Ruffly & Scrunchy Scarves

I am just learning about the adorable accessory of scarves. Here are 2 tutorials, one I have tried, and one I hope to try soon:

1-  The recycled t-shirt scarf.  I'll spare you my pictures, since the t-shirt I used was construction worker orange.  The pictures from Ruffles & Stuff are much cuter.

All you do here is cut jersey knit fabric into 4 inch squares. Lay out your scarf with the corner of each square touching the center of the square before. The first time I made this I pinned it, and the second time, I just layered them as I was feeding them through the machine. 
The original tutorial talked about how long the scarf was. I made mine with 50 squares, divided in half and sewn into two identical scarves.  From there I lined them up so that they were offset on the bottoms by a square or two, to soften the bottom line as it hung, and did some quick stitching in the center of the length to hold the two scarves together as one. Did that make any sense? Perhaps I better make one more just for the photos.

This next scarf looks too cute! I don't know where my love of ruffles, scallops, and all things softy came from, but what better way to display it than this scarf from Hope Studios.

Little Guy Ties

I have always loved little boy things. I saw a baby with a cute little tie on at church on Sunday and had to look up making one. Here are the results:

Try & Lucy's Simple tie
Little Londyn sells patterns for these ties
The Purl Bee
Plus they have a complete tutorial for a man size tie too.

Hey! These will be great for dad's old tie collection! This recycles old ties into a cute little baby tie, I love it!
SEI Lifestyle
And lastly, the tie that started it all. I asked about that tie I saw at church and found it was from Peanut Posh. So if you want a no sew adorable tie, go and check out their line of Little Bruiser Ties. They'll even make custom ties to match your special event.

Tank top sleeves

Beside the fact that I am an advocate of modesty, my little girls have fair skin, and I need to keep them covered and protected. I was excited to find this tutorial from Stop Staring & Start Sewing on how to add a ruffle sleeve to a tank top. (Or any sleeveless top.) Now I can keep those little shoulders covered!

Tie Onesie

I just blog surfed my way to the Crap I've Made blog. Seems like an appropriate title for my blog too! You will find a tutorial there for making appliqued tie onesies. Perfect for that little man in your life!