Cute Animal Bib and Burp Cloth Set and the Pitfalls of Bad Photography

These cute bibs have me hooked.

 I now made the kitties in red

and the teddy in blue

My camera was having a meltdown as the sun kept coming out and then hiding behind clouds. It is hard to believe this is the same items on the photo above and below.

The pink was hard to photograph too- I think it may be the polka dots, they are confusing the camera's focus.

Will try again tomorrow for better shots.

Have a nice afternoon.

xo xo

Sweet Bunny Bib

After venturing into the world of burp cloths, a bib seemed the next logical step.A super quick post today.

I appliqued little bunnies on them for cuteness.

...to match the caddy

They are backed with polar fleece and have a layer of batting for extra softness.

My favourite is this one, with all the cute deer designs.

What have you been sewing?

Sunday Stash 5th October 2014

Polka Dots

My new additions this week are very...dotty

Pink and soft green polka dot quilting cotton

And some candy coloured threads to co-ordinate. I also bought these Janome embroidery scissors which allow me to get very close the the base of the thread and snip it cleanly.

I need some new pins-these have become bendy and are fast losing their sharpness.

A new experiment today- I made a couple of contoured burp cloths.

 I made the tag into a handy hanging loop. These are lightweight with little polyester padding for easy washing and fast drying.

There are so many versions out there and I just made up the pattern measuring myself and drawing a curve freehand, then copying it for the other side. I used some newspaper as a template to get the shape right (scrunch it up first so it does not slip as much). If you want a tutorial, have a look at the Contoured Burp Cloths Tutorial by cloud9fabrics.

Happy Sunday!