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By
Lori Garcia, editor-in-cheif and Kathleen Gordon-Ross, senior
editor
These light
weight, 100% cotton baby blankets are just the thing for keeping
the hot July and August sun off your little one while still
letting them stay cool.
Why hang
an old ordinary white diaper across your shoulder when you're
burping your baby when you can trim them with colorful rickrack
and ribbon.
Join
us this week as we make a memory--creating summer baby blankets
and decorative diaper burp cloths.
SUPPLIES:
- sewing machine
- thread
- 1 yd. 44"/45", 100% cotton fabric (solid, plaid,
seersucker, etc.)
- 2 2/3 yd. double fold bias tape (1 package will
make 2 blankets)
- 1 cloth diaper ( for Decroative Diaper Burp
Rags)
- 1 pkg of rickrack or ribbon ( for Decroative
Diaper Burp Rags)
STEP BY STEP:
Baby
Blanket How-To
1.
Trim raw edges so they are straight and square to the salvage.
2. Pin
bias tape to raw edges of blanket fabric.
3. Be
sure to hide the ends of the bias tape by tucking them in the
seam.
4. Sew
the tape to the blanket fabric using a straight or zig-zag stitch.
Problem
Solution:
Some fabric manufacturers leave the
salvage white or print information you many not want to show
on your blanket, using the following variations are just a two
ways of dealing with this problem.
* Cover all four sides
of your fabric with bias tape - either round your corners or
square them off.
* Sew a rolled 1/4"-1/2" hem around all four sides
squaring each corner.
Burb Cloth How-To
1. Pin the rickrack to one (or both ends if you
choose) to a cloth diaper. Make sure to fold over the ends of
the rickrack as to prevent fraying.
2. Using a sewing machine (or
hand-stitching) sew along the rickrack in a straight line, directly
down the middle.
3. NOTE: Using the same color thread will hide
the stitching. Here's an extra hint - use a matching colored
thread on the top and use white thread in the bobin - this hides
the stiching on both sides of the burp cloth.
4. Making sure to tuck under both ends...you're
finished. Simple, easy, yet a great way to add some color to
a simple baby item.
 
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