Natasha Doran

So as you may or may not know, my husband and I had our first baby back in November and it has changed our lives forever, in all the best ways.  My little one is the joy of my life and all he wants to do his cuddle with me all day and night, unfortunately not allowing me to do such things as eat, fold laundry, etc... and I needed a spot to lay him down where he would still feel held.  Enter this pillow!  Inspired by luxury baby pillows online, this is the low budget version, which you will see by the materials needed. *DISCLAIMER* Use lounger at your own risk. Never leave child unsupervised. Materials: 2 pillowcases and 1 pillow, needle, pins, thread, scissors,  ruler, iron, ironing board and (optional) sewing machine. Yes. That is it. Start by flipping the pillow case inside out and ironing. Then using a ruler mark 6 1/2 inches from each corner and mark a square. Using the inner mark as a fulcrum, mark 6 1/2 inches away in an arc. Pencil the lin

I created this pattern as a small scale mock-up for a life-size pattern, but it just turned out too cute not to share!  I have the pattern for you to download here →  American Girl Doll Cape Pattern List of Materials: Fabric (approximately half a yard total) Thread Needles/Sewing Machine Scissors Sewing Pins Closure of choice 1. First things first you will lay out the pattern on your fabric and cut out the pieces.  This cape has 2 layers, so if you would like a contrasting lining, every piece will be cut out of your fashion fabric and your lining fabric.  For this example, I used the same fabric for both layers. 2. Next, you will connect each "side" piece to the front or back pieces.  First, you will line up the straight edge of the shoulder and the end of the curve of the side piece. Then you will line up the straight edges at the end. You will follow along with the straight edges up towards the curve and then ease around the cur

Follow along with my sewing of this 1865 corset! Till next time! ♥️