Winner: Hoot Design Co Alphabet Print


To enter to win a gorgeous print from Hoot Design Co., we asked what you would do if you could quit your day job. What it really boils down to is this: you’d stay home with your kids. That and traveling and sewing. We hear that! And the winner is….mabblab who said:

I’d love to have an online fabric shop. That way I’d stay at home and be surrounded by the fabric I’m addicted to. Then again, I probably wouldn’t sell any of it. I’d hoard it. So, it’s probably not something to pursue. đŸ™‚

Ha! You can go ahead and order a Simply Baby print from Hoot Design Co here, and enter to win the Designer Notebooks giveaway here!

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Procrastinester’s Wishlist


While the rest of you are kicking my big pregnant butt in the nesting department, all I want to do is shop for supplies for the nesting… I might be doing… in the near future. Here are a few items that have caught my eye this weekend.

Our lovely sponsor fabricworm has started carrying knits and minky. Cuddly softness! And check out these beautiful peacock cupcake liners from Bake it Pretty.
If I could put down Stieg Larsson long enough to do anything else, I think a refresher in proper embroidery could lead to some quality Crafting in Bed. This looks good, as does this. Oh but wait, this one combines Steig, Crafting and Bed! Perfect!
And lastly, I’ve had Sergers on the brain again. I really want one, especially with those gorgeous knits calling my name.

How about you? Anything else I should be coveting?

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Prudent Project Round-Up


Top: Caitlin at Salty Oat made the Beginner’s Bias Tape Bag | Sarah at Daffodil Design made Pretty Pants | Amy at Blue Brooke Boutique made the 10 Minute Onesie Dress with sweet heart appliques

Middle: Susan sent in that adorable pic of her tiny 2-week old in a Shirred Summer Dress | Sabrina at Fairies Laboratory made this adorable version of our Peasant Blouse | Leslie at Our Soft Spot to Land made a Changing Pad Cover

Bottom: Over at Finally Finished Crafts (hilarious blog name btw) she made our Most Flattering Shirt Dress | Tara in Wonderland made the Mama’s Checkbook Cover | And Sarah sent in her super sweet Pillowcase Dress

Your “As Seen On Prudent Baby” button is over there on the bottom left. We adore seeing these pics, send them by form or share them with everyone in the Prudent Baby Project Pool on Flickr!

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Link Love


4th of July weekend got the best of us (classy*), so here’s a sloppy link love.  We’ll be back to form next week.  Maybe.
-this circus wedding makes me want to get married all over again. which is saying A LOT. no honey, i’m kidding, love you…
-i am sure you guys all already read notmartha but if you don’t you should…
-maybe you saw this going around facebook. it’s very illuminating-“drowning doesn’t look like drowning” – the signs that a kid is drowning are not what i thought they were.  definitely read it here...
-cooking with my kid making me look bad with her healthy baked donut version of apple fritters….
-hilarious felt baby Princess Leia hat…
-This series on memory was so fascinating i stayed up into the wee hours of the morning reading the whole thing in bed on my iphone.  at Slate.
-this ad campaign is good.

And here are some tutorials readers sent in for us to share with you:
Amazing & unique men’s shirt into dress at Pear and the Babes
Zipper Rosettes at a Stitch in Lime
Toddler Pants with Shirred Ankles at Arm Candy for You
A round beach blanket with an umbrella hole from Sew Home Grown
Lamp re-vamp at Twenty Fingers Twenty Toes

*why yes, that is a giant inflatable pool in my driveway and I love it don’t judge me.

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One Shoulder Dressy Dress


I’ve been hoarding this Alexander Henry Caitlin Stripe cotton I picked up from Fabricworm for a while waiting for inspiration, when it hit me that it would be a great 4th of July print!  It also comes in a few other great colorways.

This one-shoulder dress is much easier to sew then it looks.  It works in cotton but might be even cuter in voile or even terry cloth.  So fun for summer BBQs!

OMG, I have the cutest daughter ever, except for all of your daughters of course.

I can’t wait to show you how to make this dress!  Get the full One Shoulder Dressy Dress tutorial after the jump…
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GIVEAWAY: Designer Notebooks!



When we were at Quilt Market in May, we were invited to Wiley Publishing’s swanky book launch party for Sandi Henderson’s Sewing Bits and Pieces, Anna Maria Horner’s Handmade Beginnings, and Melissa Averinos’ Small Stash Sewing. In addition to cleverly-themed cocktails for each author and an impressive Wiley ice sculpture, they had stacks of these super adorable notebooks for guests to take home. So cute right? One from each author/designer! And look at the lil’ unicorn inside Melissa’s! Well, guess what!?! We have a set of three to give away to one lucky reader.

Leave us a comment here telling us what would be in your signature cocktail and give it a fun name. Non-alcoholic works too! Share the giveaway on facebook by clicking “like” below, or tweet the giveaway, then leave another comment each time letting us know for an additional entry. Entries will close at midnight July 13th and a winner will be randomly selected.

I’ll start!

Jacinda’s 27-week countdown
Belvedere Vodka, Clamato Juice, a squeeze of lemon, Worcestershire Sauce and celery salt, garnished with a pickled onion, jalapeno and a shrimp cocktail!

Also… if you haven’t enter the HOOT Design Co Giveaway, you have one more day to enter!

Go go go!

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Prudent Project Round-Up


Top: KJ at Let’s go Fly a Kite made the Beginner’s Bias Tape Bag | Over at The Quirky Frog she made a 10 Minute Onesie Dress for that super cute big girl | Meghan at …is Five made our Summery Sun Hat and matching booties

Middle: Sarah at Making of a Family made a DIY Pocket Bib | Catherine at Happy in the In Between made the Fabric Flower Hair Clip for her daughter’s Baptism | Mayya at Sew Chic and Unique made a Quick & Pretty Makeup Bag

Bottom: Courtney at Sweet Petite made the Hooded Towel | Brooke at The Dever Dish did a great post on organizing her recipes and used our Recipe Binder Template | Hannah sent in her Snappy Toddler Top (what a cute babee!)

Your “As Seen On Prudent Baby” button is over there on the bottom left. We adore seeing these pics, send them by form or share them with everyone in the Prudent Baby Project Pool on Flickr!

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