We’re a pacifier family. I’ll admit it- I plug my kids. The munchkin weaned herself off at 9 months old, and our 2-year old needed lots of coaxing and deprivation to get off hers, but she did it. The one complaint I had for both kids was losing the pacifier at the most crucial moments! I had seen a pacifier clip before, but never bothered making one. This time around… I’m prepared! Unless, of course, the brother refuses a pacifier. But we’ll not think about that.
To make a pacifier clip (I have an aversion to the word Binky… by the way), you need:
Assorted Fabric, cut 10 1/2” x 4”
Coordinating thread
1” Suspender Clips (you can find them in the notions section at your fabric store, or online)
Various ribbon, 3/8” – 1/2” wide
Here are a few fabrics I pulled out from my stash. The pink will be for a gift, eventually!
To begin, iron a 1/4” hem on the 4” sides of your fabric rectangles.
Next, iron your fabric in half, hot-dog style!
Using that center fold as a guide, open your rectangle and fold those sides in again so they meet at that center fold, and iron.
When you fold it all up again, it is a nice, 1” wide strip. Iron it again for good measure.
Sew down each side using a 1/8” seam allowance. I used the inside of my presser foot as a guide.
See? It closes the folded edges and makes it look all nice and uniform. Just clip those thread tails!
Bust out your suspender clips! They came in a pack of two for me.
Place a clip upside down on your work space and insert your fabric strip like so:
Then, fold the end of your fabric over the suspender bar about 1/2” or a tad more. Nothing too specific! You may find that when you put this part under your machine, your presser foot bumps the suspender bar… just adjust your fabric so it won’t get in the way. Sew along the edge of the folded fabric- where my fingers are on the photo:
And you’ve got a nice, sturdy clip on the end of your fabric. I sewed twice through my edge, just in case.
On the other end, take a 5 1/2” piece of ribbon and fold it into a loop. Just insert it into the opening, and sew it on! Either do a few rows of stitching, or shorten your stitch length to make it nice and strong.
Since making one clip will take only… 5 minutes, go ahead and make a few more!
You’ll be all set for whatever the outfit :) I do need to make one in black or something for when brother comes to church and we all want some peace and quiet!
Go ahead- make one! I know there are lots of tutorials in blogland, I even tried a few out before doing this one, but didn’t love them so I came up with my own little way of doing things, and thought I’d share.
Awesome!!! Those are adorable.
ReplyDeleteI am currently in the mix of getting my daughter to kick her binky. She LOVES it. She is 2 next week. She only uses it at nap time and bed, so it doesn't stress me out that much!!
Oh I SO need to make a few of these...Thanks for doing the brainwork Mel! :)
ReplyDeleteSo cool and yet so easy, thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI think Im confused...if you sew the ribbon loop on..how do you attach the pacifier???
ReplyDeleteWendy,
ReplyDeleteYou just put the pacifier clip through the little handle on the pacifier, and then back through the ribbon loop. You can see it on the very first picture. The ribbon ends up looped around the pacifier.
Great job of explaining how you did this! Will have to make some for my great-nephew (really for his mom, so she doesn't have to search for the passie)!
ReplyDeletexoxo
Joy
Pinned this, by the way!
I know I'm kinda late in commenting so I hope it still reaches people. So anyway be really careful with those! The fabric has a tendency to wrap around little necks or wrists. Maybe you could try doing the band in two parts? I know ours where connected by a popper (snap fastener). The poppers would always snap open before anyone had to worry about strangulation.
ReplyDeleteButterfly,
ReplyDeleteOne of the reasons why I had to come up with my own tutorial was because a lot of others out there were sooo long, I was worried about that very thing you brought up- wrapping around necks and such. I tried this one out and if it is clipped to their fronts, there is no way it can wrap around a neck. Obviously, when it is not in use it should be out of reach of flying baby hands, though! Thanks for watching out for us.
These are so much cuter than the ones my babies wore! Wondered if you would be interested in sharing a similar tutorial on our Sassy Babies Blog. Email at rachelsueward@gmail.com. Hope to hear from you soon! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteA friend of ours is having a baby as we speak and I need to whip up a quick little something to take with us to the hospital tomorrow. Searched on Pinterest and found your tutorial- love this method and yours look fab! I'm off to whip them out- thanks much!
ReplyDeleteoh man, this looks way easier than the way i was doing them and i dont even need interfacing cos of the extra fabric. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this tutorial. I am teaching myself to sew and this was a wonderful project to get lots of quick practice in while make something cute and practical! I've made several already, and today I tried out a method on another site, and hands down this is the best easiest way to make sturdy pacifier clips. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for posting this tutorial! I am a beginner sewer (seamstress???) and my skills can be a bit shaky, but I really wanted to give something handmade to my momma-to-be friend. I had seen several pacifier clip tutorials online but a lot of them required way more steps than yours, or called for using a serger (as IF I could afford one of those, ha!) so I was SO HAPPY to have stumbled upon your tutorial. It was so quick and easy, and (suprised, everyone) this will be my go-to gift for all the babes in my life.
ReplyDeleteI linked to your tutorial in my last blog post.
Thanks for being awesome!