Free Funky Fox Ears Sewing Pattern by Living DIY Style!

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Time for a free pattern! My first free pattern ever I might add. I have a long list of free patterns I want to release over the next year, but this one kept begging to be first, so I gave in. And I’m happy I did, I think you guys and your kids are going to love this super cute quick pattern! You will find the Free Fox Ears Pattern at the bottom of this post.

Did I mention this pattern is not just for kids? Yup, it comes in adult sizes too! For some reason I just couldn’t get myself motivated to put on my Fox Ears and have the kids take pictures of me. Sorry guys! Maybe next time:)

I love that these Funky Fox Ears will keep her ears nice and warm when it’s cold outside!

Hey, and check this out! Remember the Animal Hoodie Pattern I sell with the Bear Ears? Well now you can swap out the bear ears for fox ears! Just use the fox ears in place of the bear ears when you get to that part of the tutorial. I just added a section to the Animal Hoodie tutorial entitled “How to Add Fox Ears”. It shows you how to sew up the fox ears and how to sew them in. How cool is that?!

I have a little story for you guys today. Did you know that before I started designing sewing patterns I used to crochet like a mad woman? Yes, it’s true! When my oldest daughter was about two years old I started designing and crocheting lots of animal hats for her to wear. She absolutely loved them. I felt a deep sense of satisfaction as I saw how much these little animal hats were helping her to use her imagination. Then when other kids came over she would get the hats out and they would all start jumping around and having a great time in their imaginary worlds. Precious times without a doubt.

Inevitably she kept growing, but sadly the hats did not. However, her desire to still play with them was still going strong! I had to chuckle as I watched her trying to cram and squeeze her head into these little toddler hats I had made so long ago. That’s when I decided it was time to put my hand to designing and come up with a kid friendly animal hat/hoodie. It’s been two years since then and they’ve gotten plenty of use out of them. But better yet, the pretend play lives on!

Now when their friends come over, all the fox ears come out! Whenever I start working with a pattern, I make a ton of them before I make my final piece for pictures. So needless to say, they’ve got LOTS of Fox Ears to play with now. I think they’re happy about it!

Fleece Animal Hoodie Sewing Pattern by Living DIY Style

So I would love to hear your thoughts on this new free pattern. What do you think? Do you like it? Let me know how they turn out for you in the comments below!

New and Improved Reversible Crib Shoe Sewing Pattern is Here!

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As many of you already know, there is nothing more satisfying than watching a baby kick or crawl around with a pair of handmade baby shoes that you made for them. The first pair of baby shoes I made for my first daughter were a pair of crib shoes. I can still remember the giddy feeling I had while I watched her crawl around the house in those cute little shoes. At the time she was challenging herself, and trying to grab hold of anything she possibly could to assist her as she bravely tried to stand up. However, my heart kept breaking as she would constantly slip on our hardwood floors. This gave me motivation to tackle my first pair of grippy bottomed crib shoes! I didn’t start with an easy fabric, oh no, that would be too simple. I started with deerskin leather. My sewing machine at the time kicked and screamed at my demand, but some how my determination was stronger than my machine’s rebellious attitude! In the end, once I slipped those cute little crib shoes on her feet, I realized it was worth the battle. I knew this was just the beginning of something fun and wonderful. They stayed on wonderfully, they looked adorable, and kept her feet extra toasty warm on cold nights, what more could I ask for?

Back in 2010 I finally decided it was time to work out the details and put together a tutorial and sewing pattern for the crib shoe to sell. The Reversible Crib Shoe sewing pattern was a huge success. Everyone seemed to love the idea of a reversible, seamless crib shoe.

Recently I’ve had quite a few friends give birth to new babies. My friends automatically know what to expect from me when a new baby is born- handmade baby shoes of course! As I was excitedly choosing my fabrics for the baby shoes I planned on making, I started coming up with new fun details to add to Reversible Crib Shoe pattern. It was too good to keep all to myself, so I decided to update the pattern with three additional styles. While I was at it, I kept thinking about all the requests I’ve had over the last five years for bigger sizes. So in addition to the extra sizes, I decided to add three new sizes- Newborn, 24 months, and 36 months.

All in all I’m very pleased with the new designs and sizes. I also completely revamped the old tutorial. The new tutorial reflects the experience I have gained in writing and designing tutorials over the past few years. There are tons of well thought out pictures and easy to follow directions for each design. I’m certain there will be little to no confusion when you make these. Look at these adorable baby feet in his new crib shoes! Oh those little rollie-pollie ankles, love them. The best part is, it’s available now!

Have you ever made Crib shoes before? What do you think about the new designs I’ve added? Let me know in the comments below:)

Hoodie Infinity Scarf Sewing Pattern is Complete!

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Hoodie Infinity Scarf Sewing Pattern by Living DIY Style

Well good morning my few precious readers! Just two days ago I only had one subscriber, and now I have seven- whoa! I want to say thank you, I am feeling encouraged to continue with this blogging adventure thanks to you guys. I must say, it’s going to take me a while to get the hang of this. The reason I say this is because, well, I had no idea I had three lovely comments waiting for me to read on my first post, until I went to write this post…. and well looky there, three beautiful comments! To say I felt giddy would be an understatement. If you’ve ever started a blog, you well know, getting those first couple of comments is a golden moment. Now I can speak from experience.

Good news! I finished the Hoodie Infinity Scarf sewing pattern I’ve been working on. I figured to celebrate I would throw a 15% coupon code- FCB15 out there. This code is good for all 3 of my stores- www.livingdiystyle.etsy.com, www.shoeology.etsy.com, and www.livingdiystyle.com. The coupon is good for all items, in all of my stores. Sale will end at midnight tonight.

Here is a picture of my friend who kindly modeled the hoodie and my fingerless glove pattern. She so petite and adorable, love her!

Infinity Scarf Hoodie and Fingerless Gloves sewing Pattern

Got a much needed hair cut recently. Thought this would be a good opportunity to show off my new hairdo and also show you that when you take the hood off, it makes a nice and cozy infinity scarf with the hood hanging out the back.

So, what to work on next. Once I complete one project, I’ve got about a hundred more that I want to conquer. Decisions, decisions! Well, hey, now that I’ve got a few people listening to me, I can bounce ideas off of you to help me figure these things out. This is great. Once I gather up a few of my ideas, I’ll be asking for your opinions!

Hoodie Infinity Scarf Sewing Pattern is in the WORKS!

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This is a big day for me, because this is officially my first blog post. I’m finally biting the bullet and taking the plunge into the blogosphere. I’m not much of a talker, so this may prove to be a bit challenging for me. I guess we’ll find out. Or should I say- I need to find out. Why? Well, because I honestly want to see what it’s like to try to start up a community from scratch. I have no idea if this blog will sink or swim, but one thing I learned a few years back, is that if you want to see change you need to make the decision to do something different- and then do it! So here I am at the beginning of a new year, doing something different.

Let’s get started! Here’s what I’ve been working on.

Hoodie Infinity Scarf by Living DIY Style

It’s an all in one, one size fits all, hoodie infinity scarf sewing pattern for women. I have worn this hoodie just about everyday since I made it. I love the contrasting colors, the fact that it’s reversible, and of course- THE BUTTON. I am such a sucker when it comes to over sized buttons! It has been cold lately, but no joke, this hoodie has been keeping me warm and cozy each and everyday.

Here’s another hoodie I made with black fleece and black/green houndstooth lining. This cozy hoodie was given to a good friend of mine.