Live: Burp Cloths How To

     I live in an area that personalized baby items are extremely popular, and as you know popularity also means high price. One of the most simple things that have become popular are cloth diapers turned into burp cloths with fabric stripes, ribbon tags, monogramming, and applique. I started by adding cloth stripes to the center of my cloth diapers, and I am going to have a few embroidered. Keep in mind sewing is not my thing, I have a friend helping me learn. Also, if you have an embroidery machine or a friend who does, it makes a great addition.

 Now because the cloth diapers are not perfectly square, I wanted my fabric to be square. This included having no extra flap of material hanging out on my corners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials:

Cloth Diapers (pre-folded)

Fabric of you liking (really about 8 inches wide)

Sewing Machine with matching thread

Pins

 

Step 1: "Pre-Wash" Fabrics so it is all pre-shrunk. You can do this by soaking it in very hot water and then drying it, not actually washing it.

 

 

 

Step 2: Cut your Fabric

 This part should be easy, but the cloth diapers have no consistency. You want your final product to be a little larger than the thick part of the diaper. I suggest about an inch wider on each side and each end. Then when you fold your fabric you will have a quarter to a half inch extra on each side.

 

Step 3: Folding Corners

Pick a corner and folder corner to angle as shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4: Fold Side

After you have the corner folded in you are ready to fold the first side. It is really important that you fold a straight line. You can see my pin on the right side of the picture to help hold my side in place. Although this is only the first side it is important to consider how much you are folding to insure that you have a wide enough piece of fabric in the end. At the top of the triangle created by the folds is where your corner will be.

 

 

 

 Step 5: First Corner

 Fold the other side, insure that it creates a straight line, and bring it in far enough so that it meets the other fold creating your fist corner. When finished be sure the pin the corner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 6: Repeat for All Corners

Paying attention as you go to make sure that you keep the fabric wide enough to cover the center of the diaper, continue to fold each corner as described in steps 3-5.  When you are finished you should have a piece of fabric that is a little wider than the center part of the diaper, but you do not want the fabric to hang off on the ends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Step 7: Flip Fabric, Pin into Place, and Sew 

The easy part right?! Move the pins to the front side of your fabric while also pinning to the cloth diaper. Pick a coordinating thread color and you are ready to sew.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The finished product. How cute would this be with a monogram on it?