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From: Magwag
Date: 03-05-2007, 06:18 PM (1 of 11)
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I need to make some bibs for my mother who is in a hostel and 91. She wants to wear them when she goes to the dining room for dinner. She has requested that I do them with the hole and ribbing as it is difficult for her to get her hands around the back of her neck to fasten velcro. Does anyone have any pointers as to the best placement of and size of hole before ribbing? Also I am afraid that she will find it a bit uncomfortable around the neck since, as an elderly lady, she has a very turkey neck. Maybe a v-neck shape would work???? Any advice would be appreciated before I start cutting into the towels. Jen |
User: Magwag
Member since: 05-27-2001 Total posts: 7 
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 03-05-2007, 06:52 PM (2 of 11)
You need to cut the circle about1/3 of the way from the back end of the towel.. Or that is where I do them for the adults I make them for.. measure her head , and then you need an opening that large plus seam allowance and a little more for room for the ribbing to lie flat.. Cut the ribbing only 3/4 of the measurement of the circle.. I would not make the ribbing any wider that 1 & 1/2 inch wide after being folded in half.. If you make it too wide, it looks messy and won't lie flat on her when she puts it on..
Sew With Love
Libby |
User: LeapFrog Libby
Member since: 05-01-2002 Total posts: 2022 
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From: Magwag
Date: 03-05-2007, 07:23 PM (3 of 11)
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Thank you Libby that confirms what I was thinking so I feel better. I really lack confidence, despite my age, in some areas. I was just looking at our id information. I have been here just a year longer than you and have posted 6 times to your 1000+ shows I don't do a lot of sewing!! I do read more than I post though and have found this site very helpful over the years. Jen |
User: Magwag
Member since: 05-27-2001 Total posts: 7
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From: Pudge99
Date: 03-06-2007, 10:13 AM (4 of 11)
...or Jen it could mean that you spend more of your time sewing while us 1000+ people just sit around talking about what we are going to sew .
Gina
Pictures of my successes and failures Pfaff 2040 Janome Mylock 134D Singer Futura CE-100 w/ Autopunch Husqvarna Viking 3D Sketch |
User: Pudge99
Member since: 10-30-2001 Total posts: 1375 |
From: material_pakrat
Date: 03-06-2007, 06:05 PM (5 of 11)
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If you can, get hold of an old or cheap t-shirt. Get your mum to put it on, and then you can mark on it the area that she wants covered. That will also give you the right sized neck hole etc. I have done this for kids ones, but I would assume it would work for adults too.
Cheers, Soph.
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User: material_pakrat
Member since: 12-13-2006 Total posts: 220 |
From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 03-06-2007, 07:00 PM (6 of 11)
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MagWag, I started walking at 9 months and when I was a year old, I was talking in sentences, so my parents always told me.. My Dad used to say I was vaccinated with a Victrola needle... (explanation follows) When computers came along, I just found a way to talk to a lot more people at once.. I have to sit in a comfortable work chair to sew or log on the net, so I am glad they are on different levels in my home or I would never move all day.. ** special not to all you young people.. Victrola is a name brand that became a generic term for the old tymee wind up record players.. 1900's thru 1930's -- That was a famous saying for parents of talkative children born in the 30's like me.. Now back upstairs to my Janome.. Sew With Love
Libby |
User: LeapFrog Libby
Member since: 05-01-2002 Total posts: 2022
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From: DorothyL
Date: 03-07-2007, 08:02 AM (7 of 11)
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Libby -- When my youngest daughter did her vocabulary pretest for kindergarten she just kept plowing through the test -- she thought is was a game. They finally quit when she reached college educated adult level. The teachers were quite impressed and thought they might have a genius on their hands. One asked me what I attributed it to. I answered with one word -- "practice." Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 03-13-2007, 04:21 PM (8 of 11)
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Good for her ! ! And you are pretty quick with a great answer ! !
Sew With Love
Libby |
User: LeapFrog Libby
Member since: 05-01-2002 Total posts: 2022
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From: avon4u
Date: 05-13-2007, 11:46 PM (9 of 11)
Here is one that you can use!  http://www.sewing.org/enthusiast/html/ec_bibs.html
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User: avon4u
Member since: 05-31-2006 Total posts: 5 |
From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 05-14-2007, 06:07 PM (10 of 11)
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I like using towels so much better.. A hand towel makes a good sized bib for most adults.. Now one Lady asked that I make a larger one for her.. She is in a wheelchair and does not have good control of her hands.. She likes her whole front protected.. On a baby bib I cut a 5 inch diameter circle from the fingertip towel.. On an adult bib, I use a hand towel and usually cut about 6 1/2 inch diameter for a lady and 7 inch one for a man..
Sew With Love
Libby |
User: LeapFrog Libby
Member since: 05-01-2002 Total posts: 2022
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From: pinecone
Date: 05-14-2007, 06:09 PM (11 of 11)
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We cared for DMIL-Alz for 7 years at our home. I found some chef/kitchen type aprons. They had a strap that slipped over head. Since they were full length aprons, they caught the spillage in her lap too. We called them her crumb catchers. piney |
User: pinecone
Member since: 03-10-2007 Total posts: 59 |
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