In flat contradiction of her father's wishes (no homemade presents - err, sorry Toby), I had been itching for an excuse to make bibs. Bibs are cute and bibs are useful - and I have a Martha Stewart book with some very straightforward ideas for making them. So the arrival of baby A was the ideal opportunity. And as she turned out to be a girl, I was able to bring out my favourite baby-stuff colour combination of lime green and loud pink:
While making it I was struck by how much sewing stuff is like having babies. The whole process takes and feels much longer than you think it will, and the romance of conceiving the idea (this fabulous bib in these fabulous colours!) is soon overcome once you realise that there's no going back: the fabric is bought and the pattern printed and all that remains are the painful practicalities. As you approach the very end of the project you realise that you vehemently hate attaching bias tape and swear blind you will never ever again sew anything that uses the sodding stuff and whose stupid idea was this anwyay??? And then it is actually finished and it's so darling and lovely - it even smells nice - that you are totally enamored of it and immediately start thinking about the next one.
Now there remains only the great pleasure of meeting baby A to hand it over. I hope she gets dribbling on it immediately.
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