Pocket bib from tablecloth

   I am proud to say that this is really my own, original design.  I have found that pocket bibs are so great for catching everything my little Peanut drops while eating.  Not to mention he enjoys checking the pocket for leftovers when he's done.  I think the only member of the family who doesn't like pocket bibs is the family dog.  There is alot less falling to him as he sits under the highchair...
   I pinned some sites from Pinterest on pocket bibs, but decided that if I knew the basic concept I could forge ahead on my own...which as you know is what I love to do.  Decided that waterproof fabric was a must and these bibs are made from a vinyl 60 x 84 in" tablecloth from Walmart (less that 5$).  Didn't even make a pattern for the first one.  Just free handed and held up the fabric to baby to "measure" and came out with a decent product seen here:

    I decided it could be improved upon so I set out to make a pattern and improve it with a bigger pocket and neater looking edges.

     Here is the pattern I drew and cut out of poster board.  ( I drew half and then folded and cut to make sure it was symmetrical) The dimensions for the bib part are 12" x9" and the pocket 3"x14.5"

Here are my cut out pieces:

Then I put them together and folded the bottom as it would be once assembled for pocket.

That let me know where I wanted to sew my velcro rounds on.  I wanted to sew them on before sewing the bib pieces together so the "back threading" wouldn't show.  I used white thread to match velcro.
Here are the X marks so I know where to sew!

And then here are the pieces still seperate with the velcro attached. ( BTW the detachable pocket is great because it's easier to sew this way and it is nice to undo and empty crumbs over trash. )

Then I just pinned the pieces together (yes, I hate to pin but am getting better at doing it...) and zig zagged around the edges.  You can cut off any uneven parts when you are done.  Mines not perfect, but it works great and is a big improvement from my first attempt!

If my calculations are correct, I can make about 7 of these bibs from one tablecloth.  (My calculations are correct about 75% of the time).  So that's about .70 cents a bib.  Not bad and it goes quick!

Hope this was helpful! Sew long!