Bibs 'n babes

I made this bib for Mia the other day. Recognize this fabric? As you can see, I have a lot of it. Tarek asked me if I'm ever going to use anything else. Maybe. You can't see in the picture, but the bib has a pocket at the bottom. Quite useful for catching green peas and the like. I covered the fabric in self-adhesive laminate that I found at Home Depot the other day. It's in the section with the shelf and contact paper. I covered both sides to make it wipe-able. The only problem I see with this project is that the laminate only sits on top of the fabric. It's not really bound to it within the fibers. So that means when I stick it in the sink to really wash it, the water will get between the layers. No big deal unless it's not able to dry. I made just one to test it out. On the edges, I used a binding I made with my bias tape maker. A must-have tool, in my opinion, for anyone that sews a lot. Initially, I used my binding attachment on my sewing machine to put it on, but found that just holding it by hand with the regular presser foot was better. Because of the laminate, the fabric was too stiff to feed nicely through the binding foot.

I have a few other projects to share, but haven't quite figured out the best way to photograph them. I'll work it out and get it up on the site soon.