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November 8, 2018 by Jenae - 40 Comments
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DIY Taggie Blanket for Baby

Handmade baby gifts are the sweetest! This beginner-friendly tutorial will teach you how to make a DIY Taggie Blanket for a special baby in your life!

 

I first learned how to make one of these mini DIY Taggie blankets when a student’s mother quickly gave me a 2-minute verbal tutorial while picking her daughter up from school! I made Big Brother one before he was born and he loved it, especially around 3 months when he could put the little ribbon tags in his mouth. It was then passed down to Little Brother, who still sleeps with his every night. I’ve made several for baby shower gifts as well. These ribbon blankets are intended to be cuddled and chewed on!

 

This is SO EASY to make, you could make it even if you’ve never sewn. And it will take you less than an hour. Just borrow a sewing machine or head over to a friend’s house if you don’t have one. I promise you this…the hardest part of the whole thing will be figuring out how to thread the machine!

 

Initially, you might have to fork over around $10 for fabric and ribbon, but it should make at least 3-4 ribbon blankets! Plus, everybody loves a homemade gift for baby…it just makes gift-giving much more personal.

Here’s what you’ll need:  2 pieces of fabric cut to 12″x12″; several different colors, textures, and widths of ribbon; a sewing machine; pins and thread.

 

How to Make a DIY Taggie Blanket for Baby

1. If you didn’t already, cut your fabric to a 12-inch by 12-inch square. I like having two textures–the blue fabric is soft and fuzzy and the pink polka-dots is flannel.
2. Lay your fabric on top of eachother, right sides together.
3. Cut your ribbon into 5-inch strips. You’ll need about 16-18 strips.
4. Fold your ribbon in half and crease it as best you can.
5. Place the ribbon in between the two layers of fabric, with the ENDS of the ribbon sticking out (meaning the CREASE will be inside the two pieces of fabric).
6. Pin it in place.
7. Continue with the remaining ribbon. Then start sewing.
8.  Once you get to a ribbon while you’re sewing, back stitch at least 3 times over THE ENTIRE LENGTH of the ribbon. This will ensure that the ribbons will not come loose, even when tugged and gnawed on. Make sure you do this with every ribbon you sew over.
9. Once you’ve sewn the entire perimeter, leave the space between two ribbons un-sewn (just back stitch the ends so it doesn’t come apart).
10. Turn inside out.
11. Stitch the remaining section that was never sewn together. I just use my machine. You COULD hand-stitch it and it would probably look nicer, but I honestly don’t know how to hand-sew…so I’m of no help.
All done!
What homemade gifts for babies do you like to make?
First published on November 8, 2010

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Comments

  1. Tami says

    November 8, 2010 at 4:35 pm

    This is great! My son (22 months old) loves cuddly things, and I'd be so happy if he used this as his lovey since it is so easy to carry around! Big stuffed dogs are a handful :-) Thanks for the post!

    Reply
  2. Mrs. Mordecai says

    November 8, 2010 at 4:37 pm

    Great tutorial! I've always thought of making one of these. Thanks.

    Reply
  3. Julie says

    November 8, 2010 at 4:52 pm

    Calla loves taggie blankets. Thanks for the great tutorial. :)

    Reply
  4. Kim says

    November 9, 2010 at 9:38 am

    This is great for baby showers. I think my 23 month old would love it too :) Thanks for the tutorial

    Reply
  5. Carmen says

    November 9, 2010 at 11:46 am

    These are so easy! My little 6 year old made one awile back. Your tutorial makes me want to have her do a few more. Great pis.

    Reply
  6. Lindsay says

    November 10, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    Very cute! I am making a ball taggie for my little niece for Christmas this year!

    Reply
    • Diane says

      July 7, 2012 at 4:27 pm

      What is a ball taggie, and how can I find out how to make one?

      Reply
  7. Nanny Dee says

    November 11, 2010 at 6:48 pm

    I love your blog! Found this post through Money Saving Mom.

    I love all things early education, but add crafty to it and I am doubly hooked.

    Thanks for all the great activities!

    Reply
  8. Anonymous says

    November 13, 2010 at 1:23 am

    Made one tonight, super easy, turned out great. Thx so much for the great idea!

    Reply
  9. giggedygeekmum says

    December 3, 2010 at 10:20 am

    Why buy a taggie when you can make one and have it become a keepsake! What a great tutorial!

    Reply
  10. Anonymous says

    December 3, 2010 at 5:17 pm

    I am going to make one for my pug. He loves to chew the tags on all of his toys. Thank you!

    Reply
  11. Anonymous says

    December 3, 2010 at 7:47 pm

    I made homemade blocks for my grandson. Used material with animal faces for one set and mixed red flannel and puppies for the other.

    Reply
  12. Tabitha says

    December 4, 2010 at 3:56 pm

    I made this today for a baby shower I have tomorrow. Check out my post on it here- http://oneagleswings-tabitha.blogspot.com/2010/12/tag-blankie-for-baby-shower.html
    I refered back to you. Thanks for a great project.

    Reply
  13. serendipitously.create says

    December 9, 2010 at 5:07 pm

    I just finished mine up! Here's the finished product and a referral back here. Thanks for the fantastic blog – keep it up and I hope you all start feeling better.

    http://serendipitouslycreate.blogspot.com/2010/12/havent-had-time.html

    Reply
  14. Lori says

    May 13, 2011 at 12:56 pm

    Too funny, I make mine the exact same dimensions, it is a fun and easy way to personalize a baby gift

    Reply
  15. Jenn says

    July 22, 2011 at 9:26 pm

    Awesome Tutorial….can’t wait to try it. Someone made one for my little girl and i have looked at it and racked my brain with how to make one….your pics and directions makes perfect sense!

    Oh..I like to embelish cloth diapers as baby shower gifts. They make great burp clothes, changing pads, or diapers!

    Reply
  16. Sonya says

    August 20, 2011 at 8:02 pm

    Made two of these today for my friends that are having babies soon. I made mine a little smaller – – 9×9 squares and 9-12 ribbons. Also, I finished mine off a little differently, so I thought I’d share in case anyone else liked the idea. I I thought it was an easier and less noticeable way to close the hole that is left for flipping it right-side-out. Anyway, after flipping it I just did a straight stitch all the way around the blanket, about 1/4 in from the edge. It’s a little more sewing, but I really like how they turned out!

    Reply
    • Pen says

      November 7, 2013 at 4:29 am

      I have done mine the same way in the past too Sonya. I think it gives a neater finish.

      Reply
  17. Linda J says

    January 18, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    Thanks for the tutorial. The pictures were great! I can hardly wait to get started!

    Reply
  18. Jen Hegemann says

    January 22, 2012 at 11:49 pm

    Thanks for the idea and all the great pictures. I made one tonight for my 5 month old and it turned out SO cute!

    Reply
  19. Ellie says

    February 29, 2012 at 3:30 am

    Great tutorial, have pinned it and shared on FB!

    Reply
  20. Jill Wolters says

    March 6, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    Thanks for the Tute; made my DD a taggie last night & found your blog & checked to make sure I was doing all okay. It turned out real cute even though, for some unknown reason, I cut my ribbons to 3″ instead of 5″. O well, DD seems to really like it! Thanks, again!

    Reply
  21. Ashley says

    March 13, 2012 at 7:47 pm

    I am making these for all my pregnant friends :) I hit Hobby Lobby at the right time and got chenille fabric and the ribbon for 50% off! Can’t wait to see how it turns out!

    Reply
  22. sarah says

    June 7, 2012 at 12:53 am

    Love this! Made a smaller one for my niece who just started teething, and she loves it. I also made a slight addition to it and put some foil tissue paper(piece of an empty baby wipe package works great too!) Inside before I sewed it shut, now its her favorite toy, she can chew on it and it makes noise.

    Reply
  23. anna says

    August 23, 2012 at 11:44 pm

    Thanks so much!! I cant wqit to get started!! do you have any other projects? EASY ONES please!!

    Reply
  24. Debra Whitehouse says

    November 13, 2012 at 7:10 pm

    this is a great! I am going to try and make one. One question: What kind of ribbon do you use? I just wondering after the little ones are chewing them, would they frey?
    thanks
    Debra

    Reply
    • Jenae says

      November 13, 2012 at 8:14 pm

      I just use the cloth ribbon you can buy at any craft supply store. My son has had his for over 3 years (and still sleeps with it every night–washed once a week) and we haven’t had any fraying.

      Reply
  25. MW says

    December 28, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    My daughter loved her blankie like this when she was little. But a word of warning…just be careful you are only making these for personal use and not for resale – Apparently the Taggie company has a patent on these and their legal department comes down hard on anyone trying to sell them. (Ridiculous, I know.) :-(

    Reply
  26. Carolina says

    June 1, 2013 at 9:17 pm

    thank you so much, I will be a first time grandma in the fall. My baby item radar is on high alert, I saw one of these tagged lovey’s at a craft fair and knew there would be great DIY info somewhere. I am so glad to have found yours. thank you again. very well written.

    Reply
  27. Jenea says

    October 9, 2013 at 4:48 pm

    Love the tutorial. My kids love taggie blankets but they are expensive. Looking forward to making my own. Love your name BTW :)

    Reply
  28. shelley says

    December 12, 2013 at 12:33 am

    I just finished sewing the ribbon blanket using a Dr. Seuss pattern and coordinated with some colorful ribbon. It came out so cute and I can’t wait for my granddaughter to give it to her not born son yet. I’m also making a blanket to coordinate. Had thought about a pillow but liked this craft much better. Thank you for making it such a fun craft.

    Reply
  29. margaret gibson says

    February 27, 2014 at 3:09 pm

    I just got a ribbon blanket for my new grandbaby and I thought that things were to be attached somehow to the ribbons for playthings. so we googled your site and discovered that babies are to suck on the ribbons. My daughter was horrified as ribbons are made from some sort of synthetic materials which are not natural and who knows what poisons are in them. i’m trying to figure this out. Also, wouldn.t there be dyes in the ribbons? Please help me to understand why ribbon blankets would be safe for babies

    Reply
  30. Kimmi says

    March 11, 2014 at 11:29 pm

    I would love to link this to my blog with a re-creation that I am planning on doing… If that would be ok with you :) I love this tutorial and it looks SUPER EASY!!

    Reply
  31. Lauren says

    April 9, 2014 at 10:36 pm

    These are great gifts and my baby loves all of hers. Great tutorial! You could top stitch around the square once you have it all together for added strength. Also, I like to make sure not to use ribbons with painted on patterns. I’m very weary of that since my daughter always chews on the ribbons. Very nice project!

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  33. Sheila says

    September 16, 2014 at 7:26 am

    The picture shows loops on the outside, The instructions say pt the crease (fold) on the inside. I just thought you should change the photo since little fingers can get caught in the loops and if the loop twists it can cut off circulation. I’m going to make one of these for a quick baby shower gift, do a big quilt for Christmas baby.

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  34. Jennie says

    August 22, 2015 at 2:03 pm

    This is lovely and intend to make one for my Niece with labels from clothes as she loves these……I was wondering Jenae if i could make some to sell and a craft show?

    Regards Jennie

    Reply
  35. baby guide says

    January 18, 2016 at 8:39 pm

    There is certainly a lot to know about this topic.

    I like all of the points you’ve made.

    Reply
  36. Amelia says

    February 21, 2016 at 9:49 pm

    Those are great, and fun to make. Does anyone know how to make the frog 12 x 12 lovie blanket? Where can you find the frog to sew onto the soft material?

    Reply
  37. joy anderson says

    March 7, 2016 at 12:50 am

    what ribbon is safe? since the grandson will be putting it in his mouth. im sure not all the ribbons are safe, such as dyes and such. thank you for your time.

    Reply

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