by mary51 02 Sep 2012

HELP!!!your personal experience is needed it, I bought boy baby bibs 5x7 from smart needle, I did one yesterday and I am not very happy with it. I do not remember how small is a newborn baby LOL but the bib looks awfully small for a regular baby, it looks to be made for prem. baby,have anyone of you done one of these 5x7 bibs, does it fit to a baby? i would like to do at least 3 more but I do not know if i want to continue,i believe i spent that money for nothing or maybe if one day i have a grandaughter I could make it to play doll with it! One more thing can i buy the 6x10 bibs and split them I have embird. Thank you

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by momhome 05 Sep 2012

I googled baby bibs and came up with several sites. Here are a couple of links that you may like. There are many more out there. This might be the way to go and then you can embroidery on it, or applique or whatever you would like. I love making bibs and got my pattern from one of the free download sites - just wish I could remember for sure which one.

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mary51 by mary51 05 Sep 2012

Thank you for the links!

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by jennlenore 03 Sep 2012

I am lucky enough to have a commercial machine and large hoop so I enlarged the design in my software and then ran. Still not big enough for a toddler as I had hoped but will fit babies up to about 5 or 6 months.

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by mary51 03 Sep 2012

update!!!!! I went to a lady who just had a baby she let me try the bib on her one month baby, and it does fit, so I will do the rests, but it will only be for the first two months maby 3 no more!!!

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mops by mops 05 Sep 2012

Thank you for letting us know it fits a newborn baby.

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by muffy 03 Sep 2012

Couldn't you just stitch (by sewing machine) the finished bib minus the upper snapped on section to a finished larger bib? Just a thought.
Muffy :)

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muffy by muffy 03 Sep 2012

Sorry link didn't work.

http://www.smartneedle.com/BOYBIB...

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by keeponsewing 03 Sep 2012

Mary these only fit newborn to about 3/4 mo. Can you add anything to make them larger? I'm sorry they didn't work for you. But I would still let them know.

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by jrob Moderator 02 Sep 2012

I bought them and used them on first dgs until he started eating food. They fit a newborn to about 4-5 months. It is a lot of $ but they do dress up a onesie. ;)

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by bevintex 02 Sep 2012

Contact them let you know what you think. They don't know you are unhappy with a design unless you tell them. It may also make you feel better .

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hightechgrammy by hightechgrammy 03 Sep 2012

I did the same thing, but wish I had contacted them. They should state the size. I felt it was in a way my fault, because I should have known the size couldn't be that big... They are cute, though. Now i'm wondering about the FSL baby shoes...

castelyn by castelyn 04 Sep 2012

I did the 1st size of a set of fsl shoes and also a bib and they were to small for a baby. Kept it for my GD's doll. Hugs Yvonne

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by susiesembroidery 02 Sep 2012

What a pity. Hope you can still use them for some prem babies - that is if you are selling your work.

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mary51 by mary51 02 Sep 2012

No I only give my work as presents!

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by janetedna 02 Sep 2012

I found the same with other designers' bibs, doll-size is right. I enlarge the pattern as big as it will go but still too small. Jan

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by estherwaayenberg 02 Sep 2012

Yup, I got caught in that same trap. I ended up putting it on a doll that I have here for the granddaughters. So from now on, I buy ready made bibs and embroider on them.

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blueeyedblonde by blueeyedblonde 02 Sep 2012

Why not make a pattern from the bought bib?

mary51 by mary51 02 Sep 2012

I should have asked first then buy, now it is too late, and it is a pitty because they are very cute, i did the Office one.

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by loosie 02 Sep 2012

What a shame, I can't help you there. :(

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by lenamae 02 Sep 2012

I also have one and it is so small I did not even finish ir.niw I am making doll clothes may go back and finish it.
Lenamae

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by nama2 02 Sep 2012

I also have a 5x7 bib... you are right, they are too small for babies. Mine fits a doll. I don't know if I would continue and spend the time either.

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mary51 by mary51 02 Sep 2012

Thank you, this company should warned the buyers 5x7 is for a doll only, instead they sale it as a regular one, and they are not cheap! I am very frustrated.

stock by stock 04 Sep 2012

me too I got mine from a stitchahalf,,finished 4, mine are too small put them on my market stall, customers were saying they were dolls,

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