Bonus Projects

Baby Bibs
There are lots of variations on this basic baby bib. You can keep it simple, do a pieced front, or add appliques or embroidery, or other embellishments like rickrack or ribbon. I prefer to use heavy duty snaps for the closure, but you could also sew on snaps or use Velcro. Use a ¼” seam allowance.
What You Need:
What to Cut:
Assemble:
There are lots of variations on this basic baby bib. You can keep it simple, do a pieced front, or add appliques or embroidery, or other embellishments like rickrack or ribbon. I prefer to use heavy duty snaps for the closure, but you could also sew on snaps or use Velcro. Use a ¼” seam allowance.
What You Need:
- Bib pattern template (click here to download).
Scraps of cotton fabric (fat quarters work great) - 1/3 yard piece of
terrycloth fabric for backing
- Heavy duty snaps and heavy duty snap tools (I use Dritz)
What to Cut:
- Cut two of the bib
template, one from the main (front) fabric and one from the lining (back
fabric). Terrycloth makes a wonderful absorbent back for these bibs.
- Or, if you want to piece the front, fold the template in half where indicated, and add ¼” to the edge. Make sure to add the ¼” to both the bottom part and the top part.
- If you want to add appliques, cut motifs from fabric.
Assemble:
- If you’re making a bib that’s all one piece with no appliques, pin right sides together.
- Stitch all the way around, leaving a 4-inch opening along one of the sides.
- Clip the curves, and turn.
- Press.
- Pin layers together and take a zigzag stitch all the way around, closing up the opening (you can also take a basic straight stitch, but I prefer the look of the zigzag stitch).

- For pieced bib, stitch the front seam. Press open.
- Follow the rest of the directions to finish.
- For appliqued bib, position your appliques where you want and pin. You can either use a blanket (machine applique) stitch if you don’t want the raw edges to fray, or simply take a straight stitch about 1/8” inch away from the raw edge (I prefer this look for this particular project).
- Add embroidery embellishments if you choose!
- Follow the rest of the directions to finish.
- To add the snaps, follow the package directions. Note that you need to use a hammer and hit the snaps with some force.