Towel Baby Bibs

Someone asked me the other day for the pattern for the towel bibs that I make and I thought it might make a good blog post.

The biggest challenge to make these bibs is finding the tip towels. Years ago, Wal-mart sold them in 5 packs. When they stopped carrying them and put them on clearance, I was lucky enough to get a good supply, so I haven’t done any shopping for them since then. I can tell you that the tip towels that I use are the same size that golfers use for golf bag towels. If you are unable to locate the size that you want, you might try a sporting goods store, but I have noticed that a lot of the golf towels have a grommet in one corner so you might not want those. I have made the bibs with bigger towels for bigger kids, just make the neck part bigger. I could always cut a towel to the size I wanted and hem the edges, but that is more work.

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As far as the construction goes, they are simple to make.

1. Cut a piece of ribbing 10 1/2 inches by 3 inches, sewing it into a neck band, and pin into fourths.

2. Place the circle pattern on the towel in the center and a couple for inches from the top.

3. Trace around the circle, cut the circle out and pin into fourths.

4. Pin neck band to towel and stitch. Finish the edge however, serge, zig-zag, so on.

Now the fun starts. Add some ribbon or lace for a little girl, or an applique or iron-on for a little boy. Go crazy designing the bib and have a good time. Remember though to make the embellishments washable.

If you try them please let me know how the bibs turn out for you here in the comments.

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(NOTE: I’ve added a follow up to this post HERE)