Tutorial Tuesday: Dress From A Dress Shirt

Found this adorable and easy how-to at Cubic Dreams - check it out:

Wordy Wednesday

Tutorial Tuesday: 15-Minute Bandana Dress

I happened upon this lovely little tutorial from Trey & Lucy and I promise, once I buy myself a sewing machine, I am so making these for both my girls.. and maybe even me!

OK ladies are you ready for this?!

It's called a bandanna dress and Lucy looks so dang cute in it!

What, you don't believe me that it takes only 15 minutes!!??

Fine I'll show you...here's how you do it:

Go down and get yourself 2 bandannas and a spool of ribbon.

Lay the bandannas on top of each other, right sides together.

Each bandanna has some writing on it; make sure the writing is at the top of your dress.

Measure the width of your ribbon. (Mine was about 1 1/2 inches.)

Measure down from the top on the left side 6 inches plus the measurement of the width of the ribbon.

(So I measured down on mine 6 + 1 1/2 = 7 1/2.)

Place two pins at that measurement.

This is a good way to mark where you will stop sewing.

(This will make the armholes of the dress.)

Pin the rest of the way down to the bottom of the dress.

Now do the exact same to the right side of the dress.

Stitch all the way from the bottom of the dress to the 2 pins.

When you get to the pins stop and back stitch.

At the top of your dress you will have two open:

At the top of your dress measure the width of the ribbon.

Fold down at that length, and pin all the way across the top.

(This is going to be the casing for your ribbon. There will be one on each side.)

Turn dress over and do the same to the other side of the dress.

Sew all the way across the top of the dress.

Do this on both sides.

Cut two lengths of ribbon about 40 inches long.

Singe the edges so it doesn't fray! 

Turn your dress right side out.

Secure a safety pin to the end of one of the ribbons.

Feed it through the casing all the way out the other side.

Do this with both ribbons in separate casings.

Gather the top of the dress together in the middle of the ribbon and tie bow on both sides.

Your little one can wear this as a dress when she is little and a shirt as she grows!

How can you say no to 15 minutes?! You have to give this one a try!

For more adorable stuff, check out Trey & Lucy's blog! 

Wordy Wednesday

Recipe of the Week: Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake

Found this lovely blog-recipe at Alexandra's Kitchen:

I swear buttermilk is magic. I’ve dwelled on this before. Buttermilk seems to turn everything to gold. Super-moist, super-delicious gold. Anyway, I needed a simple, summery, breakfasty, cake-like-but-not-dessert-like recipe to make this morning. One of Ben’s friends had crashed here last night, and I thought it only appropriate to treat him to a proper breakfast. In other words, I was craving sugar and carbs. The truth is I’ve been craving sugar and carbs and a cake like this for months. But seriously, who doesn’t crave having a good, seasonal, berry cake recipe in their morning-treat repertoire? Nobody. And I think I’ve found the recipe that fits the bill. On an old photocopied sheet of paper in my mother’s hand writing, I spotted a note: “Baby Boy’s Favorite.” Oh Baby Boy. Baby Boy is my younger brother, my parents’ favorite child, and one of the most satisfying people to cook for. If it was Baby Boy’s favorite cake, it would soon be mine, too. This cake is delectable! I think you’ll like it, too.

 Buttermilk-Blueberry Breakfast Cake

(Serves 6-8)

½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature

2 tsp. lemon zest or more — zest from 1 large lemon

7/8 cup + 1 T. sugar

1 egg, room temperature

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. kosher salt

2 cups fresh blueberries

½ cup buttermilk

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.

Cream butter with lemon zest and 7/8 cup of the sugar until light and fluffy.

Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined.

Meanwhile, toss the blueberries with ¼ cup of flour, then whisk together the remaining flour, baking powder and salt.

Add the flour mixture to the batter a little at a time, alternating with the buttermilk.

Fold in the blueberries.

Grease a 9-inch square baking pan (or something similar) with butter or coat with non-stick spray.

Spread batter into pan.

Sprinkle batter with remaining tablespoon of sugar.

Bake for 35 minutes.

Check with a toothpick for doneness.

If necessary, return pan to oven for a couple of more minutes.

Let cool at least 10 minutes before serving.

I can't wait to try this for JB & the As...

I wonder if I'll even get to taste it?

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