So this isn't project nursery related so I had to figure out another category for this, since I started with Sew Fun as the title of the other post I did, I figured i'd continue with it. Today post is on the DIY Burp Cloth I made. Sewing has been addicting this past week. I haven't sewed this much since, I cant even remember! When I said I was on a roll, I meant it! The past few mornings, after I do my morning routines, I take an hour or so to do some sewing. I've looked around for affordable burp cloths and pacifier clips that I really liked. One burp cloth that I liked was about $13 for a pack of 3 or 4 and a custom made paci clip on Etsy runs from $5.50+ each! So one morning I thought, "let me just go ahead and try and make them!" So I went to my handy dandy go-to: Pinterest to find some inspos!
Burp Cloths: Find tutorial here.
Burp Cloths: Find tutorial here.
The burp cloth tutorial I went off of is from the link above, and then just adjusted to my liking. Below are images of materials and fabrics I used. I bought my fabrics from Jo-Ann's through sales and discounts as well as Wal-Mart's fabrics section.
I mustve been back and forth at Jo-Ann's fabric this whole week taking advantage of their sales plus 2 50% of coupons one regular price item, and a 20% off your entire purchase. I didnt know you can use them all at the same time! So I came back another day and bought more materials for whatever else I was planning on making!! I wont bore you with the steps since I provided the link above. I swear its that simple! I also finally purchased a cutting board using a coupon of course! ;) So i got that big 'ol board for $12! Its making cutting a lot quicker cuz I can finally put the rotary cutter I bought a while back to good use!
This is my arts & crafts/sewing area in our office. I'm in the process of re-organizing some stuff and getting more drawers to put under the table because items keep getting added on! As you can see, I have a pretty basic Singer sewing machine. I have yet to learn what all the other functions are in this machine. Slowly, but surely! I just figured out another pattern for the thread part and I was pretty amazed by it! Haha!
So I ended up not using one of the original fabrics and added that Mickey one I got from Hancock Fabrics! This was a whole different trip! I was literally at the fabric stores 4 times this past week! John was laughing at me at some point because he said I was addicted. No sir, just making sure I took advantage of all the good coupons this week! He actually joined me on one of the trips. Anyways, Hancock had a 20% off your entire purchase coupon. So I went over there after thinking of more things I can sew up! I went straight for the clearance section and was oh so happy to find exactly the fabric and design I was looking for! I found a bunch of fabrics, mostly on clearance or the remnant section! Stay tuned for those! ;) I found a yard of Minky fabric for $3, normally $14.99 a yard! And it was just the color I needed for the blanket I'm making. Now I have two minky fabrics! I bought a bunch of jersey knits for $3/yd, and a striped jersey knit for $4 for 1.5 yards! It was definitely a good day!
Oh! And remember that 'compass' inspired pillow I tried to draw out the other day? Yeah, I ended up re-doing the case and had John draw it out for me instead. He's a perfectionist so I knew it was gonna turn out a lot better than mine! Luckily, i had enough extra fabric to make another pillow case! Whew! Im using the old one as a rag because the sharpie scent was giving me a headache! I ended up purchasing a fabric marker since we plan on making a wall banner for the nursery. And this time, I will NOT attempt to do any of the writing/drawing, leaving those to John!
