The mission of the March of Dimes is "to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. We carry out this mission through research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies' lives. March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects, low birthweight."
During the week of Christmas, the March of Dimes normally takes pictures of the babies and gives those as a gift to the parents. This year, they would like to have blankets to take pictures with and then they will give the blankets to the families.
They really do not want large blankets to wrap the baby in. They want more of a "tummy time" blanket (about 11x17, but no larger than 22x17), in fabrics that celebrate Christmas or the winter season (for those who don't celebrate Christmas). That may sound small, but remember that these are preemies.
They could have as many as 70 babies during the week of Christmas, so that is our goal!
THE DETAILS
Be on the lookout for Christmas or winter-themed flannel. These blankets are super simple to make. Here's a sample tutorial for the kind of blanket I'm thinking about. For the 11x17 size, you can get 6 or 7 panels out of 1 yard of fabric and it takes 2 panels to make one blanket. To keep costs down, I recommend getting a coordinating solid color flannel for the back side of the blankets.
TIP: Kay M. offered a great tip for buying inexpensive flannel: look for flannel sheets on sale! (Both JCPenney and Target have theirs on sale this week for around $16/set.)
Since we have a specific number that we're shooting for, please let me know if you're bringing fabric and how much fabric you have. It's an aggressive goal, but I know we can do it!
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