Later this week I'm catching a plane to my new little granddaughter's house. As much as I loved the burpies I made in November, I knew the burpies at "See Kate Sew" were a cute, practical alternative to the more fancy-smancy ones I made previously, so I decided to make a few of the simpler version. Can a baby have too many burpies? I think not. I added a little ric rac to mine, but otherwise used her tutorial. Check out Kate's tutorial at "See Kate Sew" for general directions and a look at her adorable versions!
Supplies needed:
1 Pre-folded cloth diaper
1 piece of contrasting fabric about 6" x 20" **
Ric Rac (optional)
Thread
(**Make sure the length of your contrasting fabric is 2" longer
than the length of the pre-folded diaper.)
I added ric rac to the burpies I made, so here are a few more tips if you'd like that addition. Press under 1/2" on the long sides of the contrasting fabric...
Then open up where you pressed the fold in your fabric and place your ric rac (I used "jumbo" ric rac) so the folded crease sits to the left of the dip in your ric rac...
Here's another picture illustrating where to place the ric rac. The solid black line shows where the pressed fold in the fabric is situated. (Remember the folded hem is opened up and laying flat at this time.) Note the dip in the ric rac is just to the right of the fold. The dotted line shows where to sew...
The old adage "you learn something new every day" is definitely true in the blogging world. The other day I found a tutorial at "TaDa! Creations" on how to apply ric-rac to a hem of a shirt. It came into my life just in time for this project! Go here for the tutorial!
When you have sewn the ric rac to the seam, repress the fabric along the fold once again. Your contrasting fabric will look like this on the right side of the fabric, and...
and it will look like this on the underside of the fabric.
Center and pin your contrasting fabric strip in the middle of the diaper. You'll have an overhang of about 1" on each end of the diaper.
Sew the strip of fabric to the diaper about 1/8" from the edge, like this:
It's beginning to look a lot more like a burpie now. Just a few more finishing touches...
Then zig-zag along the short edge of the burpie making sure you catch the contrasting fabric in the zig and zag!
That's all there is to it!
I love this cute version of the burpie!
It's so easy to make, because most of the work is already done for you!
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30 comments:
Cute! I love the ric rac! Thanks for the mention!
Those are adorable Suzanne! A baby can never have too many. ;) Thanks for the shout out too. Enjoy that grandbaby.
Thanks Suzanne! I'm going to have to make a few of those before drooly Audrey arrives here in Florida next week. Cute.
Congrats on the new baby! Somehow I missed that post? The burp cloths are great! Have fun spoiling that baby.
Cathy
Adorable! You're right, a new baby girl can never have too many burpies! Thanks for passing on the ric rac idea. Love it!
Love the burpies! I need to make some of them for May. ~ daughter in law finds out Wednesday if I will be sewing pink or blue!
This is a GREAT "heart" made baby gift every new mommy loves. Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!
You are right. These are ingenious and simple.
These are fabulous Suzanne. I love the fabric and ric rac you have used!! Have a wonderful trip and enjoy all of those cuddles with your sweet little grandaughter ~ Tina xx
Love the ric rac! Perfect touch. Would love for you to visit me at Sew Chatty and link up to Made with Love Monday. The party will be open until Friday if you have anything you else you want to link up! http://sewchatty.blogspot.com
First of all, thanks for all your support and kind words lately. Second, I LOVE your blog! I am a born again sewer and you are so talented! I wish you lived down the road and you could help me out!
You did it again girl! I love this! I'll be featuring your post on BCD on the 8th in the afternoon! Thanks again!
Love the scallop detailing!
These make such awesome gifts!! And I love that they're so quick - perfect for those of us who habitually procrastinate on their handmade gifts.
I linked to your tutorial over at Craft Gossip Sewing:
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-quick-and-easy-burp-cloths-for-baby/2011/01/06/
--Anne
What a beautiful design and amazing gift idea. I've made some in the past but I love your technique and result so much more. ;)
Roeshel
Followed you here from Shabby Chic Cottage. Love this idea! I've made a few burpies, too, but yours is SOOOO sweet with the rick rack!
And I have a baby shower coming up soon. I KNOW what I'll be adding to my gift :o) !
Thanks!
Very cute and simple! Makes a great gift! I love the fabric too!
~Julie
http://singingthreelittlebirds.blogspot.com
http://bellerosedesigns.etsy.com
Love love love the jumbo ric rac! these are so adorable. Thank you for the tute on how to do the ric rac...I never would have thought to do it like that!
It's beautiful! I do this same thing for hooded towels and I love it--quick and easy!
Hi Suzanne,
Love this project! I was wondering if you have pattern and tutorial on the burpies you made in November? I would like to make both!
Thanks so much,
Wendy
Wendylh,
The burpies that I made in November are two pieces of fabric (12 inches x 18 inches) sewn together. That's it. ;o)
I looooooove these! Such a great idea!
Hi Suzanne! I ended up making these beauties...thanks so much for the tutorial.
Lina
Fancy Frugal Life
http://fancyfrugallife.blogspot.com/2011/06/ric-rac-burp-cloths.html
Cute Idea!! And now I have the juices flowing for so many more things to make!! I need more time!
I was looking around at DIY baby stuff and came across your site and love it. These are so cute!! I also really love the fabric you used on these burp cloths - I know it's been a year but any chance you remember what it is?
Sarah - That is fabric by designer Lila Tueller -- the line is called Soiree.
http://lilatuellerdesigns.blogspot.com/
I wish I had seen this tutorial before I made mine rather haphazardly with rick rack. I will be pinning this for future reference, thanks for all the fabulous photos.
These are awesome! Thank you for the instructions. I was wondering if you knew of a place to get the prefold cheap? I've been looking around but they're all kind of expensive. Thank you in advance.
Do you prewar your diapers?
I buy the diapers at Target. You can get 10 or 12 for about $16, I think. Make sure they are "prefolded."
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