"This isn't a bib! Mom just put my cape on backwards."

I haven't really accomplished anything in the past couple days aside from securing a tenant for our house and searching the classifieds for a new place for us.

I NEEDED to do something, so I started digging through the dresser I keep my fabric and craft stuff in and I came out with an old towel and a t-shirt. So, I decided to whip up a bib! And not just any old bib, but a super bib.

And I'm gonna show you guys how to do one, too! Yay!!!

You need:

something terrycloth (cheap washcloth weight is probably best...learned that the hard way.)

old t-shirt

velcro

freezer paper

fabric paint

plastic wrap (optional)

First we are going to sew up a bib real quick. Just trace a bib you have or use a pattern you found online, doesn't matter. I traced a bib I had.

You're going to cut out two bib pieces, one out of the terry and the other out of the t-shirt.

Pin together and sew leaving a gap to turn.

Turn right side out , press, then topstitch all the way around. I used contrasting thread because I ran out of black wanted to.

Now here's a funny little fact. My machine hates me. Or it hates velcro. I can't decide.

At this point you want to sew your velcro on using that cute little "x in a box" stitching. My machine did this.

I'm buying some snaps.

Ok, now that you're done with the sewing part, it's on to the freezer paper stencil.

Find an image on Google. I used Batman, because he's awesome.

I like shortcuts so I cut my freezer paper to size to fit in my printer and print my image directly onto it, that way I don't have to trace it.

Cut your image out. The best knife I've found is the Xacto with the swivel blade. Takes curves like a dream.

Iron it onto your bib. Don't rush through this step. Make sure it's stuck on there really well or else it will bleed. Trust me.

Paint away. I used plastic wrap to give it a "distressed" look, but you can do whatever.

Let it dry and put it on a cute baby.

"Holy Roley Baby, Batman!"

Once I'm done being mad at my machine, I'll make a enough to outfit all the SuperFriends.

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