I saw a film cant remember what it was called but the mother used her daughter in laws old baby clothes to make patchwork blankets. I thought that was a great idea and so I made my own.
I retrieved the old clothes out the loft and thought i would use any that had stains on from weaning etc but they all looked virtually brand new! I want to keep the clothes for any future babies but did manage to find enough that i was willing to cut to make 2 small blankets.
I started by getting a cereal box to make a square template slightly bigger than i wanted the square patches to be to allow for them being sewn together and then cut away. I even cut squares out of the front of babygros so you have the poppers still on and some have little pockets on! I find those cheap bibs you get like terry towling were great if you cut the plastic layer off.
I used a cheap cream fleece blanket that I had for the back. I made 2 blankets, one in pinks and whites and one in creams, whites and lemons to keep as a gift from dd to a new baby if we have one! They are just small so could be used for a baby or as a dolls blanket, but a lovely keepsake and I had fun making them even if the sewing machine did make me very cross!