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How to Make a Recycled Bib
comments (12) April 22nd, 2009
I'm always looking for ways to recycle old clothes that are a bit too worn to refashion. I've been making lots of patchwork baby bibs lately, and I thought they'd be the perfect way to reuse a little denim and corduroy. The results are cute, durable, and don't even scream "recycled," so I think they make great gifts. It's surprising how many bibs parents go through while teaching kids to eat, and these will stand up to washing again and again.
Materials:
- Bib Template (PDF)
- Pair of old jeans (or corduroys or both or fabric to cut the template from)
- Scissors
- Tailor's chalk
- Three scrap fabric remnants
- Sewing machine and thread
- Snap stud and socket and snap setter (or needle and thread)
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Pin the template to a straight section fold of the leg of jeans and cut out. You'll need two bib pieces; I cut one from jeans and one from old corduroys.
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Please note that you need to increase the length of the bib template by 2 inches after printing it out (I did it this way so that it didn't need to be printed on legal paper). Simply cut out the template, cut on the dotted line, and insert a 2-inch strip just beneath the dotted line to connect the two pieces of the template.
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With tailor's chalk and a ruler, mark one line 2 inches up and another 5-1/2 inches up from the bottom edge of the bib. Cut out the section you just marked.
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If you don't want to add a patchwork section to the bib, you can skip this step and appliqué something on the bib or otherwise decorate it.
After you make this project, show off your work to other members!
Post your project in the gallery
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Comments (12)
Posted: 2:43 am on April 16th
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Posted: 6:10 pm on June 11th
However, I loved the material I used: old PJ brushed cotton as CraftyDame suggests, with bears on and then denim and gingham on the reverse. I changed it slightly so that the denim is all at the top, and the gingham from the cut line down to the bottom. I will persevere and do another!
Posted: 12:48 pm on June 9th
Te felicito.
Este babero ya lo pondre en practica.
Posted: 11:12 am on May 30th
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Posted: 4:55 pm on April 27th
Posted: 12:07 am on April 27th
Posted: 4:24 pm on April 26th
old pj pants would be fabulous for the backing as well, i love using flanellette for the backs of bibs. it's soft and absorbent for wiping cute little faces!
Posted: 3:01 am on April 22nd