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April 26, 2007
Quilted baby bibs
Hi - Becket here again. I'm expecting a baby soon (due in August) and so it's been a good excuse to make cute baby stuff (keep a lookout for future posts - I have a few projects that I'm wrapping up). Since I've been on a quilting binge lately, I thought some quilted baby bibs would be cute. I've seen several examples of quilted bibs lately that have served as great inspiration. I placed bright contrasting fabrics on the back, so they are reversible. Maitreya and I put a pearl no-sew snap on the pink/green one. We needed a hammer to do this and there were quite a few layers to go through so it took quite a bit of strength to get it through. For the blue one, I just sewed on a snap. There is a layer of quilting batting in the middle which has been needlepunched so it won't shrink or change shape in the wash. One last thing? I need to scotchguard them before they are used!!
Posted under Sewing/Fabric Crafts at April 26, 2007 10:31 PM
Comments
Lovely! This is going to be one fashion forward baby.
Posted by: Anina at May 2, 2007 02:05 PM
They are so beautiful, I wouldn´t dare to use them (argh - those darn tomato stains...)
Posted by: mette at May 2, 2007 02:57 PM
Becket- congrats on the baby! I'm also expecting and am actually due next week... yikes! The bibs are super cute and I'm looking forward to seeing your other projects.
Posted by: Alex at May 2, 2007 04:54 PM
dude. they're AWESOME. that baby 'll be ridin' in style.
Posted by: string*THEORY at May 2, 2007 06:45 PM
Congrats on the baby! I guess I must have missed the announcement. I love the bibs and the fabric. I have several of those but I haven't made anything with them yet because I can't bare to cut them.
Posted by: Abby at May 2, 2007 07:02 PM
I like your bibs. I have made some extremely similar for my baby and they are the best...although I didn't needlepunch the batting, so mine shrunk up, but they keep getting better with age. Unlike all the other bibs I have.
Love your patchwork!
Posted by: amandajean at May 2, 2007 07:29 PM
so cute! these look awesome.
and don't scotch guard- they will wash and dry just fine-scotch guard is actually not very healthy at all to have around people/pets, especially babies and food-if you know what I mean. . .
Posted by: amy k. at May 2, 2007 08:32 PM
I LOVE them!
Posted by: Stephanie at May 2, 2007 11:09 PM
They're stunning! Congratulations on having a baby too.
Posted by: Racquel at May 3, 2007 12:59 AM
these are fabulous!
Posted by: Jessica at May 3, 2007 08:59 AM
oh sew pretty. i love making bibs. i adore your fabric choices. what is this needle punching the batting? i havent heard of this....
Posted by: susan sobon at May 4, 2007 01:41 AM