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With the coming arrival of baby numero 2, I decided that I wasn’t busy enough and decided to make some burp cloths. Lovebug had plain white burp cloths that she now takes everywhere with her and sleeps with. Rather than use the same cloths for her sibling, I decided to dress some up to make them different. Now our daughter won’t have to worry herself with her baby brother or sister stealing her cloths!
I had seen some fancied up burp cloths in stores and rather than paying for them, I challenged myself to just sew my own. They were SO easy!
Materials:
Plain 3-ply cloth diapers
Fabric
White thread
Scissors
Iron
Pins
Sewing machine
Instructions:
1. Wash and dry both the diaper cloths and fabric to allow for shrinkage. Iron fabric. Cut fabric so that the pieces are two inches longer than the diaper cloth and two inches wider than the center fold.
2. Fold under and iron down the short sides of the fabric so that they’re about 1/4″ smaller than the diaper. Repeat for the long sides to fit within the center fold.
3. Pin down along all sides.
4. Now sew away! I used white thread and chose a tiny zig-zag for along my borders.
Finito!!
They were a ton of fun to do and very simple! I am so happy with how they turned out and made several of them to just grab and toss whenever I need. Naturally, the more I did, the neater they came out. You know what they say – practice makes…well, not perfect in this case, but close enough!
Sewing a valance can be super simple.
What you need:
- sewing machine
- fabric
- coordinating thread
What to do:
1. Wash and iron fabric.
2. Measure window and cut fabric. Our window is 6 feet across so I measured for 7.5 feet to allow for hemming and slight shirring.
3. Hem all sides of the fabric.
4. Pin down fabric along the top to measure for curtain rod hole. Pinning down every few inches helps to make it easier to sew in a straight line.
5. Sew along the pins, trim any loose thread and FINITO! You have your simple valance.
