Disney Princess Baby Blankets...Part 2

So, I went shopping this weekend with my mom. We were shopping/buying items to make ridiculously cute Christmas outfits for Lily & my niece and nephew's Christmas pictures. That's a future post-the outfits are seriously adorable. I can't wait to post pics!

Anyway, while we were at JoAnn Fabric, I came across Little Mermaid fleece. Of course I snatched it up. After some more digging, my mom found Disney princess fleece with a nice sized picture of Belle on it. So I grabbed it and got a 1/2 yard cut in each. Now, 1/2 yard is wayy to much for a baby doll blanket, but when you have to cut the middle of the fabric to get the picture you want, you make it work. :)

This morning I sat down to put together the blankets while the girls watched. Evidently, it's very entertaining to watch someone cut down fabric...lol. Anyway, thanks to a comment on my last post (Thanks, Jessica!) I decided to try a different way to edge the blankets. Instead of tying them together, I snipped, cut & crocheted my way into a braided edge. Here's the link for those interested...

Belle's blanket was first, so the edges are a little rougher looking. If you opt to make a doll blanket, I would suggest smaller sections of fabric no wider than 1.5 inches.

Ariel's blanket was next, so it looks a little smoother. Cutting the smaller edges took me a little longer, but with this new method I finished 2 doll blankets in the time it took me to finish baby Rapunzel's blanket last week. Not bad!

 Lily absolutely loves them! The first thing she did with each blanket was cover up her princess babies with their special blankets. Here's what I found when I looked in her room just a little while ago...

What a fun, cute, easy & relatively cheap way to make special blankets for any girl's baby dolls!

I can't wait to try out the new edging on the blankets I'm making this weekend. I have 3 full size blankets to put together and I was dreading the pain that knotting each blanket would give my poor fingers. Now, I can finish them more quickly and with much less cramping in my fingers. Yay!