Wow, I wish these were around when my kids were babies.

My Mom would take a flannel receiving blanket and wrap my kids up like a burrito......LOL

When my DGD was born--oh my gosh almost 10 years ago--I made flannelette receiving blankets. But I found that I needed about 1 1/4 yards. I washed and dried the flannelette first and it always shrank up and went a little 'off'. I needed the extra to make a nice square which I hemmed. My DD loved them and ever since, when one of her friends or co-workers is expecting, she asks me for a couple of receiving blankets that she swears will fit a baby until it is over 10 pounds!

But, DD and SIL took baby with them to Mexico when she was just 8 weeks old. I made some receiving blankets out of 'cheap'--as in very light weight--cotton. DD said they were just enough to keep DGD cosy in the shade while she napped. She still preferred the flannelette ones in the room because the air conditioning made things chilly for baby.

I saw the double gauze at Walmart a couple of days ago. It is great for baby blankets, burp cloths and bibs.

My Walmart in KY had some as well. It looked like it might be on the clearance racks.

Janelle