Looking for a baby accessory that’s as adorable as it is practical? Well you’re in luck–we’ve been in love with making bandana bibs lately because they’re so easy and quick to stitch up. Whether you need a gift for a baby shower, something for your own little one or are looking for new projects to stock your small business with, this baby bandana bib fit the bill. Download the free pattern and follow along with this easy as pie tutorial.
One of our favorite things about these bibs is that they’re a great batch project; once you get your pattern printed, you can cut out and sew up three or four in a row without spending much more time than it takes to make one. And since babies are messy, beautiful things, having a lot of spare bandana bibs is never a bad idea. Plus, you can match them with different outfits!
Baby Bandana Bib Materials
- Free Baby Bandana Bib pattern
- A fat quarter of Organic Cotton Knit fabric
- Scissors or rotary blade and cutting mat
- Pins
- Sewing machine
- Snaps, velcro or button
- Fabric pin and a pencil
How to Make A Baby Bandana Bib
Step 1: Cut our your pieces
You need to cut out two identical pieces with the bandana bib pattern, so fold your fabric in half, place the pattern right on the fold, and cut. You should end up with two boomerang shaped pieces.
Step 2: Lay out the pattern pieces and pin
Lay out your front and back pieces, right sides together. Pin everything in place.
Step 3: Sew the edge
Sew around the edge with a 1/4″ seam allowance. Leave a gap (2” works great) for turning the bib inside out.
Step 4: Flip the bib right side out
We like using a pencil to push out the corners. You should end up with something that looks like this!
Step 5: Fold and topstitch
Fold the edges of the gap inward, so they match the rest of the bib, and pin in place. We’re going to topstitch around the bandana bib to give it a polished look, which will also close up the gap.
Step 6: Add in your closure
We’re using pearl snaps, but you can use KAMsnaps, Velcro, or even a button.
You’re done! Now find a cute baby to put this thing on!
Looking for other newborn/baby craft projects? Check out knit baby legging, this stretchy baby Jersey hat or this dress for toddlers. In addition to being real, real cute, these projects all use just a fat quarter of fabric, so they’re great for busting your stash and making good use of extra fabric. Happy making!
What would be a good closure to use to make the bib reversible?
Hi Lucy,
Any type of closure will make this bib reversible!
Thank you for this this tutorial. Super useful!
Love it, thanks for sharing, my sister will really love this for her newly born daughter, I’ll look forward on making some.
In regards to the PDF pattern file, I noticed that it doesn’t have one of the 2×2 test squares to make sure you are printing the pattern in the right size… Is it missing because even if you print it a tad smaller or larger it still turns out usable?
Hi Leanna,
Thanks for bringing this to our attention! We have updated the pattern to include a 2×2 test square. I hope that helps, but if you have any more questions don’t hesitate to ask! – Meredith from Spoonflower
Thanks for the great pattern, am I ok to sell bibs I’ve made using this? I don’t mind crediting you if necessary. I am wondering what size to make for 1 -2 years, however? Thank you
Thanks for your question! We’d love for you to make bibs with our free pattern. We’d recommend doing a sample of the 2T-3T and then size up or down accordingly.
What are the measurement?
Hi Barbara,
There are three patterns which range from 0 months – 3t. All sizes require just a fat quarter so they’re under 27″ x 18″. We hope that helps!
These are so cute! What age rage would you say these bibs would fit?
Never mind I should have opened the pattern before I commented!! lol
Hi Whitney,
We’re happy to hear you were able to see this pattern ranges from newborn to 3T!
Love these but in my experience babies chew on their bibs. A. Lot! I cringe at the idea of snaps being used. Please I beg you to use Velcro!
Oh This is most wonderful – thank you for sharing – the PDf download and printed easily for me. Can’t wait to try it. Might I ask what other types of fabrics would be good for baby bibs? (I only have furry children) so I wouldn’t know first hand… thanks!
Hi Leah,
Our Organic Cotton Knit and Minky are great options for bibs! For something extra durable you could you Eco Canvas. We’ve made some bandanas for our fur babies using Organic Cotton Sateen and Kona Cotton.
love this pattern
Tried to print from three different computers and printers
It will not print only download
will not print from download
Banana bib pattern will not print! Any suggestions?
The problem printing the PDF might be because the size of the pattern on the downloadable file is different from the size of the paper fed in the printer.
You have to click the printing menu the option to fit it on a A4.
I had the same issue and this solved it on my printer.
Hi Elizabeth, sorry you’re having trouble printing this PDF pattern! It’s working just fine for us, could the issue be with your printer or with your Adobe reader?
Sweet ????
Very cool, but I’m cringing that he used fabric sheets to cut paper… :/
LOVE! 🙂