Bibs!

THESE are my ABSOLUTE favorite kinds of bibs. I like lots of coverage & I LOVE towel fabric. I DO NOT LIKE plastic bibs. First of all because I don't like plastic very much, we have enough of it all around us all the time, and having it around a baby's neck just does not appeal to me; and second of all towel bibs are simply more 'green', I love to wash laundry & hang it on the line.....especially baby items!

So, I've meant to create another fun 'tutorial' on how to turn a cute finger towel into a lovely baby bib since March, but as usual, I have a great many 'plans' that usually don't get carried out....however, that's okay with me (; I'm busy for good reason (: So I'll just post a couple picks & you can get the idea (:

This is a finger-tip towel from $1.00 Target bin with circle drawn for neck hole. The tendency here is to make the hole too big which makes the bib too loose around the baby's neck & doesn't serve it's purpose very well. Think: baby's necks are really small.....!

Sew ribbed knit into the circle stretching ribbed knit as you go. The knit will turn inward & when you go to put it over baby's head it will stretch nicely!

HOWEVER, once your baby learns to pull the bib off of him/herself at around 10-11 months old.....you'll find youself, like I did, wanting to switch to something different.

THIS is a very cool bib & I have been making some for Levin.

The red one pictured above is actually the one I used to trace to make my own pattern. I purchased it at a store in Knoxville & was totally thinking I would NOT like it - afterall, what better bib could there be other than my above mentioned absolute favorite?! BUT, when Levin started pulling off my favorite bibs every 3-5 seconds.....I decided, instead of giving up completely on bibs, as I have done in the past, & letting the kids clothes get really bad, I would pull this one out of the closet & give it a try. Was I pleasantly surprised! Yay! It ties around the neck & is much like a smock apron. It covers a ton on the body & even over the shoulders. Yay! So, I traced the one I purchased & make several of my own. The brown one pictured is one I made & is slightly bigger than the red one (probably because of tracing). Anyway, I was surfing whipup.net tonight & saw that someone posted a tutorial on how t0 make one......how IRONIC. Isn't it really weird when stuff like this happens? It seems to happen to me all the time.

These ones are super fast & fun to make! I went to Good Will & bought 4 hand towels for $0.79 each. (seems kinda expensive for GW don't you think? - but nevertheless....cheaper than new & I'm recycling/repurposing - right?)

Now go & make some bibs!

jennifer j. s.

This is SO cool....

Craft HOPE story I wish I had known about it beforehand! I know the kids & I would have loved to participate. Maybe next time! It's funny because we are making our own cloth dollies right now using the free Black Apple Doll pattern. Check out the website of the original designer. I LOVE the video on Martha Stewart too! I will post pics of our dollies soon!