How to Make Burp Cloths

In this post, I am going to share a very quick and easy tutorial on how to make burp cloths. These are by far the simplest to make and would make a beautiful baby shower gift or a sweet gift for your own baby.

Why You’ll Love this Easy Tutorial on How to Make Burp Cloths

There are so many original burp cloth brands out there, but what about something more unique and handmade. Somethig tailored to your specific style or theme your going for. I love anything custom or handmade. It adds so much charm and beauty to your home.

These burp cloths would make the cutest edition to your diaper bag or nursery. They are super absorbent and can easily lay over your shoulder to burp baby or wipe up any messes caused by baby. I hope you’ll love this simple sewing project on how to make burp cloths for your baby. You can also find other DIY sewing projects on my blog here.

Tips for How to Make Burp Cloths

Here are few things that helped speed up the process in making these burp cloths:

• Set up an ironing station.
• Purchasing a Bias Tape Maker tool might help.
• Choose thread that matches your fabric perfectly.
• Using a thimble while hand sewing will help a lot.

What You Will Need to Make Burp Cloths

Here is a list of all the things I used to make the burp cloths. You can definitely use other tools based off your expertise or preference in sewing.

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• sewing machine
• sewing pins
• sewing scissors
• cloth diaper prefolds
• 1 yd fabric of choice
• iron
• sewing thread that matches your fabric
• sewing needle
• sewing gauge

How to Make Burp Cloths

Finally, let’s get started with how to make these adorable burp cloths!

Step 1: Begin by setting up your iron, sewing machine, and all the things you will need.

Step 2: Next cut several 3in x 36in strips of fabric. You might have to sew a few together in order to create a long enough strip.

Step 3: Now begin making your bias tape. You can use a Bias Tape Maker tool or do it by hand like I did. There are also lots of easy tutorials on Youtube that explain how to make bias tape if you aren’t familiar. Using my sewing gauge, I pressed under 1/4in on both sides, then folded each over to the middle and pressed again.

Step 4: Once you have all your bais tape made, you can now start sewing it into your cloth diaper prefolds. You are just attaching this like you would any normal bias tape. Sewing into the 1/4in ditch of the pressed fabric, along the edge of your prefold.

Step 5: After you’ve sewn your bais tape on and mitered your corners, you will fold over your tape and pin onto the prefold. Then hand sew using a simple slipstitch all along the other edge.

Step 6: Enjoy! I hope you loved how these adorable easy burp cloths turned out!

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