Scrappy Pumpkin Tutorial


Virginia from Gingercake is here to share an adorable Tutorial for Scrappy Pumpkins since Jaime and I have been slacking in the Autumn Decor Dept. (Is it because it’s still 85 degrees where we live?)

Remember that any comment you leave on a post this week could win you that extremely useful Aleene’s Tacky Pack pictured up to the left. So let’s give Virginia a shout-out for representing Fall here on Prudent Baby!

Thanks Virginia! Take it away…

I am not much of a Halloween or Harvest decorator. If I could choose team colors they would for sure be red and green. That said, my really good pal Karen asked if I would make her a pumpkin. I said no (I always say no first for some grumpy reason), because I am not really into pumpkins but then she bribed me with pork. This may sound weird but Karen and her husband own Heilman Hogwash Farm, and that is some super yummy local pastured pork. She also knows that I LOVE trade. So exciting!

I made one and then thought it was so fun and easy that I would make a quick tutorial.
Read more for Gingercake’s Scrappy Pumpkin Tutorial…

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FAT QUARTER APRON CONTEST!

Do you want this?


You know you do! Well, here’s your chance to win it…

Introducing our very first contest! Of course, if you subscribe to our Prudent Mama Newsletter you already knew about it – and many of you have already sent in your entries! OMG, they’re GORG. Well, now the rest of you need to get to sewing because someone is going to win this AMAZING pack of 22 Anna Maria Horner Innocent Crush Fat Quarters (yes, that’s the ENTIRE COLLECTION) courtesy of Fabricworm!

Here’s how it works: Visit our Fat Quarter Apron Tutorial, read through it, then go ahead and sew one or more of your own. Add fun trim, cute embellishments, and make it super special and unique. Here’s mine:

And see what Jacinda did with it? So cute!

Next, email us a picture of your creation (or creations) to contest@prudentbaby.com and we’ll check them all out and pick a winner. Go ahead and leave a comment here letting us know you did it, too!

The winning apron will be featured on Prudent Baby and win the fabrics
above! And because they loved us enough to subscribe, Prudent Mamas got
an extra week to create their fat quarter aprons before we shared this contest
with y’all. So, if you want to be in the know ahead of time, subscribe to our newsletter here!

Everyone has until midnight November 10th to email us their Fat Quarter Apron images, and regretfully we can only ship this prize to addresses in North America. Now get to sewing!

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How to Make Fabric Slippers with Free Pattern

Homemade flannel slippers, what could be cozier? After all, The Season of Cozy is upon us. Let’s learn how to make fabric slippers!

Image of DIY fabric slippers
I wear my DIY fabric slippers daily.
How to Make Fabric Slippers
These are non-slip slippers and they have a super comfy minky lining. I’ll tell you all about how to make them non-slip and how to make a sole, along with a free pattern, so you too can get cozy.
How to Sew Fabric Slippers
And I had fun making the Rolled Fabric Flowers we posted last week as little embellishments. Gorg, right?

Get the full How to Make Fabric Slippers Tutorial and Free Slipper Pattern below..
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Prudent Advice Blog Tour & Giveaways


Welcome to the Prudent Advice Blog Tour. My labor of love, Prudent Advice: Lessons for My Baby Daughter (A Life List for Every Woman) starts shipping tomorrow, so we are celebrating with a superfun blog tour. You can order your copy here, or try to win one from these amazing blogs!

We love our big blog family, so we hope you’ll visit all of these sites. Hear what they have to say after actually reading the whole book, and enter on their sites to win your own copy. here goes:

Tues. 10/12: Pint Size Social
Wed. 10/13: Noodleheads
Thurs. 10/14: Freshly Picked
Fri. 10/15: Cooking With My Kid
Mon. 10/18: Grosgrain
Tues. 10/19: OhDeeDoh
Wed. 10/20: Ish & Chi
Thurs. 10/21: Little Miss Heirlooms
Fri. 10/22: Smile and Wave

Thank You Thank You Thank You and Good Luck!

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Prudent Project Round-Up


Top: Elle in Australia made two adorable Snappy Toddler Dresses | And so excited to see our first Snap Wrap Dress from the beautifully named Jamie of 1+2=Love

Middle: Barbara made a sweet patchwork version of our DIY Changing Pad Cover | Jen from Queen of Schemes made the awesome deer version of our DIY Embroidered Clock | Over at Fairies Laboratory she made a dress version of our Peasant Blouse

Bottom: Emmy #75 shared her 10 Minute Onesie Dress on Flickr (so freakin’ cute) | and Knitsy Jane shared her Portable Tea Party on Flickr as well | and Adaline from Coolest Family on the Block had a DIY Tissue Number Sign as part of her supercute polka-dot themed birthday party.

Share share share! Everyone loves seeing your project pictures. Join us on Flickr, hang with us on the Prudent Baby Facebook Page (we have so much fun over there), or send them to us via the Prudent Baby Contact Form. Your “As Seen On Prudent Baby” Button is down there on the left. XO

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FRIDAY {SURPRISE} PRIZE!


Oh, it’s just so lovely I wanted to pick my own comment so JC would have to send it to me, but alas, that would be wrong. So the Alexander Henry fat quarter pictured above (which you might recognize from the PJ Pants) goes to Felicia from 3 Little Birds Stitch Co. because she laughed at my joke on the Recycled Ruffle Sleeve Bubble T post when she said: “This is so cute! I actually LOLed at the ‘You’re also weird.'” What can I say, I crave validation, ha!

Remember what Jacinda said…it goes perfectly in her green living room. The winner could make her a pillow. No pressure. A pillow with dark brown pom-pom trim. HA. No seriously though, send us a picture of whatever you make, and use the contact form to the left to send us your address. Winners hve five days to contact us before their prize goes to another lucky reader.

On to this week. Our favorite (and most gorg) commenter of the week will receive this awesome Aleene’s Fabric Tacky Pack of delicious glues, including No Sew Fabric Glue, Jewel It, and OK To Wash It. Perfect for making Rolled Fabric Flowers!

You know what to do.

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Link Love


These Embroidered Jar Toppers from Make and Take are a sweet way to give the gift of homemade soup a finishing touch. I love The Season of Cozy… and soup. I really love soup too.

Having wielded an X-acto blade or two in my day, this paper cut of San Francisco leaves me speechless…

and I’m back.

This Petal-Tee Tutorial from Ruffles and Stuff is such an inventive (and adorable) use for tiny scraps! And how GORG are the models?!

And, speaking of the The Season of Cozy, how could we not mention that it’s the middle of SOCKTOBERFEST and the knitting needles are furiously clicking. Love these from His Glory Hand Knits, found in the SOCTOBERFEST Flickr Pool.

ALSO…

With a show of comments, how many of you are wearing a ponytail right now? I thought so. Learn how to make the most of your Hot Mess Mommy hair-style of choice with ponytail advice straight from an expert!

I’m happy SOMEONE is on the ball and getting started on their holiday crafts. Love these cozy ornaments from My Sparkle. I haven’t even started on Halloween, although I have been working on a bowl of candy corn.

Send this Paper Cut Star Wars Trilogy Animation to your brother to remind him how cool you are.

And I can’t help but have a moment of pride for our friend Jaime and her new book which was featured on Daily Candy Kids and Babble this week! Go Jaime!

Some of the Trevor Project/ Dan Savage “It Gets Better” Videos make us cry (that Tim Gunn one, omg). If it helps even just a few depressed, bullied, or harassed kids from giving up then it’s done it’s work. We all know being a teenager is hard, gay or straight. IT GETS BETTER! This is lifesaving work they are doing!

Have a nice weekend and stay crafty!

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GIVEAWAY WINNER! The America’s Test Kitchen Healthy Family Cookbook


It’s been really interesting to hear your comments for this giveaway. Sounds like you are doing a great job feeding your families. Go prudent mamas! (and other assorted prudent people!) But it also sounds like we could all use the information and inspiration in The America’s Test Kitchen Healthy Family Cookbook. So if you would like to purchase a copy, please click here, unless of course you are…

Francheska, because you are the winner of your very own copy!

Francheska, please send us your mailing info using the contact us form and we will send it off to the awesome people at America’s Test Kitchen.

But before we go, let’s stop and admire Jaime’s homemade biscotti, just one more recipe from this great book. Doesn’t that look so good right now? You can find the full recipe here!

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