Finished Set of Burp Cloths!

I finally have the photos uploaded correctly now so that I can share the remaining 6 burp cloths that I made for Baby Girl S.S! Still the same idea and concept I found from Sew4Home through Pinterest :)

Baby Wash Cloths

I'm so excited about this next little venture! For some odd reason when I saw this idea at 2 Little Hooligans, that I found on Pinterest, I just knew I had to make some myself. Talk about cute, cute, cute! Christina has a wonderful tutorial and made making these little gems so easy - trust me, I would have made this way harder than it is. Oh and folks, let me tell you, learning to draw sewing lines on my fabric has revolutionized my sewing - seriously, revolutionized.

These are merely the first in 40 I plan on making before March. Thirty-two are cut out, 28 are pinned together or sewn together (but not edged yet). As I ran out of brown thread for the majority of these adorable little creations, I realized I had some blue and could do a few start to finish.

These 40 that I'm making are 8x8in. The fronts are a cotton print, the backs are crushed velvet. The original calls for a minky. I tested both out on one of my daughters and she said she preferred the crushed velvet because the fibers are shorter and the fabric is a little lighter (weight-wise). When I think of bathing babies I tend to think of a very light fabric. The price difference helped make the decision for these first presents. As I get more experience and widen my purview of cloth types, including using minky ... eventually.

This picture shows a little more detail of an individual. You can also see the bottom of my drinking glass in the top of the picture to give a little perspective.

Burp Cloths

I love cute burp cloths! I just can't help it! What can I say, it just makes spit up so much more bearable lol I actually discovered this idea on Pinterest from Sew4Home.

I tend to make burp cloths in sets of 8 out of 4 different prints. Then each one is yet unique. For each print, I use different number of ribbons (1 or 2) and a different stitch-edging as you can see in the pictures.

This first set is the very first set I ever made for my first grandson.

The next 2 are for a friend of mine who had a baby girl 2 months ago. They were supposed to be a shower gift, but I was busy caring for my mom and didn't have time to sew. So they are now going to be a baptism present! There are 6 more on the way ....

 

 

Baby Wipes

Along with the un-paper towels, I also got a couple fabrics to make some more baby wipes. These are just simple squares of flannel put back to back and sewn together. I use them for baby hineys, baby mouths, baby hands, cleaning off the high chair tray, you name it if it has to do with baby! I get quite a bit of use out of these with my grandson :D

Un-paper Towels

My family can go through a lot of paper towels! I've tried for years to cut that usage down by having hand towels on hand to use for everything ... they still use paper most of the time. Plus, we just didn't seem to have enough on hand to cover it all especially with me using them constantly. So I decided to bite the bullet and just make some. The goal is A. Whole. Slew. Of. Them. Each set is loosely based on those "choose-a-size" paper towels. Two of each set are what you'd call "regular size" while 4 of each set are what you'd call "half-size." 

The first two sets that I made I do not currently have pictures of and I sewed them quite a few months ago before my mother died in November. It was babies that got me back into sewing this month. I was missing something I needed to start sewing the baby items so I decided just to whip out some of these real quick since I could at least finish something I started!! I still have two more sets to complete - I was missing red thread for them (which I now have) so they will sit on the back burner until I have a lull in baby items.

I plan on making A LOT more for various holidays.

One of our sons is in the Air Force. These are for him.

 

My father is an Army Veteran. He served in Vietnam right after his best friend was KIA. These are for him.

 

I have a matching set to these but on a red background. These are more typically going to be used on any patriotic or special military day.

Our kitchen is mostly black with touches of red and white. We are die-hard Georgia Dawg's fans. I love gingham. Therefore I knew I had to make some when I saw the red gingham fabric!

I don't have a surger so I did the next best thing I could think of ... using one of the stitches on my sewing machine as close to the edge as I felt comfortable and letting the edges unravel as I wash them, then trimming them up.  I didn't use a ruler and mark lines to cut straight so these are very haphazardly cut and consequently sewn!!  But, for now, that's okay with me!