$100 toy and all they want is the tag

It is true. A 6-month old baby can care less about the moveable, light-up, noisy toy you spent a fortune on, but if it has a tag on it, you're in business! My sister-in-law gave us a "tag blanket" for Christmas when Ainsley was just approaching 6 months, and boy, did she love it! So I got the idea to make them for my friends who were having babies.

I'm not good at writing the how-tos and I know Pinterest has elaborate beautiful step-by-step tutorials on how to make the perfect Tag Blanket, but I think it's pretty simple and if you're not a crazy perfectionist and just want a decent final product, here are my rough 5-step instructions on how to make the little lovey. All you need is fleece or other soft material, a couple fun pieces of ribbon and a sewing machine. Trust me, I'm no seamstress, but I don't mind the occasional sewing project if it's with fleece or other soft fabric :) Again, sorry for my half-assed instructions, but here are the basic steps:

1. Cut 2 small squares/rectangles of fleece the same size (about a foot)

2. Cut pieces of ribbon varying lengths (+/- 2 inches)

3. Fold the ribbons and arrange around one square with the fold-side in between the 2 pieces of fabric and the ribbon ends sticking out along the edges. (Don't forget the sides you want showing should be facing each other -- "good-to-good"!) Pin in place.
Eww, those are some nasty fingernails
 
4. Sew all the way around the edge, leaving about a 4 inch hole so you can turn it inside out. When done sewing, do that. Turn it inside-out, I mean.

5. After it's been turned inside-out, you should have what looks like a lovely tag blanket with just one more step. You'll want to sew one more time around the edge just for finishing. I tucked in the open end and sewed that up first, then worked my way around.

And that's it! So easy and costs less than $3!

I've been giving these as gifts along with a little knit hat. So if any of my expecting friends are reading this, you pretty much know what you're getting from me when your little one arrives. I just really enjoy making these little things and I think the babies like them too.

Little Miss Aurora enjoying her taggie


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