After Oliver was born this summer and we found out he was a boy, I sat down one night and sewed him up some of of his very own stretchy Gauze Swaddle Blankets that Dana shared on her blog a few months prior. I still don’t understand how I never knew about them before especially having Oliver be my 4th little babe, I guess I missed the big craze as I was using Noah’s hand-me-down blankies with the girls.
Well, Dana made them look so easy to make which they totally were and add in the fact that the gauze/muslin is super stretchy made them the perfect new baby wrap. Plus I loved how lightweight they were for my summer baby which kept him nice and snug but not too hot (again, how did I not know about them before? I mean, hello! Oliver was my 3rd baby born in the summer!)
Well this past January I had a few lovely friends have their sweet bundles of joy all within a week of one another so I decided what better gift to bring to them then one of these blankies along with a nice warm meal . This time of year though all those new little babes need to stay extra warm so I thought a Double Layered Cotton Gauze Blanket would do the trick. Stretchy, Wrappy, Cozy goodness…Perfection!
Double Layered Cotton Gauze Blanket:
- Buy 1 yard each of two gauze (also known as muslin) prints.
- Layer them on top of each other, right sides facing, and sew around the perimeter using a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Leaving a 3-4 inch opening at one side for turning.
- Turn the blanket right side out and topstitch around the perimeter of the blanket using a 1/8 inch seam allowance. Make sure to sew the opening you left for turning the blanket right side out closed!
- Press your seams.
- Give as a baby gift!
Super stretchy, super sweet. I hope you make a few for the winter babes in your life!
Thanks for stopping by today!
XOXO,
Beautiful! I used the same printed fabric to make swaddle blankets for my baby girl- just used them in one layer though- Love how you doubled it up! Might have to re-do mine!
I love that print too, Emily! Was also thinking it would make a great infinity scarf!
Those are such pretty fabrics, and any blanket that stretches to help swaddle has to be amazing. =)
It is so awesome Charity! How did no one think of making stretchy swaddle blankets years ago?
Such a gorgeous fabric Maggie. Very pretty!
Thanks Delia! 🙂
I love it. Love the fabric and such a vibrant color. Beautiful!
Thank you so much! <3
Maggie – Where are you finding this fabric? It’s really pretty! Karen
Hi Karen!
I bought both fabrics at Joann’s! They have a lot more color/print combos too…I wish I photographed all the blankets I made like this but forgot too!
That is lovely. My little girl would love that. 🙂
Hey Maggie….where did you get your tags done? The blankets are great but the tags caught my eye 🙂
Blessings!
Linda
Hi Linda!
There is a link in the Tutorials tab up top in the Sewing sections where I talk about my tags! Enjoy!
Thanks for the tutorial, Maggie! I finally had the opportunity to make one and it turned out beautiful! Such a fun, quick project! I really enjoy reading your blog!
Awesome tutorial! I love the fabric you chose. Where did you get your tag? I’ve been wanting something like that for the items I sew.
I saw your comment that your purchased your fabric at Joanns. Does it have a name or type? I’d love to try these but I’m not sure where to even look in the store. Thanks!
I’m sorry, Krista, but I don’t have any of it in my stash to even look up! Just ask the employees at Joanns to point you to the printed gauze and they will help you find it. It’s not a large section but they tend to have more than other stores! Good luck!
xo,
Maggie
I am wanting to make some of these for my daughter who is expecting in a few weeks but have read that you need to wash this several times before it’s very soft. Is the fabric you got from Joann’s like this? When I have felt ones to buy in stores they don’t seem very soft. Looks easy for a beginner sewer like me. Thanks for your site!
The fabric I bought at Joanns washed well and they are really soft!! That was a few years ago now though, not sure what their current gauze is like!
This looks great! I was looking at making my own muslin four-layer blanket, like the A&A dream blankets – is sewing four layers any different from two? Would you start with two and then add the outside two layers? Thanks!
I would think four layers would be a bit more challenging because the muslin/guaze fabric moves a lot on the machine. You could probably do it, just take it slow!