Fringed Burp Cloths Sewing Tutorial (2024)

January 6, 2020 By Brandy 22 Comments

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Here is a gift to make for a baby brother or sister! Made out of flannel, fringed burp cloths are soft, absorbent, and very simple to make.

If you like this project you’ll love our homemade hand warmers and 10-minute wired headband tutorial!

Ten year ago, the girls that I worked with in our church youth group program wanted to learn how to make something simple on the sewing machine. I came up with these fringed burp cloths for them to sew for one of the families in our congregation who was expecting a new baby. These burp cloths were such a simple project for them to make (ages 14 and 15), and it was so fun to see them being used by the family after the baby was born!

These fringed burp cloths are a great sewing project for kids. You’ll find them in my sewing book along with over 50 more beginning sewing projects.

The nice thing about this tutorial is that it is literally two pieces of flannel stitched around the edge. No flipping right side out, no hemming, nada! The more the burp cloth is washed, the fluffier the edges get. It’s the same concept as the flannel fringed (rag) baby quilts that we all know and love.

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Fringed Burp Cloth For Baby

Here is a gift to make for a baby brother or sister! Made out of flannel, they are soft and absorbent and very simple to make.

Prep Time2 minutes mins

Active Time5 minutes mins

Total Time7 minutes mins

Keyword: easy, flannel

Yield: 1 burp cloth

Cost: $3

Equipment

sewing machine
scissors

Materials

cutting template
¼ yard flannel for front
¼ yard flannel for back
pins
thread

Instructions

Fold one piece of flannel in half. Place the cutting template on the fold, pin in place, and cut around the template. Repeat for the other piece of flannel.
Unfold both pieces of fabric. Place one on top of the other with the right sides of the fabric facing out. Pin the front and back together around the edges of the fabric.
Sew around the edge using the pressure foot on your sewing machine as a guide.
Make ½” cuts around the edge, cutting close to your seam, but not on the seam.
Machine wash the burp cloth and tumble dry. When it comes out of the dryer the edges will be fringed and fluffy, which is what you want. Trim off any long loose strings.

Notes

Each time the burp cloth is washed and dried the edges become more fringed and fluffy!

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This is a refresh of a post originally shared in 2010.

Brandy

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Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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Holly Days Closet says
February 6, 2010 at 8:07 pm
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
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Crystal Hendrix says
February 6, 2010 at 10:37 pm
That is an awesome Young Woman’s activity!
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Shan B. says
February 7, 2010 at 4:27 pm
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.
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Ginger says
February 7, 2010 at 5:34 pm
So cute! I’d love to feature you on SuperStinkyBoys! I may have to blog about these burp clothes! Thanks!
Ginger
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Ginger says
February 7, 2010 at 5:40 pm
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
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Appleseed Gifts says
February 8, 2010 at 2:09 am
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
[emailprotected]
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Andrea says
February 8, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Oh my, those are so cute! Love them!
Andrea @ TheTrainToCrazy.com
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Mommyto2 says
February 8, 2010 at 7:17 pm
So cute! The burp clothes look so easy to do. I think I will give it a try! Thanks
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Tiff @ Making The World Cuter says
February 9, 2010 at 8:18 am
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
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Yvonne @ StoneGable says
February 9, 2010 at 2:05 pm
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
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Tiffany says
February 9, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Love the burp cloths and the shoes! Both are so cute! I have got to try and make those shoes! LOVE them!
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Really Rainey says
February 9, 2010 at 4:20 pm
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~
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Kelly @ Make It Sparkly Mama says
February 10, 2010 at 7:34 am
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!
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Lori says
February 12, 2010 at 12:20 am
Those are cute.. I just love them…
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Angie - [emailprotected] says
February 19, 2010 at 5:45 pm
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
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Ashley says
March 12, 2010 at 10:32 pm
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!
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Amy @ Positively Splendid says
May 11, 2010 at 9:42 pm
What a smart, easy idea! And that fabric is just too cute!
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Lisalulu says
May 14, 2010 at 8:04 pm
I came over here from Finding Fabulous… and I found these great burp cloths! THANK YOU
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Alison says
May 14, 2010 at 9:57 pm
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
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Its A Blog Party says
July 18, 2010 at 3:39 pm
Great idea. I want to try it.
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Felicia Bernal says
June 25, 2020 at 7:00 pm
I made your fringed burp cloth pattern and made 5 for my expecting daughter in a matter of an hour and half. Very easy and cute pattern. The hardest part was picking out the fabric. 🙂
Thank you for this quick and easy to follow pattern.
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- Brandy says
  June 25, 2020 at 10:53 pm
  I loved reading this! So glad you had fun making them! 🙂
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