blanket that he plays with frequently. A couple of weeks ago, I decided to make some cute and simple baby tag blankets myself. I had some leftover fleece from my son's Halloween costume (he went as a cactus) and the sewing machine was already out, so it seemed like a perfect time.
The blankets are very simple to make. You cut out a square of fleece and a square of colorful fabric, choose some cute ribbon from your stash--I always save the cloth ribbon from gifts so I have lots of little pieces in different colors and patterns--and fold them over into tabs. Place the right sides of the fabic and fleece together, slip the tabs of ribbon (loop in) in between the fleece and fabric, and pin them in place. Then stitch around the edge using a simple stitch and leaving a small hole on one edge. Snip off the corners of the fabric and turn it right side out through the hole. Finally, I top-stitched the whole thing with a contrasting zig-zag stitch for extra strength and cuteness. And, done! Even a not-very-talented sewer like me can whip a bunch of these up in an afternoon.
For one of the blankets, I got fancy and added some crinkle. All you have to do is sew a layer of crinkly plastic into the interior of your blanket. Since it was Halloween, I used a candy bag. But you could also use a potato chip bag or an empty baby wipes bag. Really any thick cellophane would work. It's a bit trickier to sew, but since it's hidden inside your blanket, you don't have to get that pretty with it.
These tag blankets were really fun to sew, and the combination of colorful fabric and ribbon makes them really cute. All my blankets were handed out to new babies I know or mailed off to far-away baby friends. Hopefully they'll all enjoy them as much as my son likes his.
I've never heard of those before, but yours look really cute! :)
This is such a great idea! Babies really do love tags and I like the idea of having a custom made one from scrap cloth you have on hand. Adding the crinkle is a fabulous idea too! I passed this along to my sister and am asking her to make one for Chloe for Christmas :)
These should be in a store! hmmmm.
Great post. My Nan who is in to this kind of thing will love reading it too. Cant wait to share it with her. Thanks
I made Hannah tag blankies when she was a baby too, and she preferred the satiny ribbon tags, so I made a couple with all satin ribbon tags, as well as the fabric on one side being satin. Just make sure you make 2-3 of each pattern so if he latches on to one kind, you have back-ups in case a favorite gets lost. I had to whip up an exact copy Hannah's favorite was lost, but luckily I still had extra fabric and ribbon. Those are very cute- good job!