As I stated in an earlier post, my workstie is preggers. So for her baby shower I thought I’d whip up some baby bibs. This was my first time tackling this particular item, so I learned some things along the way. I used this awesome tutorial from Simply Small Wonders – and finally bought the KAMsnaps I’ve thought about buying since I discovered paci clips a few years ago. Without further ado, some tips if you decide to try this:
Tip #1: Pick the two fabrics and cut them together.Otherwise, you end up with this…
Note the straps not lining up. At all. I made do, but don’t be me!
I made 10 of these at once (See Tip #4) and turned the first immediately after sewing where I saw I hadn’t caught the second side of the bib. So, flip the fabric over so you can fix it without turning.
Tip #3: If you’re using a third layer to go in the middle, cut it bigger.This applies if you don’t sandwich everything and cut them then, I suppose. I cut everything separately. I used simple cotton for the majority of the bibs I made, so I ended up cutting 4 layers of muslin at a time to get 2 bibs.
Don’t end up like this…
Don’t be me. This is what you call an epic fail.
Tip #4: If you’re making a lot, do one step for all of them.
This is actually a tip I picked up on a crawl around Pinterest. Any time you’re making several of one thing, find the most efficient way to make them. For me, this usually means doing 1 step for each of them. So I cut all my fabrics for every bib. Then I sew each bib together. Then I clip the curves & turn each one. Then I top stitch. It seems obnoxious because you aren’t finishing one quickly, but it’s so much more satisfying when you go from having none finished to having a whole stack of finished bibs (/ burp rags / paci clips).
Tip #5: Clip those curves!I was more thinking about clipping curves to make sure the neckline laid evenly, but what I learned was to clip the ends of the straps too – otherwise, attaching the snap is difficult because the layers of fabric are different.
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