Pacifier Clips Tutorial

Happy Labor Day Weekend!  It's so nice to have a three day weekend.  I'm thinking life would be more fun if every weekend was a three day one.  I mean really, don't we all waste about a day a week at work anyway?  Wouldn't we all be more productive if we knew we had a three day weekend to look forward to?  Maybe not, but hey, it's worth thinking about!  But that's not why I'm here.  I'm here to show you my newest creation...pacifier clips, and let you know how easy they are to make.  Because all of the supplies come in larger than you need quantities, it's easy to make several at once.

Step One - gather supplies - you'll need:

7/8 inch wide ribbon - cut to 16 inches long
1/8 inch wide ribbon - cut to 5 inches long
1 - 1 inch pacifier clip (also sold as mitten clips or suspender clips)
Glue gun
Decorative patch
Sewing machine

I purchased all of my supplies except the pacifier clip at Micheals or JoAnn Fabrics.  JoAnn Fabrics didn't have the pacifier clips, nor did Michaels, so I found mine here on Amazon.  I purchased a package of 25 for $7.95 plus shipping.  Just make sure that they are labeled "lead free" so you stay in compliance with CPSIA.  Also, make sure you don't make the finished pacifier clip any longer than around 7 inches.  You don't want it long enough to get tangled around baby's little neck!

Step two:

Loop the 7/8 ribbon through the pacifier clip and match up the raw edges.  Turn under 1/4 inch on each raw edge:

Step 3:

Fold the 5 inch piece of 1/8 wide ribbon in half and pin between folded raw edges of 7/8 inch ribbon:

Step 4:

Sew all edges securely, especially the end where the red ribbon is attached.  When making things for baby, you can't be too careful to make sure there is nothing that can fall apart.

 Step 5:

At this point, the pacifier clip is basically complete.  However, if you want to add a little fun, hot glue a decorative patch onto the metal pacifier clip.  I used my Brother PE-770 Embroidery machine to make mine, but you could just as easily purchase one already made.  Here a few that I've completed using different ribbons and matching patches.  These happen to be geared toward a baby boy, but the possibilities are endless, and you can be sure I have plenty of "girly" ribbon on hand to make up the next batch.  I'll post those pictures when they are done.  But for now, hope this little tutorial helped!