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The small version has a snap for fastening, whereas the scarves or dribble bibs for slightly older kids are long enough to be tied around the neck. Depending on purpose, e.g. dribble catcher, keeping warm or fashion accessory, the knot can be made on the back, at the side or at the front, it's all up to the wearer (or the adult dressing him/her!) 

I managed to finish another few items today!  Two more nursing covers, one with blue butterflies and one in the black and white flowery fabric. I also re-sized a standard dinosaur pillow case into a cushion cover and added crafting labels on some dribble bibs.

Nursing cover, feeding apron, hooter hider... this one has many names. It is fast and easy to make. The result depends more on the choice of fabric than anything else. This one is made in a white fabric with black flowers. 

I needed a new shortish skirt to wear with leggings, but could only get hold of a long version. A bit of cutting and some stitching, voila, a new short skirt... ...and, some left over fabric, i.e. the perfect start for another project, possibly a dress for a little girl.

After having found Pinterest and completely fallen in love with this new visual way of keeping bookmarks, I downloaded the Pinterest App for my iPhone to be able to add pins when surfing on my phone. But, I still couldn't figure out how to then "transfer" the site I was looking at into the Pinterest App so I could bookmark / pin the inspirational image. Doh! It turned out that I actually didn't need the App at all; the only thing I needed to do was to use my "Pin It" bookmark (make sure you synch your phone so you have it on there too). When you find something you like; just click on the "Pin It" bookmark and you are given the opportunity to select the image. Easy! How to add the "Pin It" button to your bookmarks bar, please see Goodies @ Pinterest .

I made a crinkly toy for the little one in less than ten minutes! It was immediately grabbed and sucked on by the eager baby! I guess that the combination of colours and crinkly contributed to the success. Next time I am going to put more "noisy" stuffing into it, as it is now a bit too soft.  Off to collect some more empty crisp bags and wet wipe packs...

I forgot to mention that when making the fire tie , I also made this purple/green tie. It is ready to be attached to a t-shirt or babygro/onesie.

These scarves / bibkerchiefs / dribble bibs are a great addition to any outfit! These three have been made in a smallish size to fit the youngest members of the family (i.e. less bulk for those not yet able to sit upright). The fronts are made out of soft stretchy material. One of the elephant bibs has green/white gingham on the back, the others are plain white. I still need to add snaps and also the personalised labels (due to arrive in the post!) before these are completely finished.

Want to avoid the fights in the morning with the little ones? Want to be able to leave the house on time? Want them dressed in no time? The solution is to have clothes that they want , or even are desperate , to wear! With our toddler this means adding "cool things" to ordinary clothes. At the moment anything with e.g. fire engines or dinosaurs are successful. The giraffe applique was a big fail and will be removed and replaced with something else. Adding appliques, home made or store bought, also ensures that the clothes are unique and less likely to get lost at nursery.

It was time for one of the "big" family birthdays last weekend and the little one needed something to wear and I could only dream of getting him to wear a shirt and tie in the heat... Luckily, I had some interfacing and enough scrap pieces of fabric with fire print in my cupboard to make an applique tie. Sewn onto a cheap t-shirt from the supermarket, it turned out really well. Even more satisfying was that he grabbed the t-shirt and pulled it over his head as soon as he saw it! In the end, he was actually the only one wearing a tie, be it a sewn on one, at the party!

I really enjoy making these smallish odds and sods bags as I can use scraps from my cupboards, and I never seem to be able to have too many of these. Also they are great as gifts, and easy to send in the post. Both of these are lined with red/white gingham.