Now that I’m halfway done with this pregnancy (can I hear an, “Amen!”?), I figured it was high time to start crafting for this little one. I was feeling very uninspired before I knew the gender, but now all that has changed. Even though I’ve got boy stuff coming out of my ears from Parker’s hand-me-downs, I want to make some special new things just for little boy #2.
Enter: the taggie blanket. It’s one of the fastest, cheapest, and sure to be well-loved things to make for a baby. I used all scraps from fabric and ribbon that I had on hand–doesn’t get cheaper than that! It took all of about 30 minutes, which is exactly my attention span for this type of project.
Simply choose 2 pieces of fabric (I used cut up pieces of flannel from old receiving blankets) and cut each into a square (mine was about 11 inches). Cut various pieces of ribbon.
Place the two pieces of fabric right sides together. Fold each piece of ribbon in half and sandwich in between the two pieces of fabric, raw edges of the ribbon should be out. Leave a gap where one ribbon would fit — you’ll use this area to turn the blanket inside out and will add a ribbon later.
Sew around the edges, leaving a 3″ hole to turn the whole thing inside out. Turn right side out, insert a ribbon in the “hole” you left open, pin in place, and top stitch around the edges. That’s it!
It’s sure to be a winner with any baby — oh boy, do they love tags!