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Fabric stores are filled with cute fleece prints in the fall. Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to use some of that cute fleece to make a quick and easy blanket with rounded corners. The edges get a pop… Read more ... 
Minky faux fur 
is sooo soft and snuggly, it’s no wonder people love to use it to make baby blankets. Staci from Crafty Staci Staci used the soft fabric to make a blanket for her daughter (who is NOT a… Read more ... 
Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional shows how to make a simple gauze swaddling blanket. It’s as easy as cutting a square of fabric and hemming it up. She gives it some modern styling with a colorful geometric border design. … Read more ... 
Dana from MADE shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Ruffle Blanket. A simple square blanket with ruffles around the edge, it’s one of her go-to projects for baby gifts. Use a flannel for knit for… Read more ... 
Cintia from My Poppet shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a sleep sac for a toddler. The sleep sac is like a blanket that the child can wear, though unlike a blanket it can’t be kicked… Read more ... 
Abby from Sew Much Ado shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Self-Binding Receiving Blanket. It’s made from two layers of flannel, with the edges of the back wrapping around to the front to form the… Read more ... 
Tony from Sugar Tart Crafts guest blogs at Naptime Crafters shares a free pattern and tutorial for making her Peanut Swaddler. The hourgass shape fits snug to a baby’s sleeping position, and a two-way zipper means you can open from… Read more ... 
Dana from MADE shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a gauzey swaddling blanket. If you live in a warm climate, then a lightweight breathable fabric makes sense for when you’re wrapping baby up snug-tight. If you… Read more ... 
A friend of mine recently made a baby blanket for her soon-to-arrive baby boy, and called me up mid-project to vent her frustration working with minky fabric. The fabric is soooo soft and snuggly, but it can stretch out of… Read more ... 
It’s often the little details that make a project pop. Katy from No Big Dill guest blogs in the Nesting series at Delia Creates with a tutorial showing how to make her Triple Stitched Blanket. It’s a simple minky blanket… Read more ... 
Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard shows how to make a snuggling blanket. You know, the large fleece blankets with sleeves? They’re really not so expensive to buy, but making one yourself means you have a greater choice of colors and… Read more ... 
Kristine from Liberated Mind shows how to make a sleep sack for a baby to wear to keep him warm while he sleeps. Sleep sacks are fairly easily found already made at the stores, but they can be expensive –… Read more ... 
Melissa Mortenson from Fourteen May and The Polka Dot Chair shows how to make her Easy Peasy Fleece Blanket. It’s made from two layers of colorful fleece. The edges are cut into a pretty fringe, and an oversized monogram makes… Read more ... 
Small Dream Factory shares a free pattern on her blog for making a baby’s sleep sack. The sleep sack will keep baby warm while she sleeps, but unlike a blanket she can’t kick it off. The pattern is sized for… Read more ... 
Is there anything softer to wrap a baby up in than a minky blanket? Sew4Home shows how to make one. And if the soft minky wasn’t luxurious enough, it’s edged with a satin ruffle. Get the tutorial.
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