Receiving Blanket

Just sewed up this little receiving blanket for my great, great nephew out in Colorado...

...how can I be old enough for that?

I love making these and have a supply of flannels just for this occasion.

I learned to sew across the finished blanket diagonally in each direction to help prevent the flannels wrinkling up after washing many times.  I always prewash my fabrics, but still, flannel tends to stick to itself in weird ways when these blankets are used/washed many times.

These used to finish about 40x40, but flannel yardage is getting skimpier between the selvages, so instead of starting with a 44" square, I had to start with 42.5. Which finished at about 38.5.

Alaskan Receiving Blankets

I have a little friend in Alaska who is having her first baby: a boy.  I found this flannel in my stash and this morning, decided to make her a couple of these self binding receiving blankets.

By this time next year, that baby will probably have seen real moose and bear!

You need 2.25 yards of each fabric to make a matched set, and I was a few inches short of the leaf print, so I pieced this one in the center.

I posted a link to a tutorial for these little blankets some time back and you can find it here.

36 x 36

Baby Shower Tomorrow

These are great to have on hand for a quick baby shower gift:

Self binding receiving blankets and little ribbon taggie blanket.

2 1/4 yards each, of contrasting flannel will make a matched set of these self binding receiving blankets.  A few months ago, I posted about these fun little blankets.  Here is a tutorial link to Piece n' Quilt if you want to see how they are made.

I visited the local "Mill End Fabrics" and found lots of ribbon pieces in their remnants box. It's also a great way to use up left over minky.  I started with a 14 in. square to make this 12 inches.

I bought an 18 inch remnant of silk for the other side.  So with 60 inch wide silk, I can make 4 of these. 

Here is a good tutorial for a taggie over at I Can Teach My Child.

Quick Receiving Blankets

My little neighbor gal is having her first baby this spring.

Yesterday, it was blizzarding like crazy and I love quilting in my warm cozy studio on wintry days . . . but I am waiting for a shipment of thread to finish up the quilt on my frame.

Having put this off long enough, I dug into my flannel stash and found these two cute prints to make a couple of receiving blankets.

One thing I learned . . . I will not buy anymore printed stripe flannel. Once you get the fabric squared up, the stripes are wonky. I really dislike that....!

If you are interested, I have an older post with a link to a tutorial for these cute blankets.



Self Binding Receiving Blankets

I have seen these awesome little receiving blankets, but I didn't know how to make them.  I found a great tutorial over at Piece N Quilt.  While you are there, they have lots and lots of tutorials, cute patterns, quilts, and more.

You can make them any size and it only takes about 30 minutes to sew them up!

Top stitching around the self binding.

Stitching on the backside.

Now, just watch my stash of baby flannel dwindle . . .

I just love learning new techniques and I learn something from someone every day!