This week I will be making some baby bibs to accompany the ‘welcome baby’ pillow I made. I will be following this tutorial – in the supplies section of the tutorial there are links to download a 2 part PDF pattern for the bib.
After having my sewing machine for nearly a year, I have finally tested out my walking foot. I have no idea why I was so scared of my wakling foot. Probably because it is big and bulky and looks nothing like the standard foot or zipper foot I have used. I tested out my walking foot on Saturday using some scrap fabric and cotton batting and wow, it is nice!
Eep, the fabrics, IMHO, are so cute! It’s hard to say which one is going to be my favorite bib! I originally had planned to back the bibs using cotton flannel, but have since decided against that. I think since I am using cotton batting for the middle layer that the cotton flannel backing will be unnecessary since (1) the batting will absorb any spills or drool and (2) the cotton flannel might make the seams a bit bulky. Plus in my limited quilting experience, I’ve never heard of a quilt sandwich made with cotton fabric, batting, and flannel, I’ve always heard of cotton fabric, batting, and cotton fabric. So, lucky for me, I had some suitable cotton fabrics in my stash to use for the backing — some yellow Kona Cotton fabric, some leftover big polka dots that I also used to back the ‘welcome baby’ pillow, and some tiny polka dots leftover from a pair of sleep boxers I made for myself.
Will hopefully be posting some completed bib photos later this week!
AH!! these are going to be so cute! I love the sock monkeys!
Love the cutesy fabric!
I couldn’t be without my walking foot now – I use it for practically everything. Like you, I was scared of it too but with a little bit of practice you’ll wonder how you ever managed without it!
@beth, sock monkeys really? they scare me! but it is a cute beach scene….
@busyfingers101, yeah I feel quite sheepish at how scared/nervous I was about using my walking foot. I think it will be a great help when making my quilted bibs!
Adorable fabrics; I especially love the fabrics on the far left.
Hmmm, I wonder if I have a walking foot included in my sewing machine’s loot . . .
That is a great tutorial thanks for the link ! I may use it once I know what my niece is having !
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I haven’t use my walking foot yet… some apprehension … LOL .
Those fabrics are super cute… specially the 3 right in the front ! You are spoiling the baby already
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PS (Fable was trying to sneak in in the picture
@glenda, yes the fabric is sweet. if i knew i was expecting i totally would have bought the rest of the silly animal fabric (the middle one) that was on the bolt.
@m1b, yes it is a really great tutorial and soshesews has been really good about replying to people’s comments/questions on that tutorial.
the walking foot is definitely a weird looking foot but i had no problems “installing it” and working with it. I loosened my tension just barely and it sewed really well on my test scraps and batting.
and yes fable likes hanging out next to my sewing machine. she ♥’s the other 2 unicorns that are on my sewing machine.
I’ve never made baby bibs, you’ve got some CUTE fabric to work with! Looking forward to see how they come out.
For some reason, I the few times I’ve used my walking foot, I thought it was really fun.
@lisa, yes the cutesy fabric makes this a fun project. the walking foot is cool to use. it makes me feel nerdy and more experienced to be using a different foot for my machine!
Looking forwars to see the bib photos.