Easy Baby Bib Tutorial with Free Pattern

Baby bibs are a go-to sewing project for baby shower gifts! They’re quick to sew and you can always find a cute fabric to make them from. And it doesn’t matter how many bibs a baby has, they can always use another! Sew Simple Home has a free sewing pattern you can use to make an easy baby bib. The instructions are easy to follow so even a beginner sewist can make an adorable baby bib. Go to Sew Simple Home for the tutorial and free pattern.

Quilting cotton is an easy choice for making baby bibs, but you can also use flannel, minky, or terry cloth if you want a softer or more absorbent bib. And for a bib with a wipe-clean surface, use a laminated fabric or a PUL fabric. A bit of hook and loop tape will make an easy closure for this baby bib.

If you’re looking for more things to sew for a baby shower gift, here are some other good ideas:

Burp Cloth – This baby burp cloth by Mary Martha Mama has a nice contour shape that helps it fit nicely around your neck. Quilting cotton or flannel works nicely for the front, while a terry cloth backing gives absorbency. Go to Mary Martha Mama for a free sewing pattern for a contoured burp cloth.

Baby Blanket – Just like bibs, a new parent can always use another baby blanket! Adventures of a DIY Mom shows how you can sew a baby blanket with a self-binding border. A self-binding border is a quick way to bind the edges that creates a clean finish.

Baby Hat –While baby hats have a practical purpose in keeping baby’s head warm, they also just look so cute! Sweet Red Poppy has a free pattern to sew the cutest double knot baby hat. It’s made from a knit fabric so it will stretchy easily to fit snug around baby’s head. Get the free pattern from Sweet Red Poppy.

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I am just smitten with this felt gingerbread house bag. This would make such a sweet special Christmas accessory for a kid. It’s a free pattern at Benzie Design, designed by Gracie from Hello Gracie Makes. It’s packed with adorable gingerbread house details, like swirls and stripes and scallops adoring the doors and windows.

And while all those details might seem like this would be a complicated pattern, it’s actually not. The bag itself is made from felt, which makes finishes edges unnecessary. (All of those scalloped edges are just cut from felt, no edge finishing required.) The strap is super simple, made from rope with knotted ends. And all those details are made with some basic hand embroidery stitches. Sparkle felt makes it extra cute.

The striped scallop roof is actually the top flap of the bag. A magnetic snap makes it a secure closure. The rope straps are attached through felt loops at the side of the bag.

They rate this project as an intermediate level, and it should take about 6 hours to make start to finish. That’s doable for a Saturday project or a couple of evenings. Full color photos step you through the entire process.

The project includes a shopping list for all of your supplies. They’ve got a shop so you can order all of them from Benzie if you like and get exactly the supplies used in the project. I noticed it includes a pair of scallop shears, which makes cutting all the scalloped edges for the roof and around the door a breeze.

Finished dimensions of the little felt gingerbread bag are approximately 6 ½” wide x 7 ½” tall. That’s the perfect size to hold a small book, a small toy, or a notepad and some cute pens.

Go to Benzie Design to get the tutorial and free pattern for the felt gingerbread house bag.

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