Burp Cloth Tutorial

so i'm going to prove to everyone out there, including my husband, that my hours on pinterest have not been in vain. I'm going to start posting tutorials of projects that i've found on pinterest! 

so for my first tutorial (sounds like i'm a magician!!)i'm going to show you how to make these super cute burp cloths...

i found this tutorial here but i did make some modifications, specifically to the size of my fabrics.

materials:

pre-fold cloth diapers - I bought a pack of 5 gerber birdseye diapers, they are the gauzy ones but the cotton ones will also work

1/4 yard pre-washed fabric - really you could use a scrap piece it just needs to be 21 inches long and 6 inches wide at least if your cloth diapers are like mine. if they aren't just measure your cloth and add an inch to the length.

matching thread, iron, scissors, sewing machine etc....

so like i said for my burp cloths, i used a piece of fabric 21" long by 6" wide. 6" was the width of the middle part of my burp cloth and i like the little white edge that this cloth and the dino cloth have. but if you want the fabric to go all the way to the fold than just add an inch to the width.

cut the fabric 21" x 6" 

fold the long sides over a 1/2" and iron - sorry there is not a picture for this step, i didn't want you to see my laundry closet! that's right it's a closet, the joys of apartment living!

then center your fabric over the middle part of the cloth and pin just the long sides. 

i pinned using a 3/8" seam allowance, the tutorial i followed suggested 1/4" but the pins kept slipping. (i blame my pins, or maybe it's my fat fingers!!)

now this is the hard part....

sew in a straight line! 

once you've sewn both of the long sides, serge the short sides. since these cloths are already serged just serge right over. 

if you are like me and don't have a serger use a zig zag stitch. once you are done, trim the excess fabric off the ends.

tip: feed the cloth in cloth side up that way you can see where to sew.

trim any loose threads and you are done!

voila!

a beautiful fun diaper cloth! 

these make great, easy shower gifts, i made 5 total two dinos, two i love mommy, i love daddy, and one in the paisley! 

for those of you sitting here like "i didn't know sallie and kyle were pregnant!" 

we aren't!! 

kyle's sister, courtney, is and so i've been putting pinterest and my sewing machine to great use! we can't wait to meet that beautiful baby boy!!

**be on the look out for the matching paisley nursing cover!**