Sewing for Baby

I haven't been very good at keeping up with posting to my blog lately but at least I have been getting some things accomplished in the fabrication department. I have a couple of crochet projects on the go which I will show at a later date but for this post I am sharing the flannel blankets I have been making  for baby. 

I like to make blankets large enough for bundling a newborn and I often prefer flannels that are not necessarily meant for baby. There are so many nice flannels out there now what with the surge in quilting flannels.

baby argyle blanket 

Polka dots, flowers and birds

checks and solid

squares & checks

There is a tutorial available HERE

And more to do...............

More flannels all washed & waiting to be made into blankets!

I love the feel of the double sided flannel blanket. Making for baby is so much fun.

Easy Crochet Blankets

One of the things I like to do is crochet, especially for babies.  I made this blanket for one of my grandsons.  It is just random stripes. When I had finished doing the crochet part  I didn't like how loose it was and I thought that little fingers could get stuck in the crochet so I chose to back it with flannel. It was somewhat difficult to keep the crochet straight when attaching the backing but in the end turned out well and has stood up to a lot of use and washings. The blanket is still not too heavy but it is warm.

I made another one in green and brown when a little brother came along.

These blankets are a simple double crochet and can be made any size just by changing the number of chains in your starting row and the number of rows. There is no need for a pattern. I used grosgrain ribbon as a decorative touch on the top where the backing is sewn on. 

There are many tutorials for a double crochet stitch here is one link:http://crochet.about.com/od/learntocrochet/ss/DoubleCrochet_2.htm

This is such an easy thing to do for a beginning crochet project!