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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Sewing with Knits: Debunking the Mystery


Our friend Heather, owner of Girl Charlee, is stopping by today to talk to you a little about sewing knits. Until recently, most CKC patterns have been for woven fabrics, but now we are branching out into knits patterns, and we want to help take the mystery out of sewing knits. To be perfectly honest, I (Robin) was scared to death to try sewing knits for the first time, but Heather sent me a sample of her fabulous knit fabric to try, and so I dove in. I made a pair of Kelsey's leggings, and it was so much easier than I thought. Here's Abby modeling them, not bad for my very first try, right?




If you haven't taken the plunge yet, we hope this post will give you the confidence you need to dive in. To give you a little more encouragement, Girl Charlee is offering a discount code just for CKC fans: it's 10% off of your order if applied before checkout.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Fabric Consultant- All About Basics

Hello everyone at Create Kids Couture! It's Kimberly from Fat Quarter Shop! Are you ready to hear a bit about fabric? As the fabric consultant on Create Kids Couture, I will be stopping each month by to talk to you about what is happening in the world of fabric! We are surrounded by fabric here at Fat Quarter Shop and want to share some of the prettiness with you!
To make sure we cover our bases, we are starting with the basics. Basics, especially solids, are necessities in so many projects to tie cute and bold prints together! Solids sell really quickly around here because of their many uses. You can find them featured in many quilts and they have started to steal the show in the modern quilting community. Solids are also frequently used in apparel. All of you seamstresses should have a big stash of solids to use in your sewing projects.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Stuff My Stocking Winner

Our Stuff my Stocking contest was a HUGE success! We had 80 incredible entries, each one unique and beautiful! I'm so glad I had the help of 10 other judges to decide on the winner, because there's no way I could have just picked one favorite all by myself! If you haven't browsed the entries, you've got to check them out! So many beautiful entries! Here's the Flickr pool: http://www.flickr.com/groups/createkidscouture/ 

And now for our winner!!!! Tiffany- Lance Barnes!!!!

Congratulations!
Please email me at robin@createkidscouture.com to claim your awesome prize package!
You have won:
Create Kids Couture 3 Pattern Pack


 
Bugga Bugs 2 Patterns
Ellie Inspired Pick 5 PDF Patterns
 Lilac Lane 3 Patterns
Monkeysbug Patterns 2 patterns

Lily Bird Studio 1 Pattern





Pellon Pellon Product Pack
Shipping limited to US and Canada for this item
www.pellonprojects.com

Hailey Bugs Closet 4 Patterns
www.facebook.com/haileybugsclosetboutique


Riley Blake A Fat Quarter Bundle of one of our latest lines 




Pick Your Plum Surprise Prize Package
www.pickyourplum.com

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Free Ribbon Blanket Tutorial

We've all been busy making handmade gifts for our little ones over the past few weeks, and Tiffany was recently reminded of the very first thing she ever sewed. It was this simple handmade gift that she created for her baby boy that opened the floodgates of creativity and started on her sewing journey-- A ribbon blanket, sewn completely by hand, every stitch sewn with love.
Tiffany's Son Aidan sleeping with his Ribbon Blanket

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Covered Buttons

How cute are these covered buttons??? I found these in  this Etsy shop and just think that they are the cutest little things I've ever seen. I have a thing for birds, maybe because my name is Robin, I don't know.

Someday I will own one of these...


But for now, it's off to Joann's for the much cheaper version! Covered buttons are a fun, cheap, and easy way to dress up your creations.

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Snowman Ornament and Finger Puppet

Hello, CKC fans! Annika from Bugga Bugs here with a fun tutorial to make your own Snowman Finger Puppet Ornament! 
I confess, I am a firm believer in Christmas trees children can actually touch.
In a house full of them I've learned it's okay if my tree doesn't look perfect. I'll admit, the metamorphosis it goes through during the season as their little hands rearrange its treasures can be quite entertaining. But I love it. It's proof that the joy of the holiday has crossed their precious minds at least once that day without my instigation. It's proof they're still little. It's proof they're still home. One day, all too soon, I'll have a "perfect" Christmas tree.. and I'll long for these days of imperfection {and then my grandkids will arrive and we'll have triple the rearranging we did in the past. hehe}.
So, without further ado I give you... 
The Snowman Finger Puppet Ornament
An ornament meant to be played with!

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Free Printable Holiday Banner

Our friend Jody of Jocole is stopping by with a fun, free printable banner tutorial for the holidays. If you aren't familiar with Jody's work, be sure to stop by her Facebook Page and check out her adorable sewing patterns and let her know CKC sent you! Jody was sweet enough to give us a 3 pattern pack to giveaway to one of our lucky readers, so scroll to the bottom of this post to enter the rafflecopter to win 3 Jocole Patterns!!!!
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As many of you know, I’m in a rental house while waiting for the house to be finished building.  I’m living out of boxes to unpack as little as possible.  I wanted to make some decorations that didn't require any sewing (because it’s all packed up) and was easy (let’s face it I don’t always have a lot of time with four very small kids).

Banner making is the perfect project for kids.  I left it very simple so that they can help color it, or you can print it on colored paper or even scrapbook paper.

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Debboutique Wins Boutique of The Month

We are excited to share with you our December Boutique of the month, Debboutique.


We've had our eye on Deborah Koch for a while, and although she started small, her boutique business has grown by leaps and bounds in the last six months due to her dedication, hard work and keen business sense. I asked Deborah to tell me her story