Burp Rags

I ordered some burp rags on zulily for our new addition and of course when they came the first thing I thought was I could easily make these...so I did! This project went faster then I was expecting so that is always a plus!

I think they turned out great and honestly they are exactly like the ones I bought. It is nice to put a little of your time and effort into something for your baby. Serving them gives you a chance to think more about them and draws you closer together even if they won't be making an appearance for a few more weeks (less than 5 to be exact!)

Here is how I made them...

First thing is first, watch for your 50% off coupon at Joann's, if we are going to do this lets be thrifty :) My experience with burp rags is the more absorbent the material the better. Keeping this in mind I went for a towel like material for the outside, for the cute outside I just picked out a few cotton fat quarters that are pre-cut and the size was perfect! Each fat quarter will make 2 burp rags.

Cut the fat quarters in half, which left me with 2 long strips. Now here is what you can learn from my experience, after I cut my fabric in half I cut my towel like material to match the cotton fabric. I wouldn't cut the towel material to match because I ended up cutting it all again anyway so just a time saver there.

Once you have all the cotton fabric ready, fold over the edges and iron about 1 inch then fold the unfinished edge under again leaving you with about a half inch top. Do this around all the edges.

Now is when I would cut the towel material. Place your newly sized cotton on top and then cut the towel to size to match. Place the towel inside the cotton so the half inch edging is on top.

Now you are ready to sew and this goes quick. Just sew around all the edges. I tucked in the corners and double stitched them. I thought this looked nicer and really didn't add too much time to the project.

That's it! You're done. Good luck!