How To Make A Baby Blanket For Your Lovable New Born

You might have received a handful of cute comforters and beautiful bed covers for your baby during the shower party.  But you’d very much prefer to use a personally-made Baby Blanket for your new born, something dear to you since you’d be pouring in some labor of love.  Use your maternity leave while you’re at it while waiting for the little angel to come out in this world and be welcomed by his or her “binky” and your unconditional love.

Difficulty: Moderate

Things you’ll need:

• 1 ½ yards of flannel
• 1 ½ yards of fleece, the softest you can find
• 3 ½ yards of silk or satin smooth ribbon
• Scissors
• Matching Thread
• Pins
• Flat Iron

Step 1

Wash the flannel and the fleece fabrics by hand, first and foremost.  You need to get rid of any dirt stuck on the cloths or allergens that might be harmful for your baby and cause allergies.  Use a mild detergent soap, possibly the one with anti-bacterial protection component in it.  Fabric conditioner is not advisable since it is too sweet for the baby’s smell but if you really want to soak it and make the cloths ultra soft, find the most subtle smelling one.  Hang to cloths to dry and refrain from the spin drier since it will lose its shape.

Step 2

Iron out the fabrics prior to the sewing process.  Ironing will get all the wrinkles and you’ll have a smooth base to start with.  It is much easier to sew cloths that are wrinkle-free.

Step 3

Place the back side of the flannel and back side of the silk or satin ribbon together and sew it on the edges of the cloth.

Step 4

Fold the ribbon in half by the top side.  Iron the folded ribbon to establish a base for the fleece.  Place the fleece on top and make sure that both cloths are fit to each other and sew the other side of the ribbon on the fleece.  To stick the fabrics together, add one more round of stitching on the cloths.

Tips:

• The ribbon will act as an accent on the blanket.

• If you want to add some decorations to it, on one corner, you can put a patch.  It can be a teddy bear, a baby elephant or a ballerina.  You can also have your baby’s name embroidered on the corner of the blanket to make it personalized and special.

References:

Make Baby Blankets:   http://www.make-your-own-baby-stuff.com/make-a-baby-blanket.html

Security Blankets: Make Homemade Baby Blankets

http://www.charityguide.org/volunteer/fewhours/security-blankets.htm

Baby Blankets are SEW easy to Make

http://thedomesticdiva.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/baby-blankets-are-sew-easy-to-make/

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