Animal Baby Magazine

Creating a Baby Blanket

I was recently looking at some craft magazines and books and I found loads of ideas of creating a baby blanket.  Making, recycling and creating is all the rage at the moment and it’s a great time to get stuck into learning a new craft.  There are loads of groups and website that can help you and give ideas.

One of the things I saw which really appealed to me was a quilted bedspread, you can cut  out squares of bits of fabric that you love with a theme of colour or design and sew them together.  Then put together with wadding and backing fabric looks beautiful.  You can also do shapes of animals, hearts or stars, whatever you fancy and appliqué them onto some of the squares.  It could make a beautiful thing to keep or give as a gift.  If you have collected fabric over the years, it’s a great way to use it up and it can be a quilt of memories especially if you use old clothing or curtains.  You need to make sure the fabric is similar thickness and wash it first in case it shrinks.

If you want a less complicated project you can buy a fleece baby blanket and appliqué shapes onto it to personalise it.  You could also edge it with blanket stitch to tie in with the colours of the appliqué and if you wanted to personalize it to the baby you could embroider their name on to it.  If you don’t want to spend too much money on fabric. always go and have a look at your local market first.

If knitting or crochet appeals to you more, you could create a baby blanket easily in this way as it is essentially a square or rectangle of material.  If you want to break it down, you could knit or crochet squares and then sew them together into a patchwork effect.   

If you fancy having a go at a craft and you have never done it before, you could start with something really small and easy like a pin cushion or lavender bag.  You can then progress up to a cushion and then when you feel confident you can embark on a much larger project.  You have to accept that these take a long time and you can’t complete them in a day, but they are great to have as a long term project.  I find them great things to do while you are watching TV, on holiday, or other free time when you can chat and sew at the same time.  Baby blankets are a great way to start because although they are a large project, they are much smaller than starting on an single or double bed size bed spread.

I hope you give learning a new craft a go and learn new skill soon, it is something you will always be able to use and it is really satisfying to create something yourself.  Happy baby blanket making!

About the Author

I have children myself and I write about products and tips which are useful to parents, they cover making life less fuss and more fun, saving time and getting out and about with young babies and children.  Some of my articles are interesting but they try to have a bit of fun and laughter about them.

Fred 12-Ounce Pick Your Nose Paper Cups, Pack of 24 $7.50 Get your party started with these hilarious “Pick your Nose” paper cups. Brand New in box Set of 24, 12 oz paper cups Equal number of men’s and women’s nose designs per pack Take a sip and get an instant nose job (and a lot of laughs) Take your pick of the “Yenta”, “Leading Man”, “Doofus” and many more Hours of party fun…

Wilton 902-795 128-Page Soft-Cover Cake-Decorating Book, Cupcake Fun $6.48 Cupcake Fun offers over 150 cupcake and treat designs for every occasion! Find beautiful, full-color photographs, easy-to-follow instructions, supply lists, recipes, tips, tricks, patterns, and more! Softcover: 128 pages. …

Baby Cie Ocean Animals Juice Cup $3.99 Melamine, and a new design by the Baby Cie company, well loved for the whimsical designs, with French wording and cute motifs. These items have just one word for the item showcased…

Singing Babies – Nursery Rhyme Time and Toddler Tunes $3.90 Singing Babies – Nursery Rhyme Time and Toddler Tunes: Set of two DVDs. The first of its kind DVDs in which babies miraculously sing to rich, beautiful orchestrations of 17 classic nursery rhymes! Singing babies, dancing stuffed animals, brightly colored toys and costumes will captivate your child and provide endless hours of fun and laughter! Research shows that babies benefit from watching other…

Parents Kitty Keyboard $29.99 Invite the sweet sound of music into your home with this ADORABLE Kitty Keyboard. This keyboard includes a microphone to record your little one’s compositions and play them back to enjoy again! Keyboard features 28 labeled keys for easy learning, and on/off button, volume control, 5 different instrument sounds (including Meow!), 5 beats, a play/record button, microphone, and volume and tempo contr…