This weekend I'm going to a baby shower for a friend who is having a little girl in January! I wanted to make something for the new wee one but am kind of burned out on monster wraps at the moment. Plus, I wanted something the baby could use right away this time rather than have to wait till they're considerably bigger. Sooo? How 'bout bibs!I perused the baby prints at the fabric store, but nothing really struck my fancy. And since I was using Purl Bee's pattern which used pretty swank materials, I decided to use some bright girly fabrics I already had in stash from some girly aprons I've made.
They were so easy to make and I was able to put them together fairly quickly, so with the extra time I had, I also made a burp cloth to go with them. I looked for some dimension ideas on etsy to see how big burp cloths are supposed to be, but it was a friend in TX who saved the day with size suggestions. Thanks, Jeff!
Top stitching traditionally makes me nervous because I worry I'll botch up the finished product somehow, but it went very smoothly.
The only thing I'm not very happy about is the quality of the terry cloth I bought for the backing, i.e. not very good. It was literally the only terry in the store, AND it was in the baby section, so it's surprising it's not very soft and it's a bit shedd-y.
The pattern called for snaps which looked really pretty in the Purl Bee pictures, but turns out I'm miserable with snaps. I went back to the store and bought some last night, then spent way too much time trying to attach one....after two attempts I gave up and put some velcro on instead. The velcro was much easier and may be more functional anyway for a new mom in a hurry to get the bibs on and off. Screw snaps!!
If I make them again, I think I'll attach the velcro first before top stitching the whole thing so that the lines will match up. But other than that,,,,,,,voila!
Leonard is about the size of a very big newborn (12 pounds) so I was pleased the neck hole fit him just fine. These bibs are definitely made for brand new babies though, and my friend will probably only get a few months of use before they're too small. But then she can save them for her daughter to use with her dolls down the line! Back to Leonard----he's the perfect fuzzy baby and proves that Jeff was right on with the size of the burp cloth. Thanks again, Jeff!
And thanks, Leonard!
