Nursery to Toddler

Sewing 101 $7.27 Sewing 101 is a modern-day primer on the basic skills and techniques of sewing. This book is geared toward the absolute novice and assumes you know little or nothing about the craft. Filled with lots of step-by-step photos, useful sewing tip sidebars, and a painstakingly detailed glossary, Sewing 101 teaches you how to sew successfully. You will learn terminology used regularly in sewing, as well as all the basic skills that are the building blocks of the art. From threading the machine to sewing a straight stitch, to more complicated procedures such as installing zippers and following patterns, everything is covered. Chapters include such topics as: the sewing machine and its accessories, sewing supplies and how to use them, how to shop for, prepare, measure and cut fabric, and more. Each new technique is taught via the creation of an actual project, such as a pillow, window treatment, t-shirt, or baby blanket, thereby allowing you to learn a new skill and create an item to wear, display or use in your home. Dust off that machine and begin sewing for fun and function ‘

Teach Yourself Visually Sewing $19.4 If you’re tired of items that just fit so-so—sew, sew This guide will have you expressing your personal in no time. You’ll learn the basics of hand sewing and sewing with a machine and get detailed information about tools and fabrics. From there, you’ll progress to sewing seams, darts, facings, zippers, fasteners, and more. You’ll learn to use patterns and try your hand (and your sewing machine) on warm-up projects like a tote bag or a baby receiving blanket. Then it’s on to more creative designs like a stylish messenger bag and fun, flanged pillow shams. If you learn by seeing and doing and want to create chic, unique accessories and home décor, this book is a perfect fit Concise two-page lessons show you all the steps to a skill and are ideal for quick review Each skill or technique is defined and described Detailed color photos demonstrate each step Step-by-step instructions accompany each photo Helpful tips provide additional guidance

Lovely Rabbit Baby Polar Fleece Crib Blanket New $6.59 Overview:This brand new pretty soft fleece baby blanket throw is made of brand new, soft, anti-pill, polar fleece fabric. This blanket is completely adorable, and has a machine finished edging done with a coordinating color and has softly rounded corners for comfort.This would look awesome in any baby’s crib, and would make a great baby shower gift.This blanket is so luxuriously soft, you have to feel it to believe it, and the colors are very soft and comforting for Baby!This blanket is not heavy, so it could be used all year long! It is so plush and luxurious, and would really be so soft for baby!Specification: Weight Approx: 120gSize Approx: 90x 60cm

Baby Lock BLEC-C2 Sewing Embroidery Cards $99 Baby Lock BLEC-C2 Sewing Embroidery Cards

Little Bamboo Baby Blanket Crib $64.95 Little Bamboo Baby Blanket (Crib)

CLOSEOUT!!! Ritzy Baby Blanket In Camoflague $49.99 CLOSEOUT!!! Ritzy Baby Blanket In Camoflague

CLOSEOUT!!! Booyah Baby Large Blanket In Baby Bloom $49.99 CLOSEOUT!!! Booyah Baby Large Blanket In Baby Bloom

Congratulations Pillow and Blanket $79 A most precious shower gift for the one you love The pretty matching pillow and blanket make a great addition to any crib or carriage It will also make a most happy surprise for the mom you get it for The bedding comes in both white and ecru and is adorable for either gender The dainty lace fabric and the exquisite ruffled edging are the ideal finishing touches to this Congratulations Baby Blanket Set Does not come with ribbon on pillow

Organic Baby Crib Blanket $39 Pamper Baby Pamper baby with elegance with warmth with softness Pamper baby with this luxurious blanket This beautiful crochet blanket features an attractive fringe and is made of the softest cotton organic that gentle enough for the most sensitive baby skin

Hearts Baby Blanket $48 Sweet and Soft Wrap your baby in the softest sweetest blanket Our Hearts Baby Blanket features a deliciously soft weave in a pale pink color Embroidered with dainty hearts this blanket is sure to become babys fast favorite Machine washable and sized for multi-purpose use the blanket is an all around winner

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Can the Children’s Clothing Industry Survive?

The second largest industry in the United States is retail; this includes both the number of employees and number of establishments. Generating 300 billion in retail sales on an annual basis, with 16.8 billion of this share generated by the girls fashion market, this figure is just for newborn baby girl’s fashion through to toddler girls. This figure equates to 12,500 per capita in the United States.

Inspired by the spending habits of celebrity moms, families where both parents work and have disposable incomes means many families have more to spend on their children than in eras past. Gone are the days when moms sewed children’s clothing at home or used hand-me-downs, today parents purchase designer clothing for their children. Cotton onesies and floral receiving blankets are ‘out’, one-off silk screen printed tees and silk organza dresses are ‘in’. Massed produced girl’s fashion lines are ‘out’, upscale designer girl’s clothing which allow for individual expression and cutting edge style are ‘in’.

Can the ever expanding retail industry survive the economic downturn? Expert analysts of the industry suggest that the children’s’ fashion industry, in particular, the girls fashion industry can survive. The women’s’ fashion sector and girl’s fashion sectors of the industry have been known for resilience during economic downturns.

Typically a period for ‘tightening belts’, it seems that dads follow suit and spend less, but moms do not. When it comes to fashion for themselves and their children, moms are ruled by their emotions, they will keep spending at the same rate on fashion clothing items for themselves and their children.

It is not to say that the women’s’ fashion and girls’ fashion sectors are not affected by the downturn in the economy, they are; however these two buoyant sectors will weather the storm and survive quite well, sales may be down, but not compared to other sectors of the industry.

When it comes to our children, parents, particularly moms love to have that ‘up to the minute’ fashion piece for their little ones. The old adage ‘babies can’t be spoiled’ may be true, but it certainly doesn’t prevent many parents from trying, swaddling our little ones in high end fashion seems to be a given for parents with disposable incomes.

The old lingering image of young parents just scraping by is a thing of the past, the high earning dual income family of today are appalled by Disney characters on their children’s’ t-shirts. Thus, emerges the expanding niche market of high end children’s fashion designers, who may well be able to weather the economic storm and even prosper during poor economic periods.

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