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Wednesday's WOW - Burp Cloth Tutorial

Linking up to Petra's Wednesday's World of Wor k at This Good Steward ... This is an easy baby shower gift that is practical and fun. I adapted my version from this tutorial. Materials to make 6 burp cloths: 1 bath towel 1 yd fabric  - quilting cotton weight Matching thread 1. Wash and dry towel and fabric to preshrink.  Iron fabric. 2. Trim the hem from the top and bottom of the towel. I used a fast dry towel from Target which has a very narrow hem and no decorative banding, which would have to be cut off. The side seams can stay intact. 3. Cut the towel into 8 rectangles. These were roughly 15 x 12.5 inches. You will have 2 extra. (To use up the entire towel, you would need approximately 1.5 yards of fabric. You can customize the burp cloth size to suit your needs.) 4. Cut the same size rectangles from the fabric. 5. Place right sides together and pin. Stitch around the edge with a 3/8" hem, leaving an opening to turn the burp cloth right side out. 6. Clip cor...