Free Baby Bib Pattern and Sewing Instructions from

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Sewing Instructions

Supplies:
 One 15"x10" piece of printed cotton fabric for the front of the bib
 One 15"x10" piece of cotton terry cloth for the back of the bib (You
could also use flannel or any other absorbent fabric that you have on
hand.)
 2 small scraps of interfacing, approximately 2"x2"
 A button, snap or velcro dots for the bib closure
 Coordinating thread
 Basic sewing supplies including lots of pins and your iron.

Step 1: Pretreat your fabrics. Run them through the washing machine and
the dryer. This is especially necessary for this bib because it is made
with 2 different types of fabrics which may shrink differently when
washed. Also, once the bib is in use it is likely to be washed and dried
repeatedly.

Step 2: Print the bib pattern. Overlap the 4 pattern sheets matching the dots
and tape them together. Once you have taped all 4 pieces together cut
out your single bib pattern piece.

Step 3: Use the pattern to cut the bib piece from your printed cotton and your
terry cloth.

Step 4: Apply fusible interfacing to the ends of the bib straps on your printed
cotton. Before fusing, trim your scraps of interfacing so that it they
are the same size and shape as the end of the bib strap. You only need
to interface the first 2 inches or so of the bib straps.

Step 5: Pin the printed cotton and the terry cloth with right sides together
and sew all around the bib edges with a 1/2" seam allowance. (TIP:
Some terry cloth tends to stretch and shift quite a bit when sewing.
Use lots of pins to keep it from moving around during the sewing
process. Also, try sewing the bib with the terry cloth down against
your feed dogs and the printed cotton side up against the presser
 foot.) Leave a 2 inch gap at the bottom of the bib for turning. Trim
the seam allowances to 1/4" and clip into the seam allowance at the
curves all around the bib being careful not to cut into your actual
seam.

Step 6: Turn your bib right side out and press it well.

Step 7: Top stitch all around the bib with a 1/4" seam allowance. The top
stitching will close the gap that you left unsewn for turning.

Step 8: Add your closure of choice to the bib straps. Buttons, snaps and velcro
all work.

Bib Variations:

 You could make this bib out of a single piece of laminated fabric and trim
the edges all around with bias tape.
 You could make it with the 2 layers as instructed above but instead of
sewing the neck curve together you could leave it open, trim the ½” seam
allowance off. Then trim the neck with a piece of bias tape. Extend the
tape past the neck curve by 8” or so on each side to create ties for the bib.
This would result in a reversible bib.
 You might also add a pocket to the bottom of the bib front to catch messes
and spills.
 This bib front is approximately 8” x 8” from the neck down so you have a
nice space for any embellishments you’d like to add. Fabric yo-yo’s,
buttons, embroidery or applique would be perfect. I would add these
embellishments to the printed cotton bib front before you sew it to the
backing fabric – just do not let any of your embellishments run into the
1/2” seam allowance.

Happy sewing!!!