Sewing Information, Advice, How-to
Free Baby Bib Patterns & Tutorials - 54 designs!
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Sewing Quick Tip:
Button Tip:
When sewing buttons onto your garment, to place them accurately, try sewing them on one at a time.
Sew on one button, try your garment on, then check the spacing of the next button before sewing it on.
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Sewing Quick Tip:
Pressing Seams Open:
Use a seam roll as your surface when pressing seams open. The rounded surface of the seam roll will keep the edges of your seam allowances from pressing a ridge into the right side of your fabric.
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More Baby Project Ideas from These Popular Books!
A collection of the best free Baby Bib Patterns & Tutorials on the web!
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Note: An asterisk (*) next to a project indicates that it's a PDF file.
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*Patterns marked with an asterisk (*) indicate a PDF file.
a baby bib is designed for (catching baby food), it will be okay if the bib doesn’t turn out
perfectly.
And sewing a baby bib can be a great way use up those smaller scraps of fabric leftover from
other projects, or a great way to"repurpose" old clothing such as t-shirts and jeans.
And if you’re making your bibs from brand new cotton fabric, be sure to preshrink your fabric
first (and any trims too). You may even want to wash your fabric more than once because
cotton fabric doesn’t always shrink its maximum amount the first washing.
And also remember that a set of colorful, handmade baby bibs can make a great (and
inexpensivie) baby shower gift!
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More Baby Project Ideas from These Popular Books!
More Baby Project Ideas from These Popular Books!
Let’s sew baby bibs! Here you’ll find a
collection of over fifty great baby bib
patterns and tutorials from all over the
web.
Try embellishing the edges of your bib
with ric-rac, bias tape, or fringe. Or add a
layer of vinyl to the outside of your bib
(or make your bib from a waterproof
material) to make it water-resistant and
wipeable.
And because of its simple shape, a baby
bib can be a great first project for a
beginner who’s just learning how to sew
(if you don’t have babies or toddlers
yourself, you can pass them on to
someone who does). And because of what
If you arrived at this page through a search engine, you may want to check out the Free Sewing Pattern Directory for a list of ALL of the free sewing patterns accessible through this site.
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