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Making a Flannel Receiving Blanket

36" x 36" (42" x 42")

Supplies: 2 yards (Purchase 3 yards for the larger blanket and use the extra for a burp cloth or bib) flannel fabric. You can use 1 yard ( 1-1/4 yd.) of 2 different prints.

  1. Cut off selvedges & straighten edges to make a 36" (42") square
  2. Finish edges:
    Place 2 fabrics wrong sides together & serge edge or crocheted edging.            

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    Place 2 fabrics right sides together & sew around edge with at least a 1/4" seam allowance. Leave an opening. Cut corners diagonally and press seams open. turn to right side through opening and press edges. Stitch opening by hand or machine. To make it more sturdy - machine stitch (edge stitch) close to edge all the way around.