Saturday, February 6, 2010

Fringed Burp Cloths

Beautiful right? This is the view from the backyard. 10 inches yesterday and by the end of today we will have another 4 inches. It's beautiful, but only from the comfort of my own home. :)
Today was a good day to hang out with the kids while Derrick worked in the basement, make crazy smores (Derrick's creation. I'll post those later on in the week), play in the snow, let the house be a wreck, and not go anywhere! I also put together more baby gifts!
I work with the 14-15 year old girls at church (Mia Maids). They asked to learn how to make the baby shoes that Kaylee wore when she was a baby. One of the girls just found out that she is going to be an aunt! So this was the perfect time to learn how to make the cute shoes. We made baby shoes and burp cloths on Wednesday night. These are going to two little newborns in the ward.

For the burp cloths I cut two pieces of 10"x 18" flannel. The girls sewed a 1/2" seam around the edges then fringed them by cutting small slits up to the seam line. I took them home and washed/dried them once. Then got them wet and dried them a second time. They'll continue to fray as they are washed and look better and better! I only had two girls come on Wednesday, but we were able to make 2 pairs of shoes and 6 burp cloths.
We have some spoiled adored
babies in our church, that's for sure :)

20 comments:

Holly Days Closet said...

Love the baby shoes they look easy enough to make I bet you could just make them alittle bigger as the child grows. Jealous of your snow as well I miss having it.
Holly

Crystal Hendrix said...

That is an awesome Young Woman's activity!

Shan B. said...

That material is so cute. I haven't made fringed burp cloths before but I did do a blanket. Kinda messy but so cute. I bet the burp cloths aren't so bad.

Ginger said...

So cute! I'd love to feature you on SuperStinkyBoys! I may have to blog about these burp clothes! Thanks!
Ginger

Ginger said...

Too cute...had to blog about it. Here's the link! Feel free to snag my I was Featured button!

http://superstinkyboys.blogspot.com/2010/02/home-sweet-home-fringed-burp-clothes.html

Thanks!!!
Ginger
http://superstinkyboys.blogspot.com

Appleseed Gifts said...

Hey girl! Do you not have a button I could grab and put on SSB? Let me know, I'd like to add you to my Links page as a resource for others! Thanks!

Ginger
http://superstinkyboys.blogspot.com
gingercochran@gmail.com

Andrea said...

Oh my, those are so cute! Love them!

Andrea @ TheTrainToCrazy.com

Mommyto2 said...

So cute! The burp clothes look so easy to do. I think I will give it a try! Thanks

Tiff @ Making The World Cuter said...

Very Cute! I love the fringe idea, and can't wait to hear about the crazy smores! Thanks for sharing and for linking back.
-Tiff

Yvonne @ StoneGable said...

Brandy, I am so delighted to see how you are teacing young women how to cultivate home skill and think of productive and positive things! What a praise to God you are for doing that.
I am tucking this in my idea folder for use with woman's ministry at my church.
Yvonne

Tiffany said...

Love the burp cloths and the shoes! Both are so cute! I have got to try and make those shoes! LOVE them!

Really Rainey said...

Hello Brandy! Its nice to meet you! Your blog is lovely, i found it from Yvonne s blog, Stone Gable. I love the tutorial on the fringed burp cloths... Did you double the flannel?
~Rainey~

Kelly @ Make It Sparkly Mama said...

These are so adorable. I have two baby showers coming up and was thinking of making some burpclothes now I think I will definitily have to!

Lori said...

Those are cute.. I just love them...

Thanks for joining me for another great party at "Get Your Craft on Thurs." Please join me next week for another wonderful party..

Please stop by for a big annoucement Tuesday, 16th. I'm so excited I'm about to bust...

Angie - treasuresfortots@gmail.com said...

I think I'll be making some of these soon for my friend who just had a baby! Thank you for the wonderful idea! Thank you for sharing your awesome project at Thursday’s Treasures last week! Come share your crafty projects in this week’s Thursday’s Treasures too!
http://treasuresfortots.blogspot.com/2010/02/thursdays-treasures-week-10.html

Ashley said...

Thanks for the tutorial. I made some burp cloths and incorporated them into my "cupcakes."
I link back to your tutorial.
http://cuteasafox.blogspot.com/2010/03/burp-cloth-and-baby-sock-cupcake.html

Thanks again, love your blog!

Amy @ Positively Splendid said...

What a smart, easy idea! And that fabric is just too cute!

Lisalulu said...

I came over here from Finding Fabulous... and I found these great burp cloths! THANK YOU

Alison said...

That fabric IS darling! I was given some burp cloths just like these and they are my favorites! I'm so glad I know how to make them now!! Thanks for linking them up to Baby Week!! Have a fabulous weekend!
~Alison

Its A Blog Party said...

Great idea. I want to try it.