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Instructions for receiving blanket baby

What you will need:
Waffleweave kind only receiving blanket 30"x40"
Baby bonnet, or small baseball cap
Bib
Pacifier
Rattle, or small toy
Tissue paper, three sheets. Or, burp cloths or baby washcloths
1 rubber band
Gloves or socks
booties or shoes
Embroidery floss: pink and blue

Body: Roll the two 30" edges, evenly and tightly, toward the center. Then roll in thin receiving blankets or burp cloths to give it more support or you can use tissue paper.

Head: To stuff the head, wad three pices of tissue paper into a firm ball. Measure 18" (you can adjust) down from top of blanket and place tissue paper ball (or wash cloth or burp cloths) on top of blanket rolls. Starting at the left side end, fold upper rolls over tissue, this is forming head, arranging blanket to cover tissue. Wrap rubber band tightly below the head. Tie in a ribbon around the neck to cover the rubber band.

Arms - Unroll short ends of blanket up a little. (This forms the arms) (hands) attach gloves or socks. Attach a bib, toy and pacifier around neck.

Embroider the face using a large easy-to-remove running stitch, work the eyes in blue in an upside down half moon. Work mouth pink, rightside up.
Place bonnet or baseball cap on doll's head. Roll up legs same way as arms, place small booties or baby shoes for feet.

Variation

1 regular receiving blanket
tissue paper
ribbon
newborn hat or cap
pacifier (pink or blue)

Lay the receiving blanket out the wide way on a work surface. Begin rolling the blanket in from both sides until they meet in the middle. Fold the top of the rolled blanket down about two-thirds of the way. Inside the part that you have folded, where the fold is, place a ball of tissue paper (baby's head). Pull the blanket gently around to cover the tissue paper and tie around the neck with a ribbon.
Turn the baby over (front to back). The arms are made from the rolled blanket which is now in back. Sit the baby up and bring the arms around to the baby's lap in front, securing the baby's lap with a sitch of thread. The legs should already be there, as they are the lower part of the rolled blanket. If you want, you can prop the baby up with a pice of stiff cardboard in back to make a stand. If you have done it right, you should have the baby.
Now add the accessories. Place a newborn hat or cap on the baby's head. Cut off the mouthpiece of a pacifier and glue in place for the mouth (this is the only thing that is not usable afterwards). Place a small stuffed animal, rattle or other baby toy in the baby's hands, securing with a little thread to the blanket. Make sure to advise the mother that if she is going to use the items, to wash the blanket and remove any lose threads prior to use.

Variation #2

1 (30" x 40") cotton waffle-weave receiving blanket
Baby bonnet, newborn size 11
pacifier, rattle, or small toy
stuffing
large light colored rubber band
2 medium-size safety pins
pink and blue embroidery floss
needle
ribbon

Mark center of long edges of blanket with straight pins. Roll the two short edges, evenly and tightly, toward center. Remove pins.
Use enough stuffing to make head of desired size. Measure 17" down from top of blanket, and place stuffing on top of rolls. Fold upper rolls over head, arranging blanket to cover stuffing. Wrap rubber band tightly below head; tie with ribbon (optional).
Unroll short rolls part way. Roll center back up to neck; blanket still rolled will form arms. May need to pin center to back of neck. Bend arms toward front. Pin with safety pin holding pacifier or toy. Embroider face using large easy-to-remove stitches, using blue for the eyes and pink for the nose and mouth.
Place bonnet on head.
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