Originally Posted by JabezRose
Bed skirts are nice too, DO NOT get the gauzy ones, make sure you are getting cotton or cotton blend. Miles of material there and it has been, as a rule, not washed very much. Plus I use the part that goes between mattresses to make Angel Pillows for our Toy Store up here where we give away toys at christmas. Then can use up a lot of material scraps to make pillow cases for them.
The baptismal blanket I made for my granddaughter was from a bed skirt.