps decorate it with Skittles or M&Ms? Any suggestions?

My parents gave me back an old cork bulletin board I had on my wall in my bedroom in high school. The cork was frail and I had written stuff all over the frame with a permanent marker. Not wanting to toss the board, I covered it with quilting padding and a cute fabric. Then I stapled ribbons crisscrossing over the front of the board. Finally, I used twisted pins for furniture to tighten the ribbons where it met and glued buttons to cover the twisted pins. A quick and simple makeover and now it is hanging in Kaye’s room.

5 places I have lived…

1. Taipei, Taiwan.
2. Laie, Hawaii.
3. Adairsville, Georgia.
4. Provo, Utah.
5. Westbury, New York.

I just picked 5 places I have lived, I’m not currently living in any of these places.