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🍼 ✂️ Grow-A-Long Bib Series: Start Sewing for Every Stage! 👶
Bib Trifecta Inside!
Hi! Margie here!
Today we are excited to showcase our Grow-A-Long Bib Collection, available on our Paid Membership Site, designed to grow with your little one from newborn to toddler. This series includes three adorable and practical bib patterns: the Newborn Burping Bib, the Baby-Sized Angel’s Wings Bib, and the Toddler Sized Catch-All Bib. Each pattern is perfect for baby showers or gifts and offers unique features to suit every stage of your child's growth.
Newborn Burbing Bib
Newborn Burping Bib
The Newborn Burping Bib is a simple, practical piece for newborns, ideal for baby showers or gifts. Sew this pattern as part of our Grow-A-Long bib series, which includes the Baby-Sized Angel’s Wings Bib and the Toddler Sized Catch-All Bib. All three bibs are available on our Paid Membership Site. Click here for more information.
What We Love:
Suitable for entry-level sewists.
Easy to sew in assembly line fashion.
Available in sizes for newborns up to 2 years.
Size: Newborn to 2 Years
Fabric Requirements: 4-6.5 oz cotton wovens like diaper cloth or baby flannel. Fat quarters can be used.
Our Fabric Suggestions:
Notions: (2) Size 20 plastic snap sets or sew-on Velcro.
Existing Members: Access your Paid Library Here
Angel’s Wings Baby Bib
The Angel’s Wings Baby Bib is an easy sewing pattern, perfect for baby showers or gifts. Sew this pattern as part of the Grow-A-Long bib series, including the Newborn Burping Bib and the Toddler Sized Catch-All Bib.
What We Love:
Suitable for beginners to intermediate sewists.
Adorable design with wings.
Great for practicing binding skills.
Size: 6 Months to 2 Years
Fabric Requirements: Soft cotton diaper cloth, terry cloth, or other absorbent fabric for the main project, cotton woven for the wings, and coordinating cotton woven fabric for the binding.
Our Fabric Suggestions:
Terry Cloth
Coordinating Cotton Woven Fabric, Quilting Cottons
Notions: 3 yards of 1/2″ double-folded bias tape, scrap of interfacing.
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Existing Members: Access your Paid Library Here
Catch-All Toddler Bib
The Catch-All Toddler Bib is an essential sewing pattern, perfect for baby showers or as a thoughtful gift. Sew this pattern as part of our Grow-A-Long Bib series, which also includes the Baby-Sized Angel’s Wings Bib and the Newborn Burping Bib.
What We Love:
Beginner/Intermediate level features.
Velcro fastener at the shoulder.
Front pocket with snap for added functionality.
Size: Toddler
Fabric Requirements: Water-resistant fabric like Polyurethane Laminated Fabric (PUL), quilted, thick pile, gabardine (4-10 oz).
Our Fabric Suggestions:
Star Party Polyurethane Laminated Fabric (PUL), and 20 other assorted designs.
Thick Pile Fabric
Gabardine Fabric
Notions: (2) Size 20 plastic snap sets or sew-on Velcro.
Existing Members: Access your Paid Library Here
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In Case You Missed It: Girl’s Cargo Shorts
We love these shorts for the cuteness factor, with pleated top pocket storage.
The top pockets are rated as easy. The are simply stitched on top of the shorts and the pocket is pleated with a flap.
The belt loops are also easy, but be careful to make nice neat ends that can be folded over and topstitched. It’s vital to use the proper weight fabric so that the loops will fold over properly. You can use a different fabric for the loops to bedazzle the look, just use a woven of the same weight. Then top stitch each end to the front of the shorts as shown in our diagrams.
The closed zipper and fly is tricky, if you’ve never sewn a zipper before, so we’ve rated this pattern as advanced for that reason only.
Please read below for more detailed information about this pattern.
Twill Fabric Suggestions
Pattern Features
Belt Loops (Easy)
Expandable Top Pockets (Easy)
Zipper and Snap Closure (3.5” Closed Zipper)
(3) 1/2” or 1.5cm snap sets
Side Panel Design
V Back Panel Detail
Fabric Suggestions for the Shorts Pattern
Fabric Requirements: Medium weight woven fabric about 6-12 oz Cotton, Tencel, Cotton Blends, Twill, Denim with up to 5% elastane.
Notions:
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