Mushroom bibs and a Pocky hat

[ScienceDad]

A buddy of mine had a kid and I wanted to make something for when I visit. I found a stack of new generic bibs lying around (we have two kids and accumulate way more clothes from grandma than we can process) so I decided to turn them into something fun The local yarn shop happened to have a massive roll of waste canvas that they were never able to sell for years, and they were so happy that someone asked about it that they gave me a yard for free! I decided to sew on some Super Mario power-ups - not much gamer credibility but the most recognizable to non-gamer friends:

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I've also been working on sewing plastic canvas sprites onto toques and hats. (Turns out that Daiso - a Japanese department store - is an awesome source for cheap headgear.) This is a hat that I customized for my 3yr old:

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It's Pocky from the SNES game "Pocky and Rocky".
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[Eliste]

Love the bibs! They're so cute!

[starrley]

Adorable!!

[gamerwolff]

Really great work love the bibs and hat!

[Aelys]

Awesome idea, thanks for posting it! I can't keep up with friends having kids anymore and any idea to make gifts faster is very welcome!

[TristaKatagata]

So how did you stitch the plastic on the cap? Just the kind of regular way? I've been contemplating stitching a few things onto hats and I wanted to know any tips?

Also, these are awesome and amazing, and those bibs look great!

[ScienceDad]

So how did you stitch the plastic on the cap? Just the kind of regular way? I've been contemplating stitching a few things onto hats and I wanted to know any tips?

Also, these are awesome and amazing, and those bibs look great!

Yup, just the regular kind of way - though I skip over parts of the plastic canvas and concentrate on the bits that are going to stick out.
I dunno if I'm in any position to be giving out advice My stitching is pretty sloppy and I could use a few tips myself!

[$n0wflake]

Very cute!! And now I'm going to try and see if I can get any great deals on fabric, how cool that they gave you some for free!