My girls told me when I made them flannel receiving blankets for their babies, that they were a life saver. The ones they got as gifts were cutier, but mine were more practical. If a bed got soiled during the night, they used mine as a replace ment, till morning. And the babies didn`t out grow them in a month, When buying flannel, I would make the blanket the
width of the material, so the blanket would be square. 44" or 54". By the way you would not believe how many of their
friends asked me to make them some, and some were handed down to the next person with a baby. Now I make them for donations to those that need them.