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Hand holding completed quilted baby bib with scraps of fabric and a magnet of straight pins near by.
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Reversible DIY Bib for Baby- Free Pattern

Reversible DIY Bib for Baby has a free easy bib pattern and instructions to sew a reversible bib using repurposed or new fabric. Won’t baby look cute?
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Sewing Craft
Cuisine: Sewing
Keyword: baby gift idea, DIY bib, DIY bib from hand towel, easy bib pattern, easy bibs to sew, How to Make bibs, learn to sew project
Servings: 1 Bib
Author: Shelly
Cost: $5

Equipment

  • Sewing machine
  • Scissors
  • Pins

Ingredients

  • Copy of the Reversible DIY Bib for Baby Free Pattern
  • Fabric- 2 pieces that are about 12-inches by 18-inches in size
  • Fabric- small scraps to use for a monogram or design (optional)
  • Wonder Under fusible web- for ironing on the monogram (optional)
  • Seam binding- one package in a coordinating color to your fabrics
  • Thread

Instructions

  • Print off a copy of the free pattern for the bib. Here is the link: Reversible DIY Bib for Baby Free Pattern. 
    It is a two page pattern so print on one side of the paper only. 
    Cut the pattern out and tape the two pieces together.
  • Use the free pattern to cut one bib piece from each of your two fabrics. 
  • Add a monogram to the plain denim piece (optional). I used a “K” which was the first letter in the babies first name. You could also use a design of some sort- like a heart, car, or flower. 
    I ironed Wonder Under (a fusible web) on the back of the fabric. Then drew the design on the fabric and cut it out. I pulled off the paper backing on the Wonder Under and ironed the monogram on the front of the denim bib piece of fabric. It works so well! 
    Follow the instructions on the Wonder Under.
  • Place the two bib pieces together, edges matching, wrong sides together. You can zig-zag them together on the edges to hold them in place if you want.
  • We will use seam binding to finish the edge of the bib. You want a color that coordinates with your fabric. Open the binding up and sandwich the edge of the bib inside the binding. Start on the neck edge and go all the way around the main part of the bib, ending on the other neck edge.
    If it helps you, pin this on before sewing.
    I use a zig-zag stitch along the edge of the binding closest to the fabric. The stitching stays entirely on the binding- it holds it on really well.
  • Then finish the ties and the neck edge of the bib with binding as well. Leave one foot of extra binding on each side of the neck edge. 
    Zig-zag the edge of the 12 inch tie, continue zig-zagging the seam binding as it circles and finishes the neck edge, and then zig-zag down the edge of the other 12 inch tie- all in one continuous seam.
  • That’s it. You’ve finished your bib project. It really doesn’t take long, and it is a great learn to sew project.

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