| Many household items that cost money can be made | | | | and relaxed state. |
| from scratch by yourself conveniently, at much better | | | | Once you know what kind of fabric you want to use, |
| quality than store items, and at less cost. The first thing | | | | you'll want to go to a fabric store and buy some of it. |
| you'll want to do is choose what kind of cloth you | | | | For an interesting design you should have two different |
| want to make a blanket out of. Different fabrics have | | | | patterns. Now set aside some time to work. You'll |
| different qualities, for example: Wool fabric is | | | | want to start off cutting two square pieces of fabric |
| wrinkle-resistant and, Fleece is known or its warmth | | | | one of each pattern. As a reference point, a good size |
| and breathability. Cotton and wool both shrink easily | | | | for a receiving blanket is 1 square yard. Now lay the |
| while polyester and nylon do not. | | | | two squares evenly on top of each other, making sure |
| Why make your own blankets? Well for starters, | | | | they stay aligned. Next you'll want to fold one side |
| making your own usually costs less. But that's not all. | | | | over about an inch and a half. Cut along the folded |
| When you make it yourself your baby's blanket will by | | | | sides to make even rectangles. Once that is done, you |
| completely customized, completely personal for you | | | | want to tie the two pieces together by the cuts. Be |
| and your baby. You can make all kinds of creative | | | | careful and pay attention because its easy to miss |
| designs that you'll never see at Walmart. There are | | | | one. Now do the same thing for the remaining three |
| also unseen health benefits to making your own | | | | sides. Once that's done, you've successfully made |
| blankets. The act of sewing and knitting and creative | | | | your own baby blanket! |
| design can put you into an extremely meditative calm | | | | |