Make and Share Craft Tutorials
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8 months ago
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I love making handmade gifts and these are a great choice for beginner sewers like me. They are very easy to sew together, the hardest part was cutting the pieces perfectly straight after I prewashed the fabric since it lost its shape during the washing/drying. I think it is important to prewash fabric though for projects like these burp clothes. I used Amy Butler fabric (gorgeous!) on one side and white chenille fabric for the other side. The chenille got super soft after I prewashed it, but beware, it sheds everywhere!
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Instructions
You Will Need
- prewashed Cotton Fabric
- Chenille Fabricor flannel fabric
- Notions: Thread , Scissors, Pins, Sewing Machine
- Project Cost
- Cheap
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First, you will need two pieces of fabric the same size. I used cotton for one side and chenille for the other. These were 9 by 14 inches.
I used a rotary cutter and mat to cut the fabric. -
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Pin right sides together.
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Make sure you mark a 2-3 inch spot to leave unsewn for the opening.
Sew together, leaving the marked spot unsewn. -
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Pull the fabric through the opening so the rights sides of the fabric are showing and press. Fold the ends of the opening in, press, and close with a blind stitch. The chenille fabric is thick and will help to hide your stitches if you are not very good at the blind stitch like me.
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Press them again once you close the opening to help give them a finished look.
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These fabrics are from Amy Butler's Midwest Modern II line. I really love that these are sophisticated and modern and not baby cutesy.
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I rolled the burp cloths and tied a ribbon around each one with a tag (made with scrapbooking paper, scalloped circle cutter, letter stickers and a hole punch).
They look nice in a little basket and really are the perfect baby gift!
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