Dribble bibs/bandanas

[KatyMac]

Hiya

I have seen these on a child & they look really good; much better than a bib

I have some fleece; does anyone have a pattern?

I used this one.

madquilter.blogspot.com/2009/06/free-bandana-bib-pattern.html

:)

madquilter.blogspot.com/2009/06/free-bandana-bib-pattern.html

Sorry here it is again.

Oh make me some pls and ill happily pay! Got some off ebay last time. I hate bibs but baby no 3 is the dribbliest wee soul ever and these are great and look cute!

Oh make me some pls and ill happily pay! Got some off ebay last time. I hate bibs but baby no 3 is the dribbliest wee soul ever and these are great and look cute!

Thanks - that has a popper; do you think I could use velcro or tie them?

Don't you find they just tear velcro off? I go for poppers every time!

But thank you so much for this thread, I love these but loathe to pay £5 for them.

Fiver - I've seen them for nearly a tenner! Second a popper - lasts longer than velcro too.

Tenner? Good lord. For a BIB?!

I don't think I know how to do poppers tho'

To make my pattern, I just drew out a square and the cut it in half along the diagonal.

I made some of these recently as new baby gifts - they are super easy. I got nice fabrics and some vintage ribbon to trim but you could easily do with remnants. Mine have 3 layers: top decorative layer of whatever you fancy, next some interlining, not too heavy, then some plain White flannel for nice soft backing to go next to the skin.

I cut the pattern from a skibz bib someone bought my ds1 but made slightly bigger as I remember him being super dribbly all the way through teething and his skibz only fitted him until he was about 1.

Poppers were handsewn on to start with then I got ones you push through. DH had to do this bit as it needed a bit of welly.

Not sure exactly how much they cost me but guess I spent somewhere around £30 on fabric/poppers/ribbon and have made 12 bibs - much better value than buying them!

I am thinking quantity not quality

I thought leftover fleece cut into triangles with zigzag scissors then knotted/sticky velcro'd

I am so lazy

Is fleece going to be very absorbent? I think you need something that won't repel liquid.

Totally down with being lazy though.

Oh - the ones I saw were fleece

I have some off ebay which are cotton and fleece backed. The best ones are ones from Mothercare though which are cotton with a towelling back. I would go for towelling over fleece.

Best way is a layer of towel for absorbancy or fleece for waterproofing, and a layer of cotton or poly cotton. Sew wrong sides leaving a 3" gap, trim, turn, topstitch.

I have loads in stock, pm for details!

My MiL made some for DD, used flanalette sheet for it, absorbant and soft. I looked for brushed cotton as that's also meant to be cheap. Poppers were easier, i bought push fit metal ones, which wren't so much 'push' but hammer closed up good. Velcro and ties would come off.

So much cheaper to make and are lovely gifts.

My mum's made loads for DS - we've been using t-shirting material. In fact recycling our old t-shirts that were a bit shapeless. It seems to be quite absorbent.