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Tutorial: Hand towel bib smock

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Tutorial: Hand towel bib smockAutie from iCandy Handmade shows how to make a hand towel bib smock.  It’s a baby bib that has the absorbency of a towel and the fit of a smock.  It has armholes that help it stay put and also provide extra coverage.  It’s open in the back, with a simple Velcro tab closure so it’s easy on, easy off.  A hand towel will make a bib smock big enough to fit a toddler.  You could make a smaller one to fit a younger baby by cutting the towel smaller before sewing it up into a smock.  Go to iCandy Handmade to get the tute.

[photo from iCandy Handmade]

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  1. This hand towel bib is cute. I love its color and the simplicity of its style. It’s so good to know that this kind of bib has armholes, it’s for the assurance that toddlers can’t take it off easily, right? Well, I must say that you did a very great job and you have come up with a very nice idea.

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Sew a Pincushion for Pins, Needles, and Fabric Clips

It doesn’t matter whether you sew by hand or by machine, you need a pincushion.  You need a spot to parks pins and needles and keep them within easy reach for when you need them again.  There are a lot of styles of pincushion to choose from.  Some magnetic, some fabric.  Some cute, some purely functional.  This “little bit extra” pincushion has a spot to store all the different types of pins and needles you might need while sewing.  Polka Dot Chair has a free sewing pattern you can use to make one for yourself.

This handy little pincushion has a circular shape and is divided into sections to store different types of pins.  The bottom section is for your regular straight pins.  Just poke them in and they’re ready for when you need them.  The top has one section with a felt flap perfect for holding your sewing needles.  I don’t know about you but I don’t like mixing my hand sewing needles in with my pins on a pincushion.  It makes it hard to find the needle when I want it.  So having a separate section for the needles is a great idea.

This “little bit extra” pincushion also has a spot to hold a few fabric clips.  Fabric clips have become popular alternatives to a traditional straight pin.  They hold fabric pieces together without piercing the fabric, which is important when sewing leather, vinyl, or other materials that will show permanent holes from pins.

You can sew the “little bit extra” pincushion from large fabric scraps or small fabric cuts (fat eighth).  You probably already have all the supplies you need to sew one in your sewing supplies already.

Get the free pattern for this “little bit extra” pincushion over at Polka Dot Chair.

[photo credit: Polka Dot Chair]

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