Baby Love
Easy projects to decorate the baby room
PATTERNS INCLUDED
Gifts ✮ Decoration ✮ Patchwork & Quilts
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Index Introduction It’s a boy/girl Lizzy and Lucas Birth Cards Adorable Babies
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Humpty Dumpty Tender Bears Memory Boxes Baby Blocks Cuddly Cushions
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Block BE,loF, G and H ck To make templates for this F
pattern, use the dimensions on the pattern pieces. Draw the triangles onto template plastic with a permanent pen.
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the backside of the fabric (using different fabrics). Add 0,5 seam allowance and cut pieces on this line. Piecing, see page 4.
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Use scissors to cut out the templates. Blosquare You can use the template of the ck from block A. G Using the templates you just made: trace the correct amount of pieces on
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Layering the quilt Once you have the top of your quilt ready, it is time to layer the top, batting and backing and baste them all together. The batting and backing should be around 10 cm larger than the top. After pressing the top and backing, lay the backing down first with the right side down. Now lay the batting on top of the backing. The last layer is the top, make sure the top is faced up. All layers should be centered and all layers should be flat. The layers must be pinned together to keep them in place while you baste. Pins are placed every 10 cm’s in vertical and horizontal rows. Always start basting in center towards outer edges of the quilt.
Binding the quilt:
Continuous binding
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Mitered Binding Start sewing 0,5 cm from corner
Sew the binding on the edge of the quilt top with a 0,5 cm seam allowance. Leave a 10 cm tail of binding before you start sewing so you can join the binding strip ends when you are done. To make a mitered corner, sew to 0,5 cm away from the corner, stop and take a couple of backstitches. Take the quilt out of the sewing machine and fold the binding up at a 45° angle (figure 1) then back down again so you can start sewing along the next side. (figure 2) Continue all the way around the quilt, stopping 20cm from your starting point. This will give you enough room to join the two ends with a mitered seam. Once you have joined the two binding ends, continue attaching the binding at the back of your quilt, using a blind stitch. See page ..
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Dress for Lizzy Cut bodice parts. Sew shoulder seams. Cut 2 sleeves from same fabric. Sew machine gathering stitch to fit the sleeve opening. Sew sleeve to bodice and sew arm and side seams. Turn right side out. Cut skirt 22 x 66 cm. Sew machine gathering stitch to fit bodice. Backside of bodice will overlay 1 cm, now sew bodice and gathered skirt together. Sew velcro or button to back of bodice to close. Make a seam in bottom part of skirt or add trim.
Finishing touches: Face. Cut out nose, hand gather and pull thread. Stuff lightly, pull thread tightly and close. Sew nose to face, see placement on pattern. Draw eyes, with pencil and embroider with brown floss using the satin stitch, see page 30. Take 1 meter of linen thread and a long needle. Pull 3 strings of thread from left to right through mouse’s head. You can use a little bit of glue to secure them. Blush cheeks with powdered
Pants for Lucas: Cut pattern twice out of fabric. Close inner trouser leg of each part. Stuff one leg into the other (right sides together) and close seam. Turn right sides out. Stitch a seam in top of pants. Fold up the bottom pants at least twice. Iron to hold. Stitch a cotton ribbon around waist of pants. Add 2 suspenders, using 20 cm of cotton ribbon. Cross suspenders at the back. Sew in place. Sew 2 buttons onto suspenders. 26
blush. Blush inside of ears and a little on hands and feet. Use your lace to tie around bodice, bow tie at the back.
Pattern templates for cards
Hands and feet cut 4
Body
Pants
Body pattern is same for girl and boy them out exactly on the tracing lines. Remove the paper backing, which will leave a thin fusing film on the wrong side of the fabric. Now you can arrange the parts on your card. Once all parts are in place, you can fuse the pieces with your (clean) iron or lay some baking paper in between to protect your card.
Buttons To decorate the cards, a lot of different buttons (Dress it up) were used. If the buttons have a shank at the back, you
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can just snap it off with a nail clipper or an old pair of scissors. To stick the buttons to your project, it is best to use Aleene’s Tacky GlueŽ. This glue will stick well to carton as to the synthetic base of the buttons. Glue the buttons onto the third layer of your card.
Finishing touches To make the babies look real, draw tiny eyes, brows, nose, mouth and freckles with your Pigma Pen. Do the same with the nipples and belly button. Blush cheeks with powdered blush.
Adorable Babies Finished size 18 cm Material needed:
Pattern (please add 0,5 cm
Sewing
seam allowance)
• (makes 2) • 15 cm fabric for body • 25 cm tricot (cotton jersey) for head and hands • Buttons • Trims or lace • Black Pigma Pen 0.1 • Powdered blush • Doll pellets • Stuffing • Sewing machine • Hot glue gun • Scrap of dollshair
If you would like to make more babies, trace the pattern pieces onto template plastic with a waterproof marker. Cut out exactly on the line. Before you can start, you have to sew the strip of tricot to the fabric for body. Notice that the opening will be in the back body. Leave this part open. Press seams towards body. Double the fabric matching seams exactly. Please add 0,5 cm seam allowance to all pattern pieces. Now trace your pattern (line between upper and lower body should match seam line).
Sew notches in the front body. Sew notches in the back body. Now lay both front and back with right sides inside and sew parts together. Turn through opening at the back of babies body. Use a blunt pencil or backside of a brush, to push bodies and arms right side out. Pour a cup of pellets into babies “bottom” this will make it sit better. Now start stuffing head and body. Stuff firmly. When finished, close opening with a gathering stitch using a matching thread.
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Humpty Dumpty Finished sizes: 25 cm, 20 cm, 16 cm and 12 cm
Material: (makes all 4 sizes) • 10 cm white flannel for faces • 15 cm colored flannel for hats •4 0 cm colored flannel for front and back of body • 80 cm chenille trim • 80 cm lace • Stuffing • Doll pellets • Aleene’s Tacky Glue® •2 different sizes of black buttons for eyes (3244, 1553 Dress it up) • Brown or black Pigma Pen® • Powdered blush
Pattern If you would like to make more Humpty Dumpty’s, trace the pattern pieces (A, B and C) onto template plastic with a waterproof marker. Cut out exactly on the line. For the back of body, trace parts B and C together for the back of body. Before you start: seam allowance is not included: add 0,5 cm to every pattern piece. Double the fabric and lay pattern pieces on fold. Now cut out following pattern pieces: 2x A, 1x B, 1x C and pattern piece B/C 1x. Take 36
pattern piece C (front body), mark the middle and sew 2 strips of lace 1,5 cm right and left from the middle. Your pattern pieces are now ready to be sewn together. Sew part A to part
B, iron seam towards A part. Now sew part C to part A/B. Iron seam towards C part. For the back of body sew part A to part B/C. Iron seam towards B/C.
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Tender Bears Finished size 25 cm
Material needed: • 45 cm flannel for body • 10 cm flannel for hands • Doll pellets • Stuffing • Sewing machine • black Pigma Pen • 2 button for eyes
Pattern (add 0,5 cm seam allowance) Trace pattern pieces onto template plastic with a waterproof marker. Cut out exactly on the line. Cut out all parts as indicated on pattern adding 0,5 cm seam allowance. First of all, sew the hands to the front arms of your Tender Bear. Now stitch the four notches in the front body. Be sure to stitch on the wrong side of the fabric. Stitch the two notches 40
in the back body. Now lay your front body parts together, right sides facing. Stitch the front seam. Do the same for the back side of the bear, leaving open where indicated. Now layer front and backside together, right sides facing. Stitch from top of toe, along the leg and arm, closing the neck, along next arm and leg stopping at the last top of toe. Stitch from heel to heel (bottom side of bear).
Place each sole into the foot opening, pin fabric to secure, right side of fabric facing inside. Carefully stitch foot sole in place. Do the same for the second foot. Now carefully push body, arms and legs right side out, using a blunt pencil or a backside of a brush. Through opening in the back of your bear, start stuffing the arms and legs firmly. Use a little rest of fabric to sew an 8 x 8 cm “bag” for the doll pellets. Leave a 2 cm opening in one side and fill up with doll pellets. Hand- or
Memory Boxes Finished: 17 x 26 x 11,5 cm
Material needed per memory box: • 3mm cardboard • 1mm cardboard (or pre-cut kit “Macy”) • Cutter • Ruler • Pencil • Masking tape • Bookbinding glue • Brush and paintroller • 40 cm fabric for outside box • 30 cm fabric for inside box • Various scraps for appliqué • Steam-a-seam® • Pigma pen black® • Trims and lace
Prepare Cut the following parts out of your 3mm cardboard. A Cover 17 x 26 B Back 26 x 11,5 C Bottom 16 x 25 D Sides 16 x 11 E Front/backside 25,6 x 11
Make your appliqué as desired onto the outside fabric, using the Steam-aseam® method as described on page 20. Use appliqué patterns on page 20. When tracing the letters for the name, be sure to trace in mirror image. Fuse onto a 55 x 30 cm fabric, on the right side. The appliqué can be secured by 44
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Cut the following parts out of your 1mm cardboard. F Inside cover 16,5 x 25,5 G Inside bottom 15,8 x 24,8 H Inside front/backside 15,8 x 10,5 I Inside sides 24,6 x 10,5 Or buy a pre-cut kit.
using a blanket stitch (hand- or machine) see page … The name was just ironed on, which you could do after the box is ready if you wish (prepare the present and wait for baby’s name..) Now that you have everything prepared, you can start making your memory box.
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Baby Love written by Rinske Stevens Featuring designs by Hilde Hoebeke, Emmy van Ruitenbeek and Rinske Stevens Oh baby love, my baby love I need you, oh how I need you (by Diana Ross)
ISBN 9789081574228 ISBN 978-90-815742-2-8
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