Originally Posted by MommaDorian
Originally Posted by moonwork42029
Depending on how hot it is there, we just used 1 layer of flannel so it wasn't so bulky. That way, when you swaddled the baby, it still was wrapped several times in layers.
Finished the edges with a rolled hem and did embroidery on them. Years ago we did the fabric painting on them too.
What is a rolled hem?
We called it a rolled hem...it maybe called something else "officially". We rolled the edge of the fabric at least 3 times (to help prevent fraying) and then did a decorative stitch down the folded edge. It looked pretty when we used colored threads.
If you put a slight curve on the curve edges (like store bought ones) you can just work your way all the way around the blanket. Otherwise, we just did one edge at a time...some corners got "thick" with fabric but we didn't let that stop us.