Swaddling wraps and burp cloths

I recently made four swaddling wraps and matching burp cloths, but forgot to post images of them! I’m in love with them. Mostly because I can’t wait to hold my grandchild all wrapped up in one of them! I’ve been looking after my daughter who’s got the flu, and trying desperately not to let my currently mild symptoms develop, and I have a little reprieve while she’s sleeping this morning, so I thought I’d photograph them and show you.

Alice in Wonderland

The wraps are made with that beautiful double gauze. I bought 1.25m cut a square. I finished them with ready-made bias, and that’s it. So easy! Judy at Amitié showed me hers in the Alice fabric. I fell in love with it, and then just copied.

Thumbelina

The burp cloths are made with a coordinating print, with a strip of the double gauze, then backed with terry cloth I’d bought at Spotlight, and threw into my washing machine and dryer before sewing it up. They measure about 9″ x 23″, a decent size I think, giving plenty of hang over the shoulder to catch any baby drooling down one’s back. Most important I think.

Baby brown

I’m so happy with these. One will go to Devorah for her baby, and I think the others will get stored away for future grandchildren. I think. We’ll see.

Baby blue

Do you like them? I think I’ll be making these up for gifts. They’re so easy and quick to make, and luckily there are quite a few beautiful double gauze fabrics on the market now. Here’s a link to one that I recently found online. I might just sneak one out, just in case the baby’s a boy. Although, the fabric I’m really hoping to find is this one. Fabricworm is out of stock, and I can’t find any for love or money. Anywhere.

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