My latest sewing project involved making another adult bib for a friend. My pattern makes an especially LONG bib with a pocket at the bottom to collect crumbs while a person is sitting. Usually, I don’t try to make two of the same fabric, but this time I decided to see if I could squeeze two side-by-side on the fabric.
I bought two yards of fireworks fabric and two yards of plain red with tiny dots for the lining. After washing the fabric, I ironed it so I had a crease down the middle. Then I opened it up and folded the selvage edges to the middle, giving me two long folded edges. I ended up having enough fabric left over to make four bowl cozies and 8 refrigerator magnets. This was a fun day!
Here’s a sketch of how I laid out the pattern pieces:
I was pleased to be able to make two bibs that used up 1 1/2 yards of fabric and lining.
I wrote an overview about making adult bibs at https://marykisner.com/adult-bibs-are-not-just-for-nursing-homes/
It appears I have not written a step-by-step set of instructions to make this long adult bib yet. If you’d like me to do that, please send me an email (maryjkisner@gmail.com) and I’ll put that together next.
With the 1/2 yard (18 inches) of fabric I had left after cutting out the bibs, I decided to cut out four 10 x 10″ squares out of both fabrics to make bowl cozies. You can read about making these bowl cozies at https://marykisner.com/making-three-sizes-of-hot-pad-cozies/
Finally, with the few inches of fabric I had left, I pulled out my supplies to make refrigerator magnets. You can read more about making these covered button magnets at https://marykisner.com/more-than-just-a-refrigerator-magnet/
I had not made these in quite a while, so I was glad I had saved all the assorted tools and supplies. The fireworks fabric made nice magnets.
I was so pleased to be able to share all these additional goodies with my friend…2 bibs, 4 bowl cozies and 8 magnets! Such fun!