Details

A simple knit bib....

with some detail.

Little details add a LOT!

 

I have a ball of ORANGE cotton yarn

that might show those little boxes off even MORE!

 

At MY house.....

There's always ANOTHER "what IF" project

to be made!!!

;)

 

 

Flannel Bibs

 I found something my daughter-in-law likes.

I can make these AGAIN and AGAIN...

and she'll use them

AGAIN AND AGAIN.

:)

I first made a couple...

and have been making...

A COUPLE

every so often.

Everytime I see my Little Granddaughter...

she has one on!

;)

Makes THIS grandma Happy. Happy.

I begin with this homemade pattern....

Drawn hastily onto a piece of paper.

Bibs are NOT an exact science. ;)

I lay that pattern down onto

Two pieces of flannel.

right sides together.

and cut the bib out.

 Decorate the front of the bib.

Sew the rick rack or ribbon on.

I also used cotton fabric from my stash to

add interest on the first two bibs shown above.

 I made the ties by cutting cotton fabric

1 1/2" wide, 15" long

folding the raw edges in

and sewing.

 Lay the ties on top.

Put the back of bib right side down....

and sew the front and back together.....

Make sure you don't sew over the ties

that are inside. ;)

(You should also TRIM the seam around the neck

before turning it right side out.)

 Leave an opening.

This.....is.....

A VERY important step!!!

:)

Turn RIGHT side out.

Top stitch around the edge.

VIOLA!

I see many more bibs in MY future.

a little something

I had this little bit of flannel in the stash

and....

I wanted to make a bib

for the new grandbaby...

The Challenge was:

It couldn't be PINK!

This teddy bear print was the right color

but needed to be

"girlie".

I think the lace and yo-yo did the trick.

Here's the back.

Just another piece of flannel.

That was so fun...

think I'll make another!!

I'm adding this to Fabric Tuesday!

crafty morning.

My friend Jennifer came over last week and finished up

these super cute cubes to organize her crafty things.

We "loosely" used the pattern that AmandaJean has on her blog.

Aren't they great?

Then she came over again today and paid me a huge compliment.

She brought over the supplies she thought she would need to

make the bibs I blogged about 2 days ago.

Isn't there a quote about the best form of flattery being

imitated?? wish I could remember the quote.

Well, she flattered me. :)

And I do believe her bibs are cuter than mine.
I know they're softer!!

AND easier, because she bought the right size towels!

Then...since she really wanted to get a lot done....

she made this Bible cover for her husband.

The best part...

She used an old pair of pants!!

bibs

I found these cute towels at Target yesterday and knew

exactly what I was going to use them for!

Two in package. Two dollars. Good deal.

I've been needing to replace (update) these old bibs.

They have been GREAT!

Long, long ago I received some hand towels that I

didn't really like and they sat in a cupboard.

Then, I had a shirt with those sheep on it that got a stain

or something that made it "unwearable".

I appliqued the cute sheep on.

Put some binding around the top edge.

Voila!

This one's not as cute.
But, boy these bibs work!!
The towel is thick, soft and these bibs have seemed to
last forever!!




Since I like my old ones so much I used them as a guide.
The dimensions are 12"x16".
So....I trimmed the new towels down.




Cut some binding...on the bias (1 1/2"wide) so that it will be easy
to bend it around that neck.





See? Isn't this one sweet?
So, I've now updated my bib drawer.

My little girl and our little visitors....
will be eating in "style".

I'm adding this post to amylou's show and tell.