DIY & Crafts
DIY: embroidered whale bib
Image courtesy of Zakka Embroidery by Yumiko Higuchi © 2016
DIY & Crafts
DIY: embroidered whale bib
Learn how to make this adorable whale-embroidered bib.
Create the whales on this bib using two simple stitches. For a perfect baby shower gift, change the colors to personalize the pattern.
Finished size:
9½" x 8¾" (neck circumference approximately 8¼"–9¾"), No. 25 embroidery floss, DMC 3819, 2 skeins
Click on image to download the printable template
Materials
Exterior fabric: Linen, blue, 11¾" x 7¾"
Lining fabric: Linen, unbleached, 11¾" x 7¾"
1½" diameter Velcro round (1)
How to Make
1 Transfer the embroidery pattern to the right side of the exterior fabric and the bib pattern to the wrong side. Embroider the pattern then cut the fabric, adding a ½" seam allowance.
Click on image to download the printable version
2 Cut the lining fabric in the same way as the exterior fabric, then assemble it with the exterior fabric from step 1, right sides together. Sew together, leaving a 2" opening for turning out.
[A] Sew
[B] Exterior fabric (wrong side)
[C] Lining fabric (right side)
[D] Opening for turning out, 2"
3 Trim the seam allowances, leaving ¼". Add a beautiful finish to the curve by clipping along the curve on the seam allowance.
4 Turn right side out and reshape, then whipstitch the opening.
5 Sew on the Velcro.
[A] Rough side
[B] Sew the soft side onto the lining fabric (right side)
[C] Exterior fabric (right side)
Excerpted from Zakka Embroidery by Yumiko Higuchi © 2016. Reprinted by arrangement with Roost Books, an imprint of Shambhala Publications, Inc. Boulder, CO.
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