Have you ever been sitting around, frustrated with something and just all of the sudden, the lightbulb in your head goes off and you go "AH - HA!"  Well, I had one of those earlier this week.  #5 doesn't like the plastic bibs or anything that ties around her neck.  Add to that, now that it is cold out and I am dressing the little ones in long sleeve shirts, I am tired of getting baby food on the sleeves of their clothes because the bib doesn't cover them up.  (Insert "AH - HA!"  moment here.)

Now I am no master seamstress by any means, but I have been sewing for quite some many years now.  I am able to make just about anything reasonably well, pattern or no pattern.  So I took a bib that I like, mapped out a pattern and a plan.  Got some scrap fabric I had and about an hour later - Voila!

Not bad if I do say so myself.  I put it on her at our homeschool co-op yesterday to feed her lunch and several moms did the "Why didn't I thnk of that?" headshake.  So now today, I am whipping up a few more for her - they're made out of broadcloth and backed with fleece to help soak up things and although they aren't waterproof, I don't see that being an issue.  I've already washed this one twice and with the exception of the terrible, dreaded carrot stains, it came out pretty clean.  If anyone has a magic "carrot stain remover" please pass it along and save me some heartache!  My machine is calling me.........