When I first got pregnant with Vito, I wanted to instantly make a baby blanket for him. At the time we didn’t have much money, so I used leftover fabric I found around the house and made him one. It was pretty uncomfortable.

So when I found out I was pregnant with Dani Jo, I felt the same way. Accept this time, my husband expressed that she wanted her to be decked out in ‘Cow print’. So, that gave me an idea of what kind of blanket to make- a cow print blanket! When my sister in law was pregnant with my niece she had made her a blanket with a really fuzzy and nice feeling fabric. And I already knew how easy a simple blanket was to make, so I figured I’d do the same!

So when I got my work bonus, I went to Hobby lobby and the two fabrics I wanted for this blanket, were right next to each other. Almost like it was meant to be! The fabric was reasonably affordable. Still more than I was expecting it to be, but considering it had been literal years since I’ve bought fabric due to the massive amount of fabric I had at home (and in Storage)

The hardest part was determining how big (or small) I wanted this blanket to be. Sure, it was just a baby blanket, but this blanket had meaning behind it, so I wanted it to grow with her to some extent. Epically with how fuzzy and soft it was. So what I wound up doing was using another blanket of a size I thought was reasonable, and cut the fabric to size using pins (not the clips) to hold it in place. Doing this on the floor while your pregnant btw- do not recommend.

Once your fabric is cut, both pieces the same size, put pretty sizes together (on the insides) and I personally used fabric clips to hold the fabric in place, leaving a gap marked with fabric pins. We want a gap in the fabric so we are able to turn the blanket right side out. Sew all the edges except for your gap, I personally made my gap 2-3 inches, but you can make the gap as big (or small) as you feel comfortable with.

Once your blanket is 90% sewn, turn it right sizes out and iron it all down. That will help your gap stay folded down and look right and not janky. Your going to sew pretty close to the edge all the way around. This will allow the gap to close, and just put a nice edge on your blanket ( and then you don’t have this weird spot that has a random stitch in it.