Pattern Pattern
oh Baby!
Bibs Materials
Designed and Made by Aine Mahon 9 2.5”x12.5” (6cm x 32cm) in
Finished block: 8” (20.3cm) square colours, assorted as necessary for
The template for this pattern can be found
blue or yellow design
at the back of the magazine.
16” square of wadding
What would springtime be, without little babies needing to be fed? These
16” square of backing fabric
quick bibs can be easily created with the latest adorable jelly rolls designs
you might have, or raid your stash for springtime colours!
1 yd (1m) 1” wide binding
fastener, snap or velcro
FOR THE YELLOW BIB DESIGN: of the bib.
Sew the strips in the following When the entire piece is quilted, lay
order: white, yellow, green. it out flat. Cut the template out and
Sew strips for rows, each lay it over the patchwork.
consisting of 9 patchwork
Cut out the shape of the template
squares in the following
from the quilted patchwork.
order: white, yellow,
green, white, yellow,
FiniShinG tOuCheS
green, white, yellow,
green.
Bind the entire outer edges of the
bib using 1 inch wide binding, to
Half stagger the rows so
give a 1/4 inch edge.
that the colours form a
shallow ‘v’, as per the
Sew a fastener to the backside of
diagram.
the bib strap on one side, and the
topside of the other strap.
Sew together and press
the seams.
Cut a piece of backing fabric and
PIECING
wadding the same size as the
Sew strips together along the long
rectangle of patchwork.
edges in sets of 3.
Baste all the layers together.
Cut each rectangle across the strips
at 2.5 inch intervals. You will now
have 12 strips which consist of 3
QUILTING
INSTRUCTIONS
squares each.
The blue bib was quilted
Join these pieces along their long
by stitching diagonally
edges into two groups of 6. Press
across the squares.
the seams.
The yellow bib was
Sew these two pieces together
quilted by stitching
to form a large square. Press the
looping lines that start
seams.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RICHARD TODD
and end at the top edges
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