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Receiving Blanket pattern Pattern

Category:

Sewing

Type:

Home Decor

Item:

Blanket/Bedspread

Skill Level:

Novice

Basic Skills Necessary:

sewing straight lines

Pattern Description:

A receiving blanket is a baby staple - a lightweight blanket perfect for swaddling, for warmth or shade, for impromptu diaper changes, for a nursing cover-up - you can't have too many. Luckily, they're really easy to whip up.

On my sample I decided to add an appliqued bear. Recognize him? It's the Anywhere Bear applique pattern, enlarged just a bit.

In the pattern I give instructions for three finishing techniques - one quick and easy technique for making a stack of utilitarian blankets, one slightly fancier, and one heirloom-quality. You decide how much time you want to invest.

Expect to spend an hour or less at the fastest - more if you opt to add some embellishment or use a nicer finishing technique

Sizing / Finished Measurements:

36 inch square blanket

Materials:

1 yd. each of two fabrics