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Every mom needs these. She can never have too many and if they are in differ-

ent sizes, all the better. Smaller ones are great for new borns, medium and large

sizes are perfect for older babies.

These come in three sizes.

The smaller one is done for the 5”x7” hoop

Medium for the 6”x10” hoop

Large for the 7”x11” hoop

Finished measurements:

Small: 10”x6”

Medium: 11 1/2” x 7”

Large: 12 1/2” x 7 1/2”

Materials

Printed Cotton Fabric

Plain Cotton Fabric

Temporary Adhesive Spray

Cutaway Stabilizer

Embroidery Thread

Towelling

Burp Cloths




First prepare all your fabrics. Each burp cloth is made of two pieces. You will need to stitch one of the low-er half (either the blank or the one with wording) and the upper half which is the “blank a” design.

All the pieces us the same method for stitching out and putting together.

Colorstops have been put in. Use colors of your choice.

Method

Hoop 1 layer of cutaway stabilizer. Stitch the first color. This is the die line to place your fabric.

Spray the stabilizer with temporary adhesive spray. Cut a piece of plain cotton fabric and place over the die line




Stitch the next color. This is the tack down to hold the fabric in place. Stitch the next color. This is a die line to place the printed cotton fabric.

Spray the fabric with temporary adhesive spray. Cut a piece of printed cotton fabric and place over the die line.




Stitch the next color. This is a tack down stitch to hold the printed cotton in place. Remove the hoop from the machine and carefully trim away the extra printed cotton fabric.

Stitch the rest of the design until there are only 2 color changes left.

Remove the hoop from the machine and turn it over so the back side of the hoop faces up. Spray the stabi-lizer with temporary adhesive spray. Cut a piece of towelling large enough to cover the back side of the de-sign. Place the towelling onto the stabilizer and hand press in place. Stitch the second to last color. This is

the tack down for the towelling.




Remove the hoop from the machine and trim away the extra towelling and plain cotton from the design.

Stitch the last color.

Cut the design out of the stabilizer.




Once both pieces are stitched out, you are ready to put your burp cloth together.

Using your sewing machine and a zig zag stitch, sew the two pieces together

And you are done. It’s that easy.

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Burp Clothsthreadsnscissors.com/images/stories/TS_Projects... · First prepare all your fabrics. Each burp cloth is made of two pieces. You will need to stitch one of the low-er half