Baby Gifts - Baby Bib Outer Binding

Baby Gifts

Baby Bib - The Outer Binding

1. Pin the bib to the backing fabric, placing the wrong sides together.

2. Pin the binding for the outside edge of the bib in place, aligning the cut edges and placing the binding slightly against the edge of the bib as you work, so that the folded edge of the binding will lie smooth when done. This will cause both edges of the binding to ripple slightly.

3. Using a small machine or hand stitches, sew the binding to the bib 3/16" (5 mm) from the edge.

4. Starting at the bottom and working up one side at a time. Turn the folded edge of the binding over the unfinished edge of the bib, encasing the seam allowances, and pin it in place at the back of the bib.

5. Hem the binding by catching it to the stitches visible on the underside of the bib. Trim the ends of the binding even with the neck edge of the bib.

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