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BLANKET SIZES Chart
Crochet Afghans
Knit Afghans
40 Afghans to crochet
Edgings and borders for Afghans
GRANNY square patterns
Quilts to make
How to quilt links
Quillows
Bev's Easy Baby Quilt
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BABY AFGHANS from Bev's Baby Page

Baby's First Bear Blanket -(C)

Beth's Little Star Afghan - for babies (C)

Bev's 5-Day-Lovie Blanket(C)

Bev's Easy Dishcloth Afghan  (K)


Bev's Ripple Baby-ghan (C) 


Bev and Sandy R's Baby Bear Blankie!(C)

Baby FEET square to knit.(K)  at KnittingKnonsense - Make several for a blanket! 

Baby Rain Drops Afghan - (K)

Baby Towel with Hood - (S) Heather Hales'  at MormonChics


Billy Baby Newborn Blanket (C)


Blanket with Hood - (C) lion brand

Bubble Baby Afghan - (C)    from crochet patterns central

Cabled Eyelet Baby Blanket  (K)

Crib Sheets
  (S)

Elegantly Simple Baby Blanket (K)

Fast Baby Blanket
(C)

Glo Thermal Baby Blankie
(C)

Heart Blanket (K) from knittingonthenet.com


Hooded Bath Towel - (K) cotton

"Jasie" 34" x 34" baby blanket (C) at the happyellowhouse.com 

Knitted Diagonal Stitch Afghan for babies(K)

Lion Brand Rainbow Striped Baby Afghan

Loopy Shells afghan ~ Archived copy (C )

Loop Blanket - (K)   gorgeous! at knittingonthenet.com

Lion Brands Ripple afghan - pretty!! (C)

Lion Brands Little Victory Blanket(C)

Marla's Baby Shelle Afghan  -(C)

Nursing Snuggle ~ wonderful baby shower gift

Receiving Blanket - (S) shows how to make an edge and crochet around it. -Project Linus

Round Afghan - baby sized
and so cool looking!  On the knitlist pages (K)

Round Jacob's Ladder - (C) beautiful

Ruffled Garter Stitch Afghan
(K) at Knitting on the net

Seed Stitch Border AFGHAN
(K)

Sheila's LapRobe(C)

Shells Baby Afghan - quick and easy!

Soft Flower Afghan Squares photo

Star Afghan(C) for preemies thru- whatever size you want to make it!

Teddy Ghan! - (C)

V-Stitch Baby blanket
(C)


CROCHETED AFGHAN LINKS

4 Generations Granny Square  ( at Mooncat Creations)

5 1/2 hour Afghan from Lion Brand!


6", 7", 8" and 12" GRANNY square patterns  great for kids blankets

Apache Tears Afghan

Baby Ripple Afghan~ OUR BACKGROUND!!

Baby Zoo Animals Afghan courtesy of the Craft Yarn Council. Adorable and with photo.

Baby's First BEAR AFGHAN!   (C)   Made from granny squares in the shape of a teddy bear! Adorable!

Bear Afghan  (C) Archived copy

Bev's Easy Fleece Blanket

Bev's Old Rainbow Blanket  one I made many years ago and still use all the time!

Blue Columbine Granny - beautiful! ~( at Mooncat Creations)

Cascade Afghan - brought to you by the CYCA is absolutely stunningly beautiful!

Cheryl's Puff Shell Reversible Baby Blanket (C)


Colored Navajo Afghan Pattern archived copy (C)

Creation Afghan (K)


Double Crocheted Ripple Afghan
(C)

Double-Sided Afghan sent by Leslie 


Flower Power Yo-yo Afghan
(C)

Giant GRANNY square Blanket!  (C) Kids love these!! Make them in all sorts of colors!


Heart Squares and Afghans!


Hills and Valleys Baby Afghan (C)


Irish Rose Pillowghan


Jacob's Ladder Afghan

Kittens in a Row Afghan  (C)   An old time favorite -author unknown - It's Bev's adaptation of the original pattern. 


Lacy Granny Afghan
(C)  brought to you by Bernat Yarns!

Men sized Lapghan  (C) at jeanries

Mile-an-Hour Afghan!  (C)  like the famous mile-a-minute! Just takes me longer!!


Old Glory Afghan
(C) 


Priscilla's Stadium Blanket -  Folds into a carry bag!


Purple Granny Afghan -
(C)

Rainbow Waves Afghan
- on the CYCA pages- Another gorgeous afghan!

Rectangle Granny Afghan
- (C) 
  gorgeous and fun!

Reverse Blanket (C) sent by Lori

Ripple - Project Linus  (C)


Ripple Afghan DC - adult sized
(C)

Ripple Afghan in DC - Coats and Clark Archived copy (C)

Ripple Afghan (classic) 
  Adult sized (C)


Round Afghan in Crochet 

Round Afghan -preemie sized

Round Afghan - baby sized


Scrap Yo-Yos Afghan - (C)

Scrap 9 Patch Afghan -   really pretty - has join-as-you-go instructions too

Skipping Stones Afghan -  (C)

Snuggly Afghan (C)

Sheila's LapRobe (C)

Shells Baby Afghan - easy! (C)

Soft Flower Afghan Squares photo

Stars and Stripes Afghan ~ (C)

Super Fast-Easy Afghan from Lion Brand Yarns web page! 

Teardrop Charity Afghan -preemie through extra lg adult sizes given   (C) 

Teddy Bear Chart afghan Follow the chart and make an adorable blanket for that new baby in your life. 

Terry Ripple Baby Afghan   (C)    on the Lion Brand web pages! Pretty afghan!

The Digital Granny
One of my very fave sites for granny squares of all kinds!

USA Freedom 12" Granny Square (C)

USA Flag Afghan from Lion Brand

Waterfall Afghan  (C)    from Lion Brand yarns! 

X-Stitch on 6" squares -  (C)  6 original patterns




 
KNITTED AFGHAN LINKS

American Flag Throw (K) (Machine knit)

Aunt Maggie's Easter Afghan

Baby Blanket Sampler

Cable Knit Afghan

Celtic Knot Afghan

Cabled Eyelet Baby Blanket

Elegantly Simple Baby Afghan

Feather and Fan and a Ripple Afghan in KNIT

Flame Stitch Afghan (K) at knitting on the net  

Heirloom Lace Baby Blanket

HomeSpun Knit Afghan

Nancy's Bordered Feather and Fan afghan (K) 

Raspberry Chevron Afghan

Ripple Afghan in Knit - knittingonthenet  (K)

Steph's Purple Blanket (K) 


The Envelope Afghan

THE Purple Blankie - lovely knitted squares pattern!

Zig-Zag Afghan





QUILTs

Animal Crackers Sewed Quilt

Attic Windows Baby Quilt

Into a Sea of Blue Quilt

Pinwheel Baby Quilt

Rag Quilt   directions and photos from quilting 101 - very popular right now.

Raggedy Quilt -text only

Simple Rag Quilt - from knitandtonic

Victorian Quilt




 
QUILLOWS - sewed unless indicated otherwise

Anita's Quillow


Ehows- How to sew a Quillow

Fiona's Quillow


How to make a quillow


LapRobe Quillow

Simplicity's Quillow 


 





 
HOW TO QUILT

Bev's TIED quilt instructions
- Fun for the whole family!!

Rag Quilt


http://quilt.com/Beginner/BeginnersGuide.html


http://quilt.com/Beginner/RomanStripe/RomanStripe.html


http://quilt.com/FAQS/BeginnersProjectsFAQ.html


http://quilt.com/MainQuiltingPage.html


http://www.quiltpatternsetc.com/tutor.htm




 
  Popular AFGHAN BLANKET SIZES
Keep in mind that that sizes given are APPROXIMATE.  You may need to talk to people where you are donating blankets, for their specific size needs:
 
Preemie
 15" square - 24" square
 Isolette covers - usually quilted to keep out the light = 36" sq.
Baby
30" x 36" = crib sized
(6" squares= 5 across x 6 down ~ 30 sq)
Children
42"x 48" 
(6" squares= 7 across x 8 down ~ 30 sq)
Lapghan
often used in seniors homes
36"x48"
(6" squares= 6 across x 8 down ~ 48 squares)
Adult Afghan
 48" x 72" = twin sized. 
(6" squares= 8 across x 12 down ~ 96 squares)

QUILTS for LDS Humanitarian INFO (from the LDS Humanitarian Site)
  • Quilt sizes for LDS Humanitarian: 
  • crib (45" by 60"),
  • single (72" by 90"), 
  • double (90" by 96").
  • Quilt materials: preshrunk, durable fabrics; acrylic yarn; #10 Knit Cro-sheen crochet thread or a similar thread.
  • Tie with a "square knot" (and it must be a square knot-- right over left and left over right) or what I call the 'Loop-di-loop' stitch - looks like \__ /   CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS; make stitches 3–4 inches apart


EASY BABY QUILT
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1 yd of soft 45" wide fabric (for quilt top)
1 yd of soft 45" wide fabric  (for bottom of quilt) (Makes a quilt for a crib or a toddler-approx. 36" x 45") 
6 yds Silky binding (or simply tuck edges under and sew around)
2 ounces soft baby yarn or sport yarn (to tie the quilt)
Needle with large eye and sharp enough point to go through fabric layers
Batting ~ enough for a 45" quilt  (Crib size) Place all 3 layers together ~ top + batting + bottom.
Either stitch binding around, or tuck under and stitch around. 
Use needle and yarn to make ties/knots every 4" or so. 
 
 

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