Easy DIY Tag Blanket
I love it when my friends have babies!
That means I get more little ones to snuggle and love without being responsible to change their diapers or give up all my sleep! My friend {tall} Jess is having her third child in April, and this one is a boy. We recently threw her a little shower, and one of the things I made for Baby S. was this little tag blanket. It’s really simple, and I had all the materials I needed on hand already. Here’s how to make your own.
DIY TAG BLANKET
Materials:
-fabric scrap
– assorted ribbon
– batting
– sewing machine, thread, pins, needle, scissors
STEP 1: Cut your fabric into two squares {it can be any size really; mine was 9″x9″}.
STEP 2: Cut coordinating ribbon into pieces that are the same length. I used 20 pieces, 5 along each side. Fold the ribbons in half and pin to one of your fabric squares.
STEP 3: Sew around your square as close to the edge as possible to secure the ribbons in place. Remove pins.
STEP 4: Place the piece of fabric with ribbons attached face up on your work surface. Place your other piece of fabric on top of it, face down. Finally, place a square of batting on top. Pin all 3 layers together.
*Be sure you layer them in this order! When I made LC a blanket one time, I put the batting in the middle, then had to seam rip the whole thing. Uggh.*
STEP 5: Sew around the square with a 5/8″ seam allowance. Be sure not to sew the whole thing shut; leave two or three inches open so that you can turn it!
STEP 6: Turn right side out and hand stitch the opening shut.
There you have it! Quick, easy, and requires minimal sewing skills. Now I can’t wait for Baby S. to get here and play with it!
Super idea. Baby S is going to love it. The layering seems opposite until you start turning lol. Thx for the tutorial.
Great tutorial. If my sewing machine and I weren’t if a fight, I might give it a try. 🙂
Natalie
Cute! Thanks for coming to our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday.” We hope you’ll be back next week! -The Sisters
You know how much I love this. Thanks for sharing this at our party.