[QUOTE=abbieb;6527891]For the receiving blankets (still the correct term, by the way
), I say the bigger the better! Last year when my baby was born I was disappointed to find that the store-bought blankets are much too small for swaddling a growing baby. 30x30 or smaller are great for other things (burp cloth, toss over car seat, etc.), but WOF or larger is much better if you want to actually wrap the baby up!
Thank you, Abbie....especially coming from a recent mother! Good suggestions. As for the receiving blankets, I am going with 45 X 45 or a little less when the selvedges come off, etc. And, my baby bed quilt is going to be just what I have planned now......42 X 55" I think by this fall when the baby needs this quilt more, he'll be growing right into and then dragging it around with him the next year or two since I'm backing it with Cuddle Bubble.