Have you ever made receiving blankets?
#21
This isn't the best picture; however, it is a picture of two flannel one and one seersucker. I just cut out a 36" square. I finger press 1/4" over as I go. I use a Number 5 steel crochet hook to make a hole and single crochet. Then I chain 3. Then go back into the same hole with another single crochet.
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#24
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I do the same as Diannia. I wash and dry the flannel - cut a 36 inch square, round the corners (using a plate), serge the edges then crochet a shell stitch around the edge. I have a whole stock pile of these blankets - some done by my Mother- these are for my grandkids when they have their babies. I buy my flannel when Hancock's has the fabric on sale for $2.00 per yard! I have 4 left to crochet around this year. Have never done two fabrics.
#26
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When my kids (adults now) were babies, I always used pre-folded diapers, for burp cloths. They were the BEST! My baby boy would usually grab the (clean) cloth off my shoulder, as I put him down for a nap, then sleep with it.
#27
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I have always made the blankets bigger for the crib size and to overlap the mattress.. Even a quilt is bigger than a crib size for growth.
#28
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Location: Eastern Ohio
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Has anyone ever made flannel receiving blankets just using two fabrics, birthing, and then stitching around the whole thing? Since there is no batting, do you sew anything in the middle or just the outside edge? It seems like it would get a little weird after washing without more stitching on it.
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