Cheerleading Outfit and Korker Bow Tutorial

Amy from, Nap Time Crafters is here to show us two great tutorials! Perfect for football season and could also work great for a Halloween Costume!

And you know she'll just love it:)

Materials:

• T-shirt


Team Fabric (I used a 42 x 9" piece. Little miss has a 19" waist, so use a little more than double your girly's waist measurement and then pick whatever length you want)


• Double sided fusible web (optional)

1. Pleat your fabric pinning as you go. I didn't bother measuring the pleats and it turned out just fine.

2. Using a basting stitch, stitch all of your pleats into place

3. Pin your skirt right sides together and sew up the side seam- I only had one, but if you are making this in a bigger size you might have seams on each side instead of just the one in the back. Anyway make sure your pattern matches up (I may have goofed this up the first time around...)

4. Hem the bottom end by folding over twice and topstitching.

5. Ok- I accidently deleted a few pictures and then it was all put together and on little miss, so this will have to do. Sorry about the belly button:) Slip your skirt over a t-shirt (I trimmed a bit off the bottom), so that they are right sides together and then stitch down.

6. This part is totally optional. I cut a little logo out of the fabric and then ironed it down with my double-sided fusible web. I didn't even stitch it down since this outfit probably won't be worn super often. I think it adds a nice little touch without too much more work:

Ta-Dah. Go cheer on your team!

Don't you love all those darling pleats?

I think she loves them too:)

Happy game day! I'd love to see pics. of your finished outfits - send them to naptimecrafters{at}gmail{dot}com and I'll show them off for you:)

I really love korker bows- they are super easy, cheap, and just plain cute!

Here's what you'll need:

• Grosgrain ribbon- I just used 1 color, but you could definitely do a couple different colors
• Hair Clip
• Hot glue gun
• Knitting needles or something else similar in size that can go in your oven (wood dowels work well)
• Bobby pins or clothes pins
• Cookie sheet
• Oven:)
• Clear nail polish or a lighter
• Embellishments (optional- I didn't bother)

*Remember anything you use needs to be oven safe and when you get it out it will be hot, so be careful!

1. Wrap your ribbon around the knitting needle and secure each end with a bobby pin. For my bow I used only 2 needles, but you could do more for a fuller bow. Bake at 250 for 20 minutes. Cool

2. After everything has cooled down, slide your ribbon off the knitting needles and cut into chunks. Mine were about 2" but you can make yours bigger or shorter depending on the bow shape you're going for. Seal the ends with clear nail polish or a lighter to prevent fraying.

3. Group together and tie a string around the middle (double your thread over or you might break it)

4. Hot glue onto a hair clip and you're done!

The perfect sassy bow for a little girl who loves making sassy faces:)

Thanks Amy for your great tutorials who shared with us today!