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A receiving blanket is a baby staple - a lightweight blanket perfect for swaddling, for warmth or shade, for impromptu diaper changes, for a nursing cover-up - you can't have too many. Luckily, they're really easy to whip up.
On my sample I decided to add an appliqued bear. Recognize him? It's the Anywhere Bear applique pattern, enlarged just a bit.
In the pattern I give instructions for three finishing techniques - one quick and easy technique for making a stack of utilitarian blankets, one slightly fancier, and one heirloom-quality. You decide how much time you want to invest.
Materials you'll need:
• 1 yard each of two fabrics
• 13 feet of purchased double-fold binding (optional)
• 1/4 yard of fabric to make double-fold binding (optional)
• materials for embellishing (optional)
• sewing machine, thread, basic sewing tools
Skills you'll need: (links take you to video tutorials)
• sewing straight lines
• cutting strips (optional)
• making bias tape (optional)
• how to bind a quilt (optional)
• how to ladder stitch (optional)
• using the iron
Time it will take:
• an hour or less at the fastest - more if you opt to add some embellishment or use a nicer finishing technique
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Happy stitching!Best,
Wendi
oh my goodness!!! Just when I think there is nothing for my kids right now, you go and pull this little ditty out! My 2yr old is forever stealing the receiving blankets I did have. I'll give it to her that they were hers before his. and she will only sleep with one and carries it around all day long. I will definitely be getting this within the next couple of days. We don't have enough receiving blankets and I wasn't sure how to do one. I can't wait to get this done :D
ReplyDeleteThey're really easy to do so you can easily make a whole stack of them. I can't wait to see the finished ones!
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