EASY DIY Baby Burp Pad/Cloth

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DIY Burp Pads

This is a quick, homemade inexpensive baby burp pad or cloth as it’s oftentimes called.

They are always appreciated and needed by new moms and you can never have enough of these little gems.

So simple the whole family can get involved in making them for gifts or for your own baby. I have the full EASY  tutorial laid out so you can make these any time. 

 

EASY DIY Baby Burp Pad/Cloth

I have been making these simple and useful burp pads for years. My kids growing up even made them for gifts for close relatives and friends who were blessed with an addition to their family.

I hope you will try these with your own boys and girls/teens. Many skills are involved which will give you the opportunity to teach, as well as the chance to visit and see what’s on their mind today.

I like to make the burp pads a bit oversized to be a good cover and shield for whoever is holding the baby to prevent any spit-up from getting on the person’s shoulder. 

 

Supplies for one burp pad:

• You need two pieces of flannel fabric 12″ by 20″ – one will be for the back and one for the front. For boys and girls, check out THIS or THIS
  

         THIS would work nicely for the back of either of those fabrics and is 60″ wide. 

Try to get a GOOD QUALITY fabric so it doesn’t fade quickly after a few washings.

• A sewing machine – or a really kind family member or neighbor who will help with the extremely simple sewing step.

• Scissors like THESE

• Cut a rectangle from a piece of paper to be  10″ x 18″ which will be your pattern (you will see that mine is a wood pattern in this tutorial) 

 
Directions:
First, lay one piece of fabric down, with the wrong side UP.

Lay the other piece of fabric right side UP, on top of the other piece that is right side down.

This puts WRONG sides together.

Cut a piece of paper (my husband cut this form out of wood because I use it so much!),  into a rectangle 10″ across and 18″ long. (The size is easily modified to your desire. )

You can leave it with square edges or round it like mine.

When you cut the fabric out, you will have a shape something like this.

Use the same fabric for both sides of the burp pad OR you can use coordinating fabrics.

 

OK, folks, this is the ONLY sewing involved and takes just a couple of minutes, really.

Keeping the fabric together (remember wrong sides together),

Sew at the 1/2″ mark, using the single stitch setting (you can also sew at 5/8″ to make a longer fringe).

Stitch around the entire perimeter of the burp pad.

Now, with any sharp scissors, cut at 1/8″ to 1/4″ intervals just up to the stitching.

Do NOT cut through the threads of the stitch!

Cut small slits around the entire perimeter of the burp pad.

Here is a close-up of what the cuts will look like.

See how easy?

And you’re almost done!

Now, put the burp pad(s) in the washing machine for a cycle.

Then into the dryer with other towels or whatever.

Caution: There WILL be fuzz, threads, lint, whatever you want to call it on the bib (possibly on other fabrics) when it’s done.

Just shake it and now you have an easy, inexpensive, homemade, and useful gift to give with pride!

You can see I made a boy burp cloth with a dark blue side and the other with trains.

I made a girl burp cloth with pink flowers, butterflies, and girly stuff on one side and a pink pattern on the other.

The demonstration pad has yellow on one side and Noah’s ark theme on the other. 

I make burp pads for baby boys and baby girls, but when I come across a darling fabric that is appropriate for either gender, I make up a bunch to have on hand; it’s just easier that way and I always have some to give as gifts that way.

You can also see the difference in the fringe, which is simply the result of the fabric and how it frays when washed and dried.

Note:  It will not shed lint or threads after the first washing so don’t worry about the recipient getting fuzz in their clothing.

Copyright Carrie Groneman, A Mother’s Shadow, 2019, 2022
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