Hey y’all!! Today, I’m sharing additional resources for you to complete one of my simplest sewing patterns, The Infinity Scarf Bib Sewing Pattern. This pattern is available on my website as well as in my Etsy shop. This complete Infinity Scarf Bib Sew A Long should help you complete this project in under 1 hour! This post contains affiliate links.
Materials needed for the Infinity Scarf Bib Sew A Long:
- The Infinity Scarf Bib Sewing Pattern
- 3/8 to 1/2 yard of 44″ wide fabric
- 1 1/4 – 1 3/4 yard of trim (View B Only)
- Back Bib Neck Closure (Snaps or Velcro)
Choosing the Right Fabric for the Infinity Scarf Bib
Before you begin, choosing the right fabric is so important. There are a number of considerations in order to choose the perfect fabric. First, decide if the scarf is decorative, functional, or both. If you want just a pretty scarf, you can use any lightweight cotton fabric such as linen, chambray, quilter’s cotton, batiks, cotton gauze. In order to make the scarf more of a bib, consider adding a more absorbent fabric to one side, such as terry cloth, wool, fleece, microfibers, flannel, minky, and bamboo. Most of these fabrics will also add warmth and will be soft against the skin. Cotton or Knit interlock fabric can also be used to make the pattern. This pattern is intended for woven fabric, but you can consider decreasing the size if using a stretch fabric.
Choosing the Right Size for the Infinity Scarf Bib
What size bib should I make? What if my child is in between sizes? First, in order to decide the which size to make, you need 2 measurements: the neck girth and neck back to waist. Let me show you how to take these measurements.
The first measurement is the neck girth. Simply, place a tape measure at the base of the front of the neck and measure around the entire neck. The tape measure should lie flat against the skin with no gaps. Measuring a small child can be difficult. You can also place a piece of string around the neck and then measure the string if you have an uncooroperative baby 🙂 This measurement in the photo is 11.5″.
The second measurement that you need is the back neck to waist. Place a tape measure at the back of the base of the neck wear the top of a t-shirt would sit. Measure from that point to the natural waist. The belly button is a good guide for where the natural waist will fall. In the photo, I place a string around the natural waist. The measurement shown in the photo is 10.25″
Now that you have these measurements, use the sizing guide in the pattern to determine which size to make. Make the size that is the closest to the measurements that you have taken. In this example, with a neck girth of 11.5 and neck to waist measurement of 10.25″, I would make the X-Large without any adjustments. If your measurements are within 1/2″ to 1″ of the size guide, I would not make any changes or grade the pattern. If your measurements do not fall within one size, use the neck size to determine the size to make, and grade for the length.
Cutting Out the Fabric
Place the pattern on the fabric using the grain lines to align the pattern on the fabric. You will need to cut 2 pieces of fabric from the pattern piece. If you are not adding trim, skip to the sewing step.
Adding Trim
In this example, I will be adding Pom-Pom trim…. pictures and tutorial coming soon!
Sewing Steps
The following steps are a picture view following the sewing pattern. I’ve included these pictures because some people do prefer to see the actual sewn product. If you still have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Place the 2 cut fabric pieces right side together.
Stitch around the bib using a 3/8″ seam allowance. Leave a 3″ gap in the stitches to turn the bib right side out.
Trim the seam allowance if desired to decrease the bulk in the seams. Trim the corners.
Turn the bib right side out. Use a point turner to press out the corners. Tuck in the raw edges from the 3″ gap that was used to turn the bib right side out. The raw edge is pictured in the left side below.
Tuck under the 3″ opening and press. Topstitch around the entire scarf bib close to the edge. Lastly, you will add the closure in the next few steps. The closure (snaps, velcro, buttons) are added on the corners of the bib.
Adding Snaps or Velcro
My favorite closure for baby items are Kam Snaps. They come in a variety of colors and are incredibly easy to use. I only have the 20mm size. These snaps work for most projects. I also use these snaps on my bandana bib sewing pattern as well. You can find helpful videos at kamsnaps.com on how to use Kam snaps.
Velcro
Cut a 1/2″ piece of 3/4″ or 1/2″ wide Velcro. Separate the 2 pieces. Place each piece on the corners of the bib. One piece should be on the top and the other pieces should be placed on the bottom side. The Velcro will be on opposite corners of the bib. Stitch around the edges of the velcro.
Kam Snaps
There are really helpful videos at KamSnaps.com for more information on how to put the snaps on a finished garment.
First, mark the placement of the snaps using the measurement included in the sewing pattern. Awl punch the holes for the snaps.
Place the snaps following the directions given by the manufacturer.
Your Bib is now complete! Please email me with any additional questions! My contact is on the bottom of the pattern.
