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Thursday, July 12, 2012

DIY Baby Swaddling Blankets

About half a year ago, my friend told me to watch this video called The Happiest Baby on the Block to see some nice techniques on how to calm a crying newborn, such as swaddling (aka binding up your infant like a mummy). Not knowing that I was going to get a gazillion receiving blankets from distant relatives, I decided that I wanted make my own swaddling sheets with funky, personalized patterns.

DIY baby swaddling blankets
Can you guess which two patterns K picked? Yes, those would be cats with visible brains...

I will admit, I have a huge aversion to sewing. But the "instructions" involved simply buying a large  square of muslim or flannel (40 x 40 inches or more), folding the edges over twice, and sewing the hem down. No problem, I got this! Yeah... that stack of fabric sat there in my to-do craft pile for, well, approximately half a year. Luckily, my mom-in-law offered to come over and help me cook those freezer meals, and instead, I put her to work at my sewing machine. Thank you, K's mother!!

4 comments:

  1. Mrs. SwaddleJuly 13, 2012 at 10:07 AM

    Cute, you should find a pac-man pattern for your blankets!

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  2. A Gamer's WifeJuly 14, 2012 at 6:50 PM

    @Mrs. Swaddle - Oh that would be sooo adorable!

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  3. geekturtleJuly 15, 2012 at 5:58 PM

    I didn´t use swadle, but music, my kids were reallly funny because I could leave them with music and when de (imagine the years ago)record finished they woke up, cry a little, then I changed the record, and that was about it, I also didn´t use pacifiers, I had cats (and still do) and gave them sugar cane when they were theeting, remember every mom and every kid is unique, you´ll see, but as (we) scouts say "be prepared"

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  4. A Gamer's WifeJuly 27, 2012 at 1:31 AM

    @GeekTurtle - I haven't tried to use music yet, but I should! I have several lovely lullaby CDs given to me by friends that I should crack open.

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