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Preparation and

cutting

1

From the fl annelette, cut:

• One rectangle, 10^1 ⁄ 2 x 13in
  (lining).

2

From the coordinating

pink/blue print fabric

scraps, cut:

• One strip, 2^1 ⁄ 2 x 10^1 ⁄ 2 in
  (bottom strip)


• One strip, 1^1 ⁄ 2 x 10^1 ⁄ 2 in
  (middle strip)


• One rectangle, 7^1 ⁄ 2 x 10^1 ⁄ 2 in
  (neck section).

3

Place the white tone-on-

tone rectangle of fabric

over the ‘Feed me ...’ design

on the Pattern Sheet with it

centred top to bottom and left

of the centre. Trace it lightly

with a sharp pencil.

4

Fuse the rectangle of

stabiliser on the back of

the traced fabric.

5

Trace the bib shape from

the Pattern Sheet onto

template plastic or tracing

paper with a pencil. Mark the

opening and position of the

fasteners and cut the pattern

out on the line.

Assembly

6

Using two strands of

thread, backstitch the

lettering and work French

knots for the dots.

7

Trim the embroidered

rectangle to measure 3

x 10^1 ⁄ 2 in with the lettering

centred between the top and

bottom edges.

8

With right sides facing,

sew the 2^1 ⁄ 2 in wide

print fabric strip below the

stitchery and the 1^1 ⁄ 2 in strip

above it, then add the 7^1 ⁄ 2 in

rectangle to the top edge.

Press all the seams towards

the darker fabrics.

9

Lay the white interlining,

right side down, on the

table. Lay the batting on top of

it, then the bib front, right side

up, on top. Quilt horizontal

lines^1 ⁄ 4 in inside the seams on

the stitchery panel and^1 ⁄ 4 in

above the seam between the

middle strip and neck section,

referring to the photograph as

a guide.

10

Trace the bib template

onto the wrong side of

the fl annelette lining fabric.

11

With right sides

together, pin the bib

front and fl annelette lining

together securely, keeping

the pins away from the traced

line. Cut through all layers on

the line you traced in Step 10.

12

Sew around the bib,

leaving the opening

in the side where marked

on the pattern. Clip Vs into

the seam allowance on the

outside curve and snip the

inside curve around the neck

so the seam sits fl at. Turn the

bib right side out through the

opening and push the seams

out gently from the inside

with the blunt end of a pencil

or chopstick.

13

Turn in the raw edges

and slip stitch the

opening closed. Press the bib

fl at and top stitch^1 ⁄ 4 in from the

edge all the way around.

14

Machine stitch the

rough (hook) side of

the tape to the front of the bib

where marked on the pattern

so it’s never in contact with

the baby’s skin. Sew the soft

(loop) side to the wrong side of

the bib at the other marking.

15

It’s fi nished now, but

can you stop at one?

For contact details for Dawn

Hay, of As Sweet as Cinnamon,

turn to Stockists at the end of

the magazine.

Step 6

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