Oh baby
August 24, 2007
With all the alphabet posts finished and the kids in school, I actually managed to make something. This is a craft blog, after all.
It's my first quilted bib and I am pretty happy with how it turned out. What is there not to love about patchwork and bias tape after all?
I scooped up that chocolate brown linen on sale about a month ago and I am just crazy for it. It is a pain in the you-know-what to embroider on, though. I have a white pencil, but it doesn't show up too well. Anyone have other suggestions for transferring images or text onto dark fabric? I have a fairly large embroidery project in mind that I want to use dark blue linen for, but don't want to start unless I know I can transfer it successfully.
Thanks for all the back to school love - both girls had great first and second days. We all love school. Phew! OK, the craft swap is on Monday. I am about 75% finished...better get cracking. Have a great weekend. I will be back next week with some lovely show and tell. The mailman has brought me some lovely packages in the past few weeks. Oh yeah.
Oh my! How very cute and stylin' This will be one hip baby.
I found this site which has some ideas for transferring onto dark fabric: http://www.hobbyloco.com/transfer.html
Posted by: Anina | August 24, 2007 at 01:11 PM
Love the chocolate brown sooo much! And with the pink.....totally cute!
Lucky eloise.....love her name too!
Posted by: leslie | August 24, 2007 at 01:17 PM
LOVE IT! Did you use a pattern or just made it up as you went along? I have a brand new Great Nephew that needs some bibs...
Posted by: Liz | August 24, 2007 at 01:48 PM
oh- brown paired with any color is divine!
and the name eloise? so cute!
glad your kids are having fun in school. it really is a great time of year.
Posted by: carol | August 24, 2007 at 02:39 PM
Fabulous!!
Posted by: Kim | August 24, 2007 at 02:39 PM
So cute!
How do I get involved in a craft swap? I soooo am wanting to be in one! :)
Posted by: The Belangers | August 24, 2007 at 02:45 PM
LOVELY!!! Absolutely adorable... Where ever did you find the brown linen? Great work and such a lucky girl!
Posted by: Rachel | August 24, 2007 at 02:48 PM
fun, sweet, lovely. I wish I had thought of that bib first. I mean, the exact fabric, colors, etc. Because it's just beyond perfect.
Posted by: Grace | August 24, 2007 at 03:09 PM
that is too cute!
Posted by: Jessica Hood | August 24, 2007 at 03:15 PM
Its very pretty :)
Posted by: Felicia | August 24, 2007 at 03:29 PM
Beautiful, I so love chocolate brown and pink.
Posted by: Sonya | August 24, 2007 at 03:57 PM
Erin this is perhaps the most adorable bib I have ever seen! I love it! I would wear it :) It is soo soo cute! Congrats on another beautiful project. You are so talented.
Posted by: kat | August 24, 2007 at 04:09 PM
The bib is just divine! love it to bits!! Your girls looked so sweet on their first day. Thanks for joining our little scrap swap! got your email
Posted by: belinda | August 24, 2007 at 04:21 PM
so adorable! I'm glad to see that you're getting some crafting time in and that the girls love school. You might be inspiring some patchwork in my weekend.
Posted by: Sarah Jackson | August 24, 2007 at 04:47 PM
How about soap? You might have to shave it down pretty small, but it could work. And it would wash right out.
Love the colors on the bib!
Posted by: Sarah | August 24, 2007 at 04:48 PM
Darling bib. Love the colors.
Posted by: Mary Beth | August 24, 2007 at 06:12 PM
It's lovely!! I love the colour combo and the shaping around the neck.
Posted by: kirsty | August 24, 2007 at 06:28 PM
I love the stitched name! I have no idea how you'd get the transfer to show up... What if you just stitched right through some really, really thin tracing paper with the line on it and then carefully ripped it off when you were done? I'm not much of an embroiderer -- maybe that is a really bad idea. :)
Posted by: amy h | August 24, 2007 at 06:38 PM
The bib is beautiful! I love the chocolate brown and pink!! I am looking forward to seeing all your parcels!!
Posted by: Di | August 24, 2007 at 07:16 PM
Erin as usualy the bib is fantastic. Brown and pink have got to be my favourite colour combo. I just bought a really neat bowl on holidays that's brown and pink. Have a great weekend and good luck on all your crafting. :o)
Posted by: erin s | August 24, 2007 at 08:13 PM
that bib is adorable - i love the name eloise. and i'm a day late to say happy first day of school to the girls - they look so so cute. hope you aren't feeling too tender.
xoxo
Posted by: megpi | August 24, 2007 at 09:31 PM
Sooo cute! Freshcut's my fave fabric too. :o)
Posted by: Erika | August 24, 2007 at 10:35 PM
that is toooooo sweet! love the bib and its good to have the crafty side of you back as well.
Posted by: heidi | August 24, 2007 at 10:42 PM
I love it! I have got to get some linen.
Posted by: Tara | August 24, 2007 at 11:22 PM
it is perfect!
Posted by: k.m. | August 25, 2007 at 12:07 AM
Love this!! :)
Posted by: Fiona | August 25, 2007 at 01:17 AM
I wonder if Quilt Pounce would work. Beautiful bib! And I know what you mean with the meme. Congratulations on finishing!
Posted by: gena | August 25, 2007 at 03:45 AM
I wonder if Quilt Pounce would work. Beautiful bib! And I know what you mean with the meme. Congratulations on finishing!
Posted by: gena | August 25, 2007 at 03:46 AM
Oh that bib is beautiful - just such a gorgeous combination of colours and the embroidery is perfect!
Posted by: Louise | August 25, 2007 at 07:51 AM
I have been rolling around in my head quilted placemats with fabric printed with names, words etc,, I love the big! Eloise will be stylin.
That picture of the girls...sweet! That is a great memory!
Posted by: miastella | August 25, 2007 at 08:09 AM
That has to be the cutest bib I've EVER seen?! Was it your own creation, or did you have a pattern for inspiration? Either way, just precious. On the pattern transfer...I like to use light-colored carbon paper when I'm working on dark fabrics. (You can buy a multi-pack and it will usually have pale pink, blue, yellow, green, white, etc.). Good luck!
Posted by: Angela | August 25, 2007 at 08:43 AM
erin, this turned out so sweet! i love the deep chocolate brown.
Posted by: kirsten | August 25, 2007 at 09:40 AM
adorable bib! I love those colors together. I am also trying to find something for dark fabrics too! Let me know what you discover!
Posted by: Melissa | August 25, 2007 at 10:40 AM
a craft blog indeed. and you are an amazing crafter. love the bib. and anxious to see what you made for the craft swap.
Posted by: leslie | August 25, 2007 at 01:47 PM
How cute is that? I might have to try something like that for a friend's new baby (don't you think that zoe would look super cute in that style too??)
I'm not much help on the transferring. I know I've seen some transfer paper for dark fabrics, or maybe some chalk?
Posted by: Jenn | August 25, 2007 at 08:08 PM
This is one of my favorite color combinations. I just love chocolate brown. =)
Posted by: michelle | August 25, 2007 at 11:26 PM
love that bib. pink and brown together are one of my favorites. and the brown is so practical for a little bib. they get to be that color eventually, anyway.
Posted by: amandajean | August 25, 2007 at 11:27 PM
I love the bib! I was going to use bias binding today for the first time but completely wussed out after I tried doing a corner. Ugh.
You can try putting tissue paper over the place you want to embroider and stitch through that. When you're done cut it away real real close to the stitches then just tug out the last bits with tweezers. Or try white carbon paper to transfer the outline but I never found carbon paper to be much good.
Posted by: Steph | August 26, 2007 at 02:55 AM
Oh, Erin! It's wonderful! I really like the colors and the embroidery is such a nice touch.
Posted by: Robyn | August 26, 2007 at 03:56 PM
Very nice bib.
Posted by: Alisa | August 26, 2007 at 05:57 PM
OOOOOOOOOO!!!! I love that bib, so cute!!!
Posted by: Dee Light | August 26, 2007 at 11:09 PM
That is really sweet, Erin...the colors/fabric combo and that bright pink tape are super!
Posted by: Tracy | August 27, 2007 at 08:00 AM
this bib is just fabulous - ooh and - your overlocker was part 1 inspiration and yvonne's swap was part 2 - but it looks like i have one on the very near horizon too!!!! hooray - overlocker!!
And I really do love the bib you made. Must make astrid one.
:)
Posted by: charlotte | August 29, 2007 at 09:36 PM
Oh this is so lovely - and my favourite colours; pink & brown.
Posted by: Florence | August 31, 2007 at 06:47 AM
Such a lovely little bib!
What about white transfer paper instead of a white pencil?
Posted by: Chara Michele | August 31, 2007 at 08:53 AM
I use soap (might be too imprecise) or white / colored chalk.
Posted by: Julie | September 06, 2007 at 01:28 PM
Erin!
I love this bib...could you PLEASE do a tutorial...we are going to be adopting a baby girl from Guatemala (we are currently on a waiting list with our agency..allgodschildren.org)...and I'd love to be able to sew a bunch of these while I wait for her arrival (might be "they" as we are open to more than one ;-)
I love the brown with the pink patchwork too. You are so talented, wish you could mentor me!
hugs;
Kimmie
mama to 6
one homemade and 5 adopted
*I just posted my first knitted socks...come by and see!
Posted by: Kimmie | September 26, 2007 at 08:28 AM