At our church we LOVE families and we LOVE BABIES! Babies are viewed as blessings, not burdens. So very rarely do we have times with no new babies being born, Praise the Lord!
I wish I could make a quilt or crochet a blanket for every baby born at our church and circle of friends, but that is impossible.
But I did come up with this idea! If you set aside an afternoon you could make several of these to have on hand for baby gifts.
You can buy terry cloth ($5-$7 a yard), or you can go to the thrift store and buy a bathrobe. I found this high quality robe that looked like new for less than $3. I was able to make seven sets of bibs and burpies out of one robe. All the fabric was what I had on hand. :o)
You can buy terry cloth ($5-$7 a yard), or you can go to the thrift store and buy a bathrobe. I found this high quality robe that looked like new for less than $3. I was able to make seven sets of bibs and burpies out of one robe. All the fabric was what I had on hand. :o)
I used a bib that I already had,to draw out a pattern on a piece of card stock.
Fold your fabric only wide enough for the pattern,which is folded in half.
Place the fold of the pattern on the fold of the fabric.
After cutting your robe to get as much as you can from it;repeat the above with the terrycloth (robe).
Cut a piece of ribbon about 8-10" long;
curl up one end and place it on the bib,
right side of fabric facing up.
curl up one end and place it on the bib,
right side of fabric facing up.
Carefully place the smoother side of the terrycloth to the right side of the fabric;pin the curled part of the ribbons and both layers together.
Starting at the bottom of the bib, sew around using about 1/4-1/2" seam allowance.
Be careful not to sew the curled part of the ribbon in your seam,
but do sew in the part of the ribbon that is hanging out.
Leave about 2" for an opening at the bottom.
Remove pins and turn right side out.It may help to press the opening raw edges in.
Hand stitch together with a blind stitch. Do the same thing with a rectangle piece of fabric and terrycloth.
The size can vary, you just want it big enough to go over a shoulder.
Trim corners before you turn right side out.
I used a stippling stitch to quilt them together.You could even add batting if you wanted to make them thicker.
Have fun with it!
Tag: baby bibs
Evening Shade Morning Latte says:
GREAT tutorial! I will certainly be using this one.
Judy says:
Super tutorial!
MamaHen says:
Okay, this is a great idea. And I think I can do it.:)
Mrs. B says:
Oh goodness! You always have the most wonderful ideas.
Mrs.B
Youthful One says:
LOVE it!
I will definitely be running with this idea!
I especially love your suggestions about finding fabric at the thrift stores in the way of using ‘old’ clothes. VERY smart!
Becca Fay says:
Cute! I’ve been practicing my stipling skills-this will give me one practical way improve. L, Becca
Linda says:
I like to buy flannel by the yard and a quarter. I pre-wash and then do a little turn hem on the cut sides. The result-a nice sized receiving blanket which mom can use to cover herself and baby during nursing. I made several for my grandkids and now I do them for my daughters’ friends who are having babies. I use the blanket as “wrap” for a set of onesies or similar gift.
amy says:
These are awesome! Love the idea of using terry cloth - ‘specially recycling some from goodwill! I’ve been making receiving blankets for my friends for a couple of years now. I just buy flannel and have it cut into one yard lengths. I put right sides together, and stitch (leaving opening to turn) then flip it right sides out and do some kind of decorative stitch around the edge. They end up being big enough that my kids used theirs for two years! And they are warm for winter babies. For summer babies, I replace one of the flannels with a cotton fabric. I think the receiving blankets sold in the stores are just too small to properly swaddle babies… especially after a couple of washings. This idea gives PLENTY of blanket for a good, tight, cozy swaddle!
Mel @ Trailing After God says:
Adorable! My mom used to buy dish towels and cut a hole in the middle and then sew trim around it. You just pull it over the babies head. I always loved those.
Blessings,
Mel
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Kathy says:
Love that idea!
Diana says:
Mel, I have two of those dish towel bibs only mine has some sort of cuff material sewn in the hole so it fits a bit closer to the neck. I didn’t make them but they are my favorite bibs and my 2yr old likes them because she can put them on and take them off by herself.
Great ideas Kathy..and the used robe is right up my alley! Be so careful though…buying clothing for close is VERY addicting especially if your local thrift shop does ‘stuff-a-back’ haha.