I always make my own pattern,and i also make them out of flannel,with a kids cotton print on the other side.Just take a kitchen dish towel(terry kind),throw it over your shoulder and if it's long enough,make them that size,give or take a few inches.I taper mine in the middle and round off the ends.It's your project,do it the way you like.There are no sewing police!!!!
Kathi

I recently made some and the finished size was 7 inches X about 16 1/2 inches.

27 x 27 makes a blanket!

My new grandson is a spitter/regurger. One of my children was as well for a year. Everything was always wet. Does anyone have any ideas that he could wear when he is lying face up, sideways or any other way? I have played around with different bibs, but they really aren't for the same thing. My daughter likes to keep him in clothes, not sleepers and is quite frustrated.

I'm curious why you don't want the pre-folded kind. They make wonderful padded burp cloths. You just fold the sides in and sew down the sewn seam. A lot of the ones I've seen have an emboidery design on it and pretty cotton ma. sewn on bottom and top. I've been making quite a few of them, as we are going to have a Great-grandbaby in Feb.
Wanda

I have done both, I like the prefolded ones best.
I embroider a design on the front, fold the sides in and serge them together,
turn it and stitch up both ends.
The ones from fabric I cut an hour glass shape and use flannel on one side, cute fabric on the other and a layer of flannel in between.
I usually make a matching bib also.

Jenni,
That (hour glass shape) is the shape i make them also,but i couldn't think of that when i posted.Hell to get old.LOL
Here's a picture of some things i made.

Kathi - I like the hourglass shape. - will try it.