Easy Homemade Fabric Baby Burp Cloths (Free Sewing Pattern)
These soft and sweet burp cloths are made from a free pattern, turning adorable felt into a perfect gift for a new baby.
Servings: 1 Burp Cloth
Cost: $5
Equipment
- Scissors
- Sewing Pins
- Sewing machine I like the Singer | Heavy Duty 4432 Sewing Machine
Ingredients
- ⅓ yard Flannel
- ⅓ yard Cotton batting Or purchase a package of Cotton Batting
- Thread to match your fabric All Purpose White Thread works fine as well
Instructions
- Print out the free pattern. Once you've printed it out, cut the three pieces out and tape them together after matching the lines and letters along the edges.
- Start by pinning the pattern on the flannel (folded so pinning through two layers) and cut out around the outer edge.
- Also cut out one of the Cotton Batting (or fleece iron on interfacing).
- Place the two pieces of flannel right sides together with the batting underneath. Pin all three together around the outside edge of the fabric.
- Sew a straight stitch ⅜ inch from the edge all the way around the edge of the burp cloth, leaving an open edge that's about 3 inches wide. Backstitch at both the beginning and end of the seam.
- Clip little triangle wedges out of the seam around the rounded raw edges of the burp rag, being very careful not to cut into the seam.
- Turn the burp rag inside out (right side out) through the opening you left on the edge.
- Press out flat and turn the edges of the opening to the inside along the seam line. Pin the opening closed.
- Stitch close to the edge all the way around the burp cloth and over the opening so it is stitched shut.
- I went ahead and sewed straight lines across the burp cloth about every two inches to keep the cotton batting from bunching up when washed. You could make a cute criss-cross pattern, or use decorative stitches if you want. It's kind of "quilting" it together.
- Now make a few more to create a giftable set!
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