Burp Rags

100% of the credit for the burp rags goes to my sister Jill.  She made me a set before Abigail was born, and I admit, I had to ask what they were used for.  Fast forward 4 kids and over 8 years later, and I can tell you that the burp rags Jill made me were far and beyond the most used baby gift we received.  And now that we don't have babies spitting up anymore, we still use them all the time for hankies, doll blankets, or whatever else the kids think up. 

The burp rags in the picture are all from the original set Jill made for us.  They have held up so well!  The only one that ever stained was one that was used for an emergency coffee spill in the car.  See? I told you they were useful for many things!

1 yard of flannel will make 4 burp rags, with a finished size of approx 8.5" x 20".  (Although I often use scraps, so they turn out to be different sized rectangles sometimes.)

• Go to the store to buy flannel.  Don't blow the budget when you see all the cute fabric!
• Prewash the flannel.
• Cut into the yard of fabric into 4- 9" strips.  Trim the selvage edge off, and then cut the strips in half.
• Iron.
• Place right sides together, and sew along the outsides, with a 1/4" seam allowance, leaving room to turn on one of the short sides.
• Clip the corners a little, so it will turn better.
• Flip right-side out, poking the corners a bit to lie flat.
• Iron again, making the opening lie flat, so it looks like the rest that is sewn. Pin if you feel inclined.  (This is the step I'm on in the picture below.)
• Top stitch around the outside.
• Top stitch across the middle, both the long way and the short way.