This is the easiest tutorial for a burp rag you could make! Only three steps, and they are the best DIY burp rags!! Great for easy baby gifts, too.
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When I was pregnant with Little J, I decided I wanted to make my own burp rag and bib sets. So I made a bunch of sets with all these cute boy fabrics I found and I LOVED them. The burp rags I made were incredibly easy, I packed them in his hospital bag when he was born, and I used them the entire time I nursed (eight months).
The best part was that they lasted that long, and I’m sure they would last even longer if I wanted to keep using them, but I definitely wanted to make new girl burp rags. Hence, this tutorial!
Note: I used the first set of burp rags I made with my second son four years later, and they still held up great!
Now when I say these are the easiest and best burp rags you will ever sew, I really mean it. Two rectangles of fabric sewn together, flipped right-side out, and then topstitched. I am not kidding, they are that easy.
So now that you’re not scared of this sewing, let’s dive right in!
The Best (and Easiest) Burp Rags You Will Ever Sew
This is the easiest tutorial for a burp rag you could make! Only three steps, and they are the best DIY burp rags!! Great for easy baby gifts, and they last through multiple babies!
Materials
- 1/3 yard minky fabric, prewashed
- 1/3 yard patterned fabric, prewashed
- thread to match
Tools
- Cutting Mat
- Rotary Cutter
- Ruler
- Sewing Machine
Instructions
- Cut a rectangle 10×18″ out of both the minky fabric and the patterned fabric. I used my cutting mat and rotary cutter and it made it so easy.
- Sew the two rectangles together, right-sides together, with a 1/2″ seam, leaving a 1″ opening in the middle of one of the edges.
- Flip the burp rag right-side out, and topstitch all the way around, including on the opening to close it.
- Just kidding, there isn’t a step four. You are done! I told you that was insanely easy! And they work so well.
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The minky is super soft on baby’s face, and the cotton is breathable and you can pick any cute fabric you want!
I love the set I made for baby girl and I can’t wait to use them!! These also make for great gifts!!
Good luck and happy sewing! And if you want to try out sewing something else for baby, you can use my tutorial for a standard car seat cover or a quilted car seat cover! Or check out my best and easiest bib tutorial!
This post was originally published on September 4th, 2014.
Amber Evans says
Hi Chelsea. I love your blog and so happy to find your project on Pinterest. Just want to personally thank you and let you know that I featured this project on my blog in my sewing for babies post.
Here it is, http://sewingmadesimple.net/sewing-projects-for-babies/
Please let me know if I missed something or if you want to change and add information about your blog and project.
Xoxo,
Amber
P.s. I’m a new fan. 🙂
Chelsea Johnson says
Thanks, Amber! It looks great! And I love the other tutorials you added in the roundup, too! Thanks for sharing!
Brittany says
Hi Chelsea I was wondering what is the second type of fabric you use with the Minky fabric?
Chelsea Johnson says
I just used cotton fabric! The one in the pictures is Michael Miller’s Glitz collection.
Bobbi Convery says
I made these last month for my neice’s baby shower – they turned out so cute, and she loved them.
Chelsea Johnson says
I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks, Bobbi!
Jenny says
What are the supplies needed to make these? (i.e. sewing machine, pins) Thank you!
Chelsea Johnson says
Besides the items listed in the post (1/3 yard minky fabric, prewashed, 1/3 yard patterned fabric, prewashed, thread to match), you will need scissors, pins, and yes, a sewing machine.
LubbyGirl says
Very, very nice! I just found this on Pinterest. Well, actually, Pinterest found me. 🙂 This was one of those, “Look what we found for you!” emails from Pinterest, and I love it. I make these as gifts for our missionary wives when they have babies, and there are 9 (count ’em!!) missionaries having babies very soon. Whew – I’d better get busy!! Thank you for sharing this.
Chelsea Johnson says
First of all, that’s WAY cool that I was in one of those emails haha! Second, I’m so glad I could help! It really is such an easy tutorial. I actually just got all of the burp rags that I made for my first son out for the baby we are about to have, and they are still in great shape! Happy sewing!
Christine says
Love these! Just wondering if the minky fabric you used is sort of like a sherpa texture or chenille? There are so many minky, cuddle, etc, out there and I’m thinking some are more absorbent than others.
Chelsea Johnson says
It’s a fluffy one. Not sure if that helps, but I’m not sure all the differences in minky fabrics. I think it’s more of a cuddle fabric?
Dorinda says
looking for your bib pattern…Each time I click on the picture it brings me back to your burb cloths (which I love)
Can you provide a link for the bibs? Thanks!
Dorinda
Chelsea Johnson says
Oh my goodness! You’re right! I’m sorry about that! I have fixed the link for that, but I’ll give you the direct link here too: http://www.lifewithmylittles.com/2015/07/best-and-easiest-bibs/ Good luck!
Diane says
I made a total of 10 of these and they are adorable!! I wasn’t counting on getting two from each piece of fabric. I’m gonna be a new grandma in April and was looking for an easy project. I’m already making blankets and some other things. These will be SO useful for the new mommy. I also ironed the dot fabric. I thought that the dots would pop back after washing? Anyone else do this?
Chelsea Johnson says
I have never ironed it so I’m not sure. Minky doesn’t typically need ironing. But I’m glad the burp rags came out well for you!
Bethany says
Pinning this and SO going to make these!
I just finished some crib sheets; these will be a great second project!
Now I’m going to dig through your blog to see what other creative things you’ve got going on…
Chelsea Johnson says
Thanks, Bethany! I hope you find some more stuff you like!!
suzanne says
These are great, going to make them and the bib you posted for a baby shower – how crucial is it that the fabric and minky are pre-washed??
Chelsea Johnson says
If you don’t prewash them they will probably shrink in the wash and they might not lay as flat or as straight. I would prewash them!
Saleen says
Where did you get your mommy fabric?
Chelsea Johnson says
I think you mean minky? I got it from Jo-Ann.
Lisa says
Hello,
Thanks for your posts. Great detail! I’m looking to make the bibs & burb cloths.
One question – I’m having trouble finding the minky fabric. I looked at Joann’s (online) and they have a “soft and fluffy” that reviewers seem to be using for baby blankets. Also, they only have the dot version, not the squares that you used. It just looks different, and I’m not sure if that would be absorbent enough.
I did another general google search for minky fabrics and found others that were polyester, which I wouldn’t think would be absorbent at all.
Any tips for me? I’m not an experienced sewer so I don’t want to botch up a simple project.
Thanks so much!
-Lisa
Lisa says
P.S. here’s the Joann link I found:
http://www.joann.com/soft-n-comfy-dot-fabric/prd33722.html#q=minky&prefn1=collection&prefn2=gender&prefv3=Product&prefv4=Whites&prefv1=Soft%20n%20Comfy%7CSoft%20&%20Comfy=&prefv2=Neutral%7CBoy&prefn3=prod_type&prefn4=refinementColor&start=1
Chelsea Johnson says
Don’t use this 🙂
Chelsea Johnson says
I would go into the store and look. Definitely don’t use the dot version, that’s NOT absorbent! It will roll right off! The soft and fluffy is the kind you want.
Joanne says
What is minky fabric
Chelsea Johnson says
It’s like the soft n fluffy fabric you can get at Joann. If you ask any employee at a fabric store they’ll help you find some!
Kelly says
Absolutely love the fun fabrics you use!
Chelsea Johnson says
Thanks, Kelly! It’s the Michael Miller Glitz collection!
Bridget L. says
I was wondering how many burp rags you get out of the 1/3 yard of fabric?
Chelsea Johnson says
It depends on how wide your minky is. You need rectangles that are 10×18″ long, and if you get 1/3 yard, that is 12″. So if your minky is 45″ wide, you can make two burp rags with it (and have 9″ left at the end).