starlite

I make them with flannel on front and fleece on back which my niece swears by them! She says the fleece don't let the wetness get to babies clothes.

calicojoan

They are a great way to repurpose bath towels that are giving up! I seem to have quite a few that started to ravel on the sides, and I used them up in bibs, and hand towels. I use binding scraps to finish them off.

Lyncat

When I made adult bibs for my grandpa, I used PLU fabric on the back. It washed up well and they were waterproof.

riutzelj

if you buy the PUL through the website for donating sanitary supplies for developing nations' girls, that charity gets a percentage of the cost. look up thread here on Days for Girls. i have found as mum of 7, grandmum of 6 that terry cloth is the best. Works well even if you don't use PUL. buy hand towels, fold over top about 3-4 ", cut a hole size of baby's head, leaving shoulder room, bind with ribbing or stretchable tape.

QUILTNMO

i usually do cotton and flannel togather

IdahoSandy

What ever you use, just make sure there is a pocket at very bottom to catch the excess throw up.

Grandma Mary

How about the new laminated cotton fabric? Water resistant on one side and machine washable.

Divokittysmom

I have made tons and tons of bibs for grandkidlets and my darling kids friends..kids.. whew... lol I always use a double layer of flannel or terry cloth..used the same for burp cloths also. The cutest darned thing I found when my first grandbaby was born was the entire body bib, I made several of these. Our little guy would get all spruced up for church and then urp up all over his cute outfits. Sooo nana to the rescue! These worked like a charm to keep his clothes clean until he arrived at church,sometimes he even wore these all thru church on a bad reflux day. Here are a couple of photos of them.
The pattern can be found here, I have no affiliation whatsoever.
http://www.piecefulexpressions.com/O...ern-PEX001.htm

maviskw

Please explain PUL. What is it? Where do I get it? Why do I need/want it?

pinebeltquilter

I saw some laminated fabric in my new Hancock Fabrics catalog so you might want to check there and see if you can get some. That woud be perfect for bibs.