Sewing for Quilt Market - Baby Bibs

Bibs are such fun little projects to sew up.  Not only are bibs useful, they can be fun and adorable, too!  The bibs I use for my little man the most are these adorable little cowboy bandana looking things my mom made out of a wash cloth and a triangle of cotton.  They're adorable and they get so many smiles and comments when I pull them out around other people.  



This little bib is pretty cute I think.  It went together pretty smoothly.  

Pattern: Mr. Cowboy on Little Man Bibs! by Vanilla House Designs
Fabric: Mystic Forest by Fabri-Quilt

Pattern: Mr. Formal on Little Man Bibs! by Vanilla House Designs
Fabric: Mystic Forest by Fabri-Quilt

Pattern: Mr. Businessman on Little Man Bibs! by Vanilla House Designs
Fabric: Mystic Forest by Fabri-Quilt

All three of the bibs above from the Little Man Bibs! pattern were really easy to sew.  The directions were super clear.  I altered it a little on Mr. Cowboy & Mr. Formal.  I didn't wan to mess with any fusible tape, so  I just pinned the two halves of the bib together and stitched it by hand. 







The last three bibs above were done without a pattern.  I used the Baby Bibs pattern to outline the edge of the bib, but that was all I took from there.  Unless I was given only part of the pattern (which could be the case), I wouldn't buy this pattern.  It just included the outlines of the appliques and of the bib with very little directions on how to construct or applique.  It is entirely possible that I wasn't given the whole pattern to work from, but it didn't really look incomplete to me.  

So, if you'd like to make something similar, follow these easy steps:

• Fussy cut your applique fabric with fusible web attached to the backside.  It doesn't matter really if you cut the fabric and then apply the fusible web or vice-versa.  I prefer to apply a bit more fusible web to the back and then cut the fabric so that the edges are matched exactly perfect.  
• Trace a bib outline onto a medium-weight fusible interfacing.  Apply that to the wrong side of the front of your bib.  Flip the pattern over and repeat for the backside of your bib.
• Fuse applique onto right side of bib top.  Using a zig-zag stitch and matching thread, sew around the perimeter of the applique to attach it to the top of your bib.  
• Align the top of bib and the back of bib with wrong sides together.  Baste.
• Permanently attach the front and back sides of the bib together using 1/2" double-fold bias. 
• Make a closure for the bib using either snaps or a 2" strip of velcro.  

Pattern: Baby Bibs 3 by the Little Quilt Company
Fabric: Fabric: Mystic Forest by Fabri-Quilt

-Jessica