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Child and Teen sized blankets should measure between a 4.5 foot wide BY 5 foot long rectangle and a twin sized blanket.
Sewing fabric sheets from 3-inch squares
Please use only brown, black, grey, or white fabric when making this. Fabric can be obtained from the Headquarters by mail. Unless requested to by the founder, you do not have to pay shipping. Usually we ship this kind of stuff in a flat rate Priority mail box by USPS. When requesting materials, please let the Headquarters know how many bears you would like to sew the fabric for. The standard for starters is usually 1 bear to get their bearings on this kind of thing first.
Please sew 3 rows of 4 squares each. (12 squares total) Additionally, please double seam these and top stitch the fabric down, as examplified in the picture. Double seaming and top stitching keep the fabric from coming apart when we wash the finished product.
Newborn blankets regardless of how they are made should be no bigger than a 3 foot BY 4.5 foot rectngle, and no smaller than a 2 foot square.
Children's Chemotherapy caps can be sewn, knit or crocheted, and must measure between 12-18 in height. They can include a brim just like the one in the picture, and to be consider acceptable must measure a circumfernce of 22-27 inches.
Preemie Hats can be knit or crocheted, and should be 8-11 inches in circumference, and measure 5-7 inches in height.
Newborn hats should be a little bigger; measuring around 13-16 inches in circumference, and 7.5-11 inches in height.
