Baby showers are such an exciting event on the pregnancy calendar and of course one of the most important parts of the day is opening the presents. You hear all the Oohs and Aaahs when the expectant mum unwraps all the gorgeous little gifts.
So the biggest question before you go to one of these special occasions is what to take as a present. Well, I have been to quite a few baby showers in my time and whenever anyone gives a hand-made present an extra special fuss is made over it because everyone realises what thought and effort went into making it.
Also don’t forget the extra credit you’ll get for months or years to come when that baby arrives wrapped in or wearing the gift that YOU MADE!
Now relax if you’re not a very crafty kind of person because I have shown friends of mine how to make these cute Baby Blankets and some of them can hardly sew straight lines!
BEAUTIFUL BABY BLANKETS
STEP 1: Go to a fabric shop and find the flannelette material.
STEP 2: Choose different fabrics so you can make it look different on each side. Mix and match and have some fun. Maybe pink stripes on one side and yellow butterflies on the other. Perhaps go unisex if you’re not sure if the baby is a boy or girl.
STEP 3: Ask the assistant to cut your fabric to 1.2 metres.
STEP 4: At home: Pin together the 2 pieces of fabric with the pattern side facing IN.
STEP 5: Try and sew a STRAIGHT lines on each side, but remember to leave a gap of about 10 cm on one side.
STEP 6: Turn the fabric out the right way so the pattern is on the outside.
STEP 7: Tuck the fabric in around the hole so it looks like the rest of the blankie.
STEP 8: Sew 2 straight lines around the edge of the whole blankie. This is done for 2 reasons. A) To sew up the whole left when you turned the fabric inside out. B) It makes a nice border.
You can make the 2 lines straight or get creative and choose a fancy stitch on your sewing machine. Please note if you do a fancy stitch you may just need to do one row and always remember to practice on a piece of scrap first.
STEP 9: You’re done with the sewing! YAY! Now fold the blanket nicely and add a pretty bow.
STEP 10: Give your present with pride and watch the response when the “Mum To Be” realises you put so much effort into making her gorgeous little baby a special hand made present.
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