Ringer Onesie Sewalong - Day 3 - Cut the fabric

Hey today is the day 3 of ringer onesie sewalong. We picked our fabrics and cut out our pattern pieces yesterday. Lets put them to good use today.
Today's task: Cut out the pattern pieces in the fabric you picked. That's right you just have to cut out the fabric.

I picked out this pretty Baby Nay floral print for my first onesie. For the neck, sleeves and leg opening trim, I cut up an Old Navy tank top because it had the super soft ribbed knit fabric.

And I'm telling you its very tempting to get into a full blown hour long sewing session, but 15 mins I promised and 15 mins I did. It actually took even lesser than that.

Check out the series:

Ringer Onesie Sew Along Day 1

Ringer Onesie Sew Along Day 2

Ringer Onesie Sewalong - Day 2 - Cut the pattern, Pick the Fabrics

Hello there, today is the Day 2 of our Ringer Onesie Sewalong. Today we are going to do two things

Ringer Onesie Free Pattern and Tutorial , Shwin and Shwin

• Cut out the pattern pieces in your desired size ( you have options for 3 months , 6 months and 9 months)

• Pick out the knit fabrics you plan to use for making these.

And that is all for today. Its difficult to stop here, isn't it? I know but I'm planning to go slow and enjoy the process on this one.

I know Palak from Make It Handmade is joining in the Sew Along. If any of you are also joining in, please let me know in comments.. the more, the merrier.

Check out the series:

Ringer Onesie Sew Along Day 1

Ringer Onesie Sewalong: Day 1

Baby Ringer Onesie Free Sewing Pattern by Shwin and Shwin

I think Shauna of Shwin and Shwin did a great service to humankind sewingkind by sharing a free pattern and tutorial for Ringer Onesie.  A onesie is such a workhorse of baby wardrobe that no new mom can have too many of these. Since all of us have at least one friend who is expecting or just had a baby at any given point in time, these make the perfect present to keep on hand.

With that in mind I have decided to do a sew along of Shauna's Ringer onesie pattern. To be able to to follow through and really have fun making these, I'm going to go super slow. I'm thinking of spending about 15 mins  everyday prepping/cutting/sewing these and hopefully within a week or so I will have a cute handmade onesie.

Why should I participate in this sew-along?

• Well, like I just said you probably have a preggo friend or cousin or niece or someone and these make great gifts.
• We are going to go super slow so you could sew along easily and have a wearable project ready in a week or so. If you can't sew-along any day you could just catch up the next day.
• This is a judgement free zone so even if you can't follow through till the end, its fine. At least you have tried.
• I'm setting up a flickr pool specifically for this sew-along and there will be a Sew and Show at the end of Sew Along. So if you wanted to show off your talents on Blooms And Bugs here is your chance.

So lets get going...

Sew Along Day 1:

• Print out the Ringer Onesie Pattern
• Read the complete Ringer Onesie tutorial

and that's it for the day...see you tomorrow with your pattern print outs...
Happy Sewing!

Rentlingo : Great new tool for house-hunters

One of the perks of living in Silicon Valley and being married to an engineer is that I'm continuously exposed to bright ideas and latest developments by the smartest people in the Information Technology industry. Its a great to know that the startup or the idea that we see today in its infancy may one day change the face of the world.

Here is one such idea from a friend which I thought might be helpful to all of us. That's the reason I am taking a break from our regular sewing chit-chat and introducing RentLingo, a great new tool to find the rentals online.

Rentlingo prompts you to enter the zip-code of the area you want to find rental properties in.

Once you enter the area code, it then gives you a nice graphical view of the available rentals on the map. When you hover your mouse over any property flag, it gives you the summary of the rental - A picture, price etc.

I like the interface much better than the traditional house-hunt websites and I hope you would try it too when you are looking for an apartment next time.

Disclaimer: I'm not being compensated in any way by RentLingo. Its founder is just a friend and this post is just a way to give a shout out to a great new online service.

Guest Tutorial: Ruffled Skirt with Tulle

I'm over at Clothworks Blog today, sharing the tutorial for this easy ruffled tulle skirt. Come on! Check it out and let me know how you liked it!

Romper Free Sewing Patterns Compilation

There is something crazy cute about babies in rompers. There is nothing that says summer quite the way a baby in a pair of shortalls or rompers. I have rounded up some adorable baby rompers sewing patterns in my latest hubpage. Check it out and don't forget to share your favorite patterns in the comments.

Korker Bows DIY

In teh beginning of the year 2013, I read this post at Money Saving Mom about choosing one word every year and really focusing on it. Gosh! This is one blogger I have learned a lot from.
I had a really hard time coming up with just one word, but now that I think about it. My word for this year has been "Experiment"
I have been experimenting a lot this year in many aspects. I'm applying tips and techniques to be more disciplined and intentional that I gleaned from various books. I'm trying to get better at photography ( which again means a lot of tinkering). I'm trying to take more risks and experiment in my sewing. I don't know if it would lead to anything great or life-changing, but its gratifying to try something new and make it work.

So whats with the picture of korker bow? It had been on my "to do try" list forever. Last week, we had some repairs going on in the home and most of the rooms were taken over by handymen. So I took the opportunity to try out korker bows.

I followed the instructions on Michael's Creations to make these. I love how they turned out.

 Missy got the perfect opportunity to wear them with her Stars and Stripes Dress to a July 4th celebration in her school.