Blankets and Sleep Sacks – Page 8

Free Sewing pattern: Baby Sleep Sack or Spring Scrunched Baby Dress

March 10, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from Running With Scissors shares a free pattern on her blog for making her Baby Sleep Sack with a crossover front. The cuffs include a flap that folds over the hands to protect baby from getting scratched by their… Read more ...

Tutorial: Car seat blanket

March 6, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from Running With Scissors shows how to make a car seat blanket. The soft blanket is shaped so that it fits inside a carseat (with slits for the straps) and can wrap around baby to keep her warm. Brilliant! … Read more ...

Tutorial: Soft minky blanket with cotton binding

February 10, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to make this soft minky blanket. The edges of the solid minky are bound by a fun cotton print. Get the tutorial. [photo from Sew4Home]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Super easy knit blankets

February 9, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Karen from Badlands Quilts shares a pair of tutorials on her blog showing two ways of making an easy knit blanket. Both are made from two layers of interlock, but the edges are finished differently on each. The Easy Knit… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fleece baby blanket with lift-the-flap purse applique

February 9, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Courtney from Dressing Heidi Sage shares a tutorial on Today’s Top 20 showing how she made an appliqued fleece baby blanket. The flowers in three corners are pretty, but what steals the show is the purse applique on the fourth… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffled and reversible blanket car seat cover

February 9, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Brenda from Therapeutic Crafting shows how to make a blanket car seat cover that’s reversible. Her version is all girled up with ruffles and appliques. (Love that ruffle across the bottom!!) But if you needed something more boy-friendly, you could… Read more ...

Tutorial: Add flannel to upgrade a plain fleece blanket to boutique-style

January 26, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Mariska from No Time To Be Boredshows how to give a store-bought fleece blanket a designer look by sewing a layer of flannel on the top. Use a designer flannel print to make a blanket that looks like it… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to make a receiving blanket

January 9, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Kim from Triangle Shirt shows how to make a simple receiving blanket. The two-layer blanket features a novelty print woven cotton on the top backed with a knit fabric to be soft against baby’s newborn skin. It’s a quick, easy… Read more ...

Tutorial: Faux chenille baby blanket

December 1, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Dana from MADE shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a faux chenille baby blanket. It takes quite a bit of fabric (1 1/4 yard each of 4-5 fabrics) to make one, but the result is a… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern : DIY Sleepsack for babies

November 21, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Natasha from Samster Mommy created this sleepsack to help keep her baby warm at night during the winter months, and she shares a tutorial showing how she did it. Get the how-to. [photo from Samster Mommy] Looking for more… Read more ...

Tutorial: Luxe Lovey little bitty snuggle blankie

September 9, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest guest blogs at U Create with a tutorial showing how to make her Luxe Lovey. It’s a small square of minky fabric surrounded by a pretty satin ruffle. The small size makes it easy for baby… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy baby blanket for beginner sewists

September 6, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Prudent Baby shows how to make this easy baby blanket, perfect for beginner sewists. The front and the back are each made from a large square of fabric, and the edges are finished with bias binding. Go to the tutorial… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Swaddle blanket finished with self binding

September 1, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Sachiko from Tea Rose Company and Tea Rose Home shows how to make a self-binding baby blanket. Rather than applying a separate piece of fabric to bind the edges, a self-bound blanket wraps a portion of the back layer around… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Make a swaddling wrap from receiving blankets

August 22, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Shannon from Shannon Makes Stuff shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an infant swaddling wrap from receiving blankets. By cutting and reshaping the receiving blankets, she creates a swaddler that wraps around baby and ties up… Read more ...

Tutorial: Heirloom cut chenille baby blanket

August 6, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows how to make this heirloom-worthy cut chenille baby blanket. The chenille texture is made from coordinating flannels that are layered, stitiched, and cut. This would make a beautiful baby gift that will be treasured for… Read more ...