How to Make Baby Bibs

Babies can go through several bibs a day. Parents need a big supply of quality, absorbent bibs on hand, yet store-bought ones can be expensive. Here is an easy way to make your own bibs at a fraction of the cost of the store-bought ones. These make wonderful baby shower gifts and will have all the guests awed by your creativity.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• a baby bib in a shape you like for use as a pattern
• 1/2 yard of soft terry cloth fabric
• 1/2 yard of flannel
• coordinating packaged binding
• sew-on Velcro
• fabric marker
• pins

How to Make Baby Bibs

1. Spread your flannel out right side down. Spread the terry cloth on top of the flannel, right side up.

2. Lay the ready-made baby bib on top of the double layer of fabric and carefully trace all the way around it using a fabric marker. Put the bib close to the edge of the fabric in order to save room and get as many bibs as possible from the fabric.

3. Lift the bib and put straight pins inside your outline to hold the 2 layers of fabric together. Carefully cut out the baby bib, being sure to cut through both layers of fabric.

4. Machine or hand baste the two layers of the bib together close to the edge. Sew the Velcro closures to the fastening edges of the bib.

5. Encase the rough edges of the baby bib all the way around with the binding and pin or baste it in place. Using a machine, neatly top stitch the binding to the bib.

Tips & Warnings

• Embellish your baby bib if desired by adding an iron-on appliqué to the front.
• Hand embroidery is beautiful on baby bibs. Before sewing the front and and back of the bib together, try embroidering on some roses.