What is the origin of the baby bib? Who can know for sure? What is certain is that new moms will be doing a lot of laundry and one thing that can help is to have a lot of bibs. Now you can buy bibs in plenty of places around town - easy-wipe vinyl from drug stores or big-box stores; fancy, lacy or even designer bibs from clothing stores and high-end boutiques and Etsy will offer many handmade lovelies to choose from. It's funny - with all those options, it is still nice to make your own. Sometimes Nana’s and Momma’s just want to a DIY project to put a little extra love in there. XOXO! Such was the case for us last weekend.
I fell for these two fat-quarter prints. They just reminded me of our little Fiona who's current best friend is her real family doggie, Berkeley. The tiny daisies on the black field is also a winner destined to hide a splatter of smashed carrots. I bought a new clean white terry cloth bath towel for $2.99 at my local Wal-Mart to cut and use as the soft and absorbent backside of the bib. The fabrics are laid out below after I pre-washed them.
With little Miss Fiona and her Momma (my daughter Lauren) spending some extra time with us while Daddy/Hubby was on a business trip we had grand illusions of getting a great deal of sewing/crafting done over the week. Unfortunately the little granddaughter ended up getting the dreaded cough and cold AGAIN and so most of our efforts were toward getting her through that and getting some sleep. :-)
Now luckily bibs are not terribly difficult and the folks at Instructables made it very simple for us. I got started and made the doggie bib first and then Lauren turned out the adorable tiny daisy bib. We ended up extending the pattern to make the bib about 1/2 inch longer since Miss Fi is nearly 12 mos. old. We used Velcro as the closure and its working very well.
Mis Fi was starting to feel better by Saturday afternoon she was kind enough to model the finished products. Love that face! We think these are bright, fun and great additions to her everyday bib wardrobe. Already we are thinking of ways to dress the next ones up with rickrack and floral adornments. Don't be afraid to try this project if you are a beginner. **You might use flannel as the backing fabric instead of terry cloth for an even easier sewing experience.
Here's our model now...
