Super easy burp cloth

I've been making a ton of these burp cloths and I keep thinking they would be great for gifts or to sell, but I want them all! Anyway, they really are super easy and there is a lot of different things you can do to dress them up. I make mine in a rectangular shape because I prefer them that way. If you want to contour it to fit the crook of your neck you could do that by adding a little dip in the middle while you're cutting the fabric. The rest of the steps would all work the same. I make mine about 22 inches long and 12 inches wide. There is no special formula to that, I just liked the way it layed on my shoulder.

1. You start by cutting out the fabric into the shape and size that you want it. I use a lightweight fleece so that it will be absorbent when the baby spews. Sometimes I will use a basic cotton and backline it with fleece. It's up to you, but just be conscious of what you will be using it for. Cut the shapes and lay them right sides together. Make sure they line up pretty good because this is how you will sew it. It there are raw edges it's not a big deal, they will be turned in anyway.

2. On the machine, start sewing about 1/4 inch from the edge. You will sew a basic straight line on all four sides, but be sure to leave an opening of about 3 inches so that you can turn the right sides out when you are done.

3. Next you will turn the fabric out of yuor opeing so that you are looking at the right sides of the pattern. Take the raw edge and fold in into itself making sure to line it up perfectly with the rest of the seam. You will not just hand stitch the opening closed staying as close to the edge as you can so that the thread won't show.

You can be done there!!!

However, I wanted to add a little flare to this one and decided to put a ribbon detail on the bottom. There is a better way to do it than this, but I decided to add it after the fact. Oops. If you want to add a ribbon it would be best to sew it on the side that you want to to show up before you lay the two pieces together in step 1. That way the raw edges of the ribbon are sewn into the burp cloth and you don't have to mess with them.

I didn't do that. So...I just folded down the raw edges and held them in place while I sewd over them. I did a straight line on each side of the ribbon as closely as I could sew it. If you are using a smaller ribbon, you could just sew one line down the middle and it would still look good!

I hope all of that made sense! This was my first attempt at a tutorial! Let me know if you have questions. If you make one I'd love to see it!!!