Baby Burp Cloths

With the spare time that I have on my hands these days, I decided that I needed a weekly project.  This week: burp cloths.  It was super easy and it helps us get ready for our little man! Bonus!  Here’s the rundown of what I did:

First, I had to gather my supplies.  I went to Babies R’Us and got 2 packages of burp cloths.  They were on sale for buy one, get one 50% off, so I got 8 of them for about $10.  Then, I headed across the street to Jo-Ann Fabric and bought a couple of fabric squares and 3 spools of ribbon. You’ll see that one of the burp cloths has the same fabric as the crib skirt—I had some extra and I thought it was cute, so why not?!  I had thread on hand, so I didn’t need to buy any of that!  I washed all of the burp cloths and fabric before I started in on this project.

Next, get out the iron because I found that it was a very handy tool for this project!  I cut the fabric down to size and ironed away.  I folded the fabric in half and ironed on the fold.  I stuck the burp cloth down into the fold.  I folded the fabric around the edges and I folded it down on the top so there wouldn’t be a messy line on top. Iron all of these folds!  After the ironing, I pinned them all into place.

 

Take the ready to go burp cloth to the sewing machine and sew all the way around the edges.  It was an easy sewing project because it was a straight line all the way around. 

After the fabric is sewn into place, I cut a piece of ribbon and sewed that on the top, where the fabric meets the burp cloth.  I folded the ribbon in on the edges so I wouldn’t have frayed ends when it gets washed over and over.  I sewed the ribbon on the top and bottom because it gives it more of a finished look. 

And ta-dah! A finished burp cloth!