Miracle Blanket for Infants

This is a swaddling wrap for infants.  It helps them sleep really well, so it's a great gift for tired moms too!  Thanks to Meagan DeLong in North Carolina for this wonderful information!   Be sure to click on the miracle wrap website to see how to wrap up your sweet baby for a good restful sleep!  This reminds me of the phrase, "Snug as a bug in a rug!"

I looked it up online and it seemed like people are making Miracle Blankets with a stretchy material.  I think Jersey Knit would work well.  I've used it to make a moby-style wrap before it and it works great for that.  Other people online mentioned using muslin, a woven knit, or crinkle gauze.  We got our moby wrap at Babies R Us and I'll bet you can find it at other baby stores as well.  

Hope this is helpful,

Meagan

You will need:

24" of 60" wide stretchy knit fabric


You will cut your 24" of fabric into these pieces:
Main Body: 14” wide x 22” long (stretchy along 22" length)
Pouch: 14” wide x 12” long (stretchy along 12" length)
Arm Wraps: 8” wide x 12” long (stretchy along 8" width)
Longer Side Wrap: 10” wide x 36” long (stretchy along 36" length)
Shorter Side Wrap: 10” wide x 21” long (stretchy along 21" length)

Here is an online tutorial I found; click on the pictures for the directions.

*One seamstress mentioned that she used this tutorial but "changed the direction of the stretch in the tutorial. The stretch now should go across the 8" width instead of down the 12" length. This should help contain those little wigglers better."

Click on the miracle wrap website to see exactly how it works!