I did use the walking foot this afternoon though. One of my best friends from high school and his wife are expecting their first child this fall and my husband and I are going out to visit them next week- and Southern girls never show up empty handed.
Behold, the beginnings of their gift! Homemade bibs for their soon-to-be little one. The fabric on the right was just too perfect- Pat loves cars, planes, and skydiving (hoping he gives that one up now that he is going to be a daddy!)
I had made bibs before when I found out Angie was expecting baby Sam, but of course I found a tutorial on Pinterest that I wasn't smart enough to actually pin. "I'll just search again the next time I need it" #famouslastwords Thankfully I mentioned how I made it on my other, family website. Just two pieces of fabric with terrycloth sandwiched in between.
For these I decided to put denim on the backs, mostly so the two bibs would kind of tie together.
On the left here is a finished bib (except for the Velcro closure which still needs to be sewn on) and on the right is the fabric before being sewn. It always surprises me how much the bibs shrink after sewing, flipping, and top stitching. Turning those ends right-side-out was not easy! Thankfully I found a chopstick in my kitchen drawer to help. I had never tried that trick before, but it was really helpful. So much so that the chopstick now lives in my sewing room :)
they are adorable! wish i'd known you needed a brother walking foot, you could have had mine. =( i'm not going to be needing it anymore.
ReplyDeleteOh, you are so sweet! Purchasing the walking foot actually led to a long conversation with the shop owner and she told me about all sorts of classes and things, so it was worth the price. Hope you are enjoying your new machine!
DeleteGreat find when googling!
ReplyDeleteI did a bib once with denim:) Your bibs turned out very nice:)
Thank you!
DeleteSo cute! I love the bit about the chopstick!
ReplyDeleteI was surprised how much the it helped! Wondering how long it will be before my husband notices we have an uneven number of chopsticks in the kitchen ;)
DeleteSuper cute bibs. I love the fabric choices.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I couldn't believe how perfect the one print was!
ReplyDeletewhat cute bibs! Your fabrics are adorable. I'm sure that any mom and baby would love to have them!
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Thank you!
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