I’ve been sewing lately…
Tiny little garments for my two granddaughters… so much fun!!
Today I wanted to post about one of the easiest projects I’ve done so far–
Burp Cloths
It was fast, easy, and I think they turned out cute.
I bought some flour sacks at Walmart,
I think I paid $5 for this set of 5:
They were large enough to cut in half and it still turned out to be a generous size for a burp cloth.
That means I got 2 burp cloths out of each flour sack towel —
so you can make 10 out of that set of 5!
I cut a piece of quilt batting the size of the center of the burp cloth.
After I measured it and cut it, then I placed it on the center of the flour sack towel.
Cutting the flour sack towel was easy because the fold lines were exactly on the center–
I didn’t even have to measure it!
Here’s a picture of the flour sack towel cut in half – the one on the left is done,
and the one on the right is just ready for the batting & fabric piece.
As soon as I cut the flour sack in half, I serged the long edges.
The shorter edges were already hemmed, so I didn’t have to do anything there.
I serged the edges of the print cotton fabric I was going to sew
in the center of the burp cloth,
Then I centered it on the flour sack, right over the batting,
I pinned it down,
and sewed it down each long edge:
Then I sewed 2 lines down the long edges,
just like the store-bought burp clothes have.
I wasn’t too picky about it.
I did pin the edges down before I sewed
and that kept the fabric & batting down nicely.
I tuned down the short edges and sewed a hem very close to the edge.
I ironed it once everything was sewn.
My daughter chose the rose fabric from a stash of fat quarters,
but it wasn’t long enough so I added a coordinating fabric at each end.
I thought it looked even nicer than the other burp cloth because the two fabrics
looked so nice together.
Because of the large size of the flour sacks, these burp cloths turn out
larger than the store-bought ones.
That was something I really liked.
We’ve used them already and it worked well because of their larger size.
It was a quick project and I look forward to making more like these.
I’ve made some bibs, tiny dresses, bonnets, blankets…
can’t wait to share those with you in the coming days. 🙂
Happy sewing!
Daisy
These are so pretty with your choice of fabrics and, of course, there’s nothing so nice as sewing for grandchildren. I wish I had someone to make burp cloths for.
Yes, you’re right, it’s so nice to sew for the grand babies! Your comment made me smile — I actually started sewing tiny things for my “grandchildren-to-be” after both my kids were married, …I thought I’d get a head start 🙂
How charming! I Love the cheerful colors! 🙂
Thank you! I’m trying to get the others finished soon.
I’m looking for a project for my niece’s baby — due the end of August. These are very cute, but I don’t have a serger… and that’s part of what makes them very nice. I was thinking of a little patchwork blanket, but I don’t know…Ideas are welcome — Simple ideas. 🙂
Haha, I know how you feel…simple is usually nicer anyway. I’m working on a few good ones and hoping to post them soon. Your idea of a patchwork blanket sounds great!
How wonderful! And way better than boughten! They are filled with grandma love!
😊 That’s right! I put lots of love into every thing I make for my grand babies :). It’s also a lot of fun!
This is a clever idea–and so useful!
Thank you! It’s an easy and quick project and I’ve learned the past few days that they sure come in handy!
Love this idea! Burp cloths are so useful when you have a new baby.
Hi Daisy!!– We want to see ALL your baby sewing projects!! These burp cloths are a great idea– so colorful. It made me nostalgic to read it because my grandma Rose was such a sewer/quilter and when she was older I would drive her to Walmart to pick up flour sack towels!! She embroider little kitchen scenes on them… and she made all my clothes growing up. Waiting to see what you come up with next…
Thanks, Rhonda! I can’t wait to show you the little things I made — so much fun to sew tiny things!