Baby envelope: pattern, how to sew it for discharge for a newborn with your own hands

The anticipation of childbirth is filled with anxiety and joyful excitement. All the thoughts of the expectant mother are occupied with preparing for the upcoming event, and the dowry for the baby occupies an important place in it. The very first clothes a newborn will wear on the day he meets new relatives is an envelope blanket. You can buy it in a store, but it’s best to sew an envelope for discharge with your own hands.

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You will not only save money, but you will also be confident in the safety of the materials from which it is made. The tenderness and love that you will experience while sewing will envelop your baby in the form of this blanket.

For long walks in the fresh air, it is worth providing a pocket for a mattress on the back side

What is the advantage of an envelope for a newborn?

Protecting the baby from external weather conditions, because his temperature and heat exchange have not yet settled;
Convenience and ease of dressing, especially in models with zippers;
Multifunctionality, because the envelope can be transformed into a blanket or mattress for a stroller.

Recommendations for sewing a winter envelope

The pattern must correspond to the purpose of the envelope. For walking in a stroller, you need to add a mattress insert in the back in the form of a pocket;
It is more rational to sew a transforming envelope from which a blanket is made;
For warm envelopes for a newborn, only natural fur fabric, cotton, cambric, flannel or calico (inner layer), plush, velvet or flux (outer layer) are suitable;
For additional insulation, padding polyester, woolen fabric or holofiber are placed in the inner layer of the envelope;
The standard envelope size is 180x150 cm;
The zippers on the envelope should not come apart on their own;
Fur is considered the most environmentally friendly and heat-saving material for winter envelope options.

For the little ones, it is better to sew a cocoon envelope that can swaddle their hands. This way the child will not unravel and harm himself;
For children born in the middle of winter, envelope size 62 is suitable, and for autumn newborns - size 68, if parents decide to buy a ready-made option;
The envelope must match the size of the child, so that there is not much free space inside and the baby is tightly wrapped;
Warm envelopes for newborns can be crocheted or knitted if the mother has a little needlework skills and patience.

Why is it worth sewing your own envelope?

Ready-made options may not fit in size;
The quality of materials may be inferior to practicality;
Indeed, a good envelope can be quite expensive;
For a DIY envelope, moms use fabrics and finishes they chose;
With the help of a pattern and step-by-step instructions with photos, any mother can figure out how to sew an envelope;
A self-sewn envelope will stand out for its uniqueness, especially at the time of discharge from the maternity hospital.

Which is better: an envelope or a jumpsuit?

If the child was born in late autumn and winter, then the overalls are less comfortable than an envelope, since the baby is still too small;
Transformer options allow you to combine a romper with an envelope: envelopes with handles for older babies, a transformable romper with a bottom zipper and a detachable lining for a lightweight option;
Overalls are more comfortable for car seats.

Step-by-step sewing instructions

Several options for DIY winter envelopes for a newborn.

Option 1

Fabrics are selected for three layers (inner, insulation and outer). You will need a rectangle of fabric 130x60 cm. All layers are sewn together. The rectangle needs to be folded in half, 20 cm away from the top, and zippers must be sewn on both sides. The top part is folded over, formed into a hood and sewn at the sides.

Option 2

Option 3

1 layer - fleece;
2nd layer - padding polyester;
3rd layer - cotton.

We sew all the layers together using a sewing machine, basting the fabrics in advance so that they do not diverge. Sew a 5 cm wide binding along the contour of the envelope, turn it inside out, and baste on all sides. Sew a strip of fabric with holes for buttons along the edges in the center of the envelope, sew on buttons.

Option 4

Option 5

If you sew the zipper from the fourth option with the clasp facing up, you can make an envelope with a zipper in the middle. Turn the fabric inside out, place the zipper in the center and, focusing on it, make a semicircular cutout for the face. Sew the bottom of the envelope, turning the fabric fur side inside. Finish all edges by 2 cm and insert a cord to form a hood.

The decoration of your warm baby envelope may include embroidery, applique or ruffles.

Photos of the most popular models of warm envelopes autumn winter

Options for the youngest children born in early or mid-winter. This envelope secures the arms, so there is no need to worry that the child will unwrap himself.

Warm envelopes for children born in early or mid-winter

Options for winter envelopes for children born in autumn. Fully opening models can be used as a stroller mattress or a warm blanket.

Winter envelopes made of natural fur for children born in autumn

Functional envelope made of natural fur for babies who spend a lot of time in a stroller in winter

Video - instructions on how to sew a winter envelope for a newborn with your own hands

If you want to sew an envelope for a newborn with your own hands, then this video is just for you, after watching you will only have to choose the color and material for the envelope.

The video tutorial shows a knitted model of a warm envelope with a hood.

Source: https://ladynumber1.com/children/childrens-world/konvert-dlya-novorozhdennogo-svoimi-rukami-poshagovaya-instrukciya.html

Fastening methods

You can fasten an envelope in different ways. For fastening, you can use ordinary Velcro, which are sewn to the finished product. To determine where to place the tape pieces, fold the blanket and place marks in the desired location.

You can also secure the folded blanket with tape. This ribbon is decorated with bows and brooches. You can also make bows yourself from leftover fabric. You can get decorating ideas from the photos of blankets for discharge.

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If this product is intended for a boy, it is better not to use lace decoration. It would be more appropriate to make a strict style bow in the form of a tie.

The advantage of such an envelope is that in the future it can be used for a long time as a regular blanket, and can also be wrapped around a child in a stroller.

How to sew an envelope for a newborn (with your own hands)

There is now a large selection of envelopes in stores, but our task is to sew an envelope for a newborn with our own hands. A master class and a pattern will help us with this.

Discharge from the maternity hospital is a very important event in the life of both a small newborn and his parents. Therefore, it is worth preparing for such a festive event in advance.

Balloons, flowers, champagne, and, of course, the newborn’s outfit, and more specifically the discharge envelope, are mandatory attributes.

You can buy elegant clothes for discharge or sew them yourself. Thanks to the pattern and step-by-step instructions, this is very easy to do. In addition, something made with your own hands carries a special energy that the baby will definitely feel. We will sew an insulated fur sleeping bag for a newborn.

We sew a warm overalls for babies

To work you will need:

Jacket fabric, in the store no more than 350 rubles, width 1 m 30 cm, 1 meter.
Faux fur, same size.
Sintepon.
3 buttons, 2 zippers, elastic band.
Pieces of fabric.

Clarification: the pattern says 52 cm instead of 42 cm.

Pattern

Cut

Then we cut out the padding polyester using this pattern.

We cut the fur. For the front wall you need to add + 15 cm. Measure the seam allowance in other places.

Place pieces of fabric on the padding polyester. Sew using a zigzag stitch on a machine. This is done to prevent the padding polyester from matting during washing.

We make a “sandwich”: padding polyester, fur, jacket fabric. Sew all the details. Insert a zipper on the sides. Sew buttons for the hood from linen elastic on top.

So our cocoon envelope for the newborn is ready. The child will not freeze in such a fur envelope.

DIY discharge envelope for a newborn

An excellent option for discharge from the maternity hospital is a blanket envelope. Subsequently, it can be used as a blanket for a crib or stroller.

To sew such an envelope we will need: 2 types of cotton fabric, padding polyester (the density of padding polyester depends on the season for which the envelope is sewn), lace. Instead of padding polyester, alpolux or sheet holofiber are also suitable.

We cut out squares of fabric and padding polyester, measuring 100x100 cm.

First, we take a square of fabric for the front side of the envelope and padding polyester and pin them together.

Then we sew several lines on the machine diagonally or in the form of some kind of pattern, connecting the fabric and padding polyester together.

We sew lace to the edges of this square, as shown in the photo.

Now we place the second square of fabric with the right sides facing each other and sew along the entire edge, sewing together all the layers (fabric, lace, fabric, padding), leaving about 10 cm unstitched.

Through this hole we turn the blanket envelope right side out.
We manually sew up the hole through which we turned it inside out.
It turns out to be such a blanket-envelope for newborns when they are discharged from the maternity hospital.
You can sew a bow like this with an elastic band to it (the master class will be in the next article within 2-3 days).

For a boy, you can sew an envelope without lace. I sewed the bow without holofiber, like a bow tie.

In this envelope blanket your baby will be soft, warm and cozy. How to sew a transforming envelope, see the link.

Option 2: Summer soft blanket envelope for a newborn

For summer discharge from the maternity hospital and summer walks with the baby, a light and soft blanket envelope is perfect, one side of which is made of 100% cotton, and the other is made of warm and soft velsoft (plush, velor are also suitable).

Materials for blanket blanket

So, from both types of fabric we cut out 100x100 cm squares, rounding the corners using a pattern or improvised means (for example, a plate).

We sew a blanket blanket for a newborn.

We sew a blanket envelope for a newborn

We place the fabric on top of each other with the right side inward and fasten the edges with pins (needles).

We sew a blanket envelope for a newborn

We fasten the edges of the blanket with pins

We sew on a machine at a distance of 1.5 cm from the edge, leaving about 15 cm unstitched, so that we can then turn the blanket right side out.

Sew the blanket around the edges

Leave it a little unstitched

In the corners that we made rounded, we make a small cut (so that when we turn the blanket right side out, everything will be even and neat).

Cutting the edges

We turn the blanket right side out and sew up the hole through which we turned it inside out. Then, from the front side, we sew the entire blanket along the edges at a distance of 2-3 cm.

We sew a children's blanket envelope

I got this blanket for a newborn. The size of the blanket is 95x95 cm.

Baby blanket for newborn

Summer blanket for a newborn

How to sew a transforming envelope, see the link.

Option 3: Warm envelope for newborns for cold autumn/spring

We are expecting a new addition to our family and I decided to sew a warm autumn discharge envelope for the newborn myself. Sewing such an envelope is quite simple, you just need to cut out the desired shape from the fabric, sew zippers on the sides and make a hood. Having chosen the color you like, you can sew such an envelope yourself in a couple of evenings.

Discharge envelope for newborn

To make such an envelope we will need: fabric for the top layer (I used raincoat fabric, it doesn’t blow), padding polyester (insulation), warm fabric for the inner layer (I used velsoft, very soft and pleasant to the touch), 2 zippers 50-60 long cm, Velcro. I bought fabric in 0.5 m pieces with a width of 1.5 m.

From all three layers we cut out identical parts according to this pattern; you don’t have to cut off the sides at the top (you’ll get an envelope measuring approximately 40x70(75)cm).

Pattern of a discharge envelope for a newborn

Lay out the fabric in order (insulation in the middle).

Layers of fabric for the envelope

Along the edges we sew together a layer of insulation and raincoat fabric (this will make it easier to sew in a zipper).

We sew insulation and raincoat fabric

Then we sew a zipper between the inner and outer layers, bending the edges inward.

We sew an envelope for discharge. Sew in a zipper

Sewed a zipper into the envelope for discharge

It will look like this when unbuttoned and buttoned.

Sewing a discharge envelope for a newborn

Sew the remaining fabric along the sides, folding the edges. We sew the hood by bending the edges of the top into a triangle (first one and then the other layer), you can cut off the resulting upper corner of the hood. When unfolded, our envelope looks like this.

Newborn discharge envelope for autumn/winter

Once zipped up, it looks like this.

Newborn discharge envelope for autumn/winter

Now we can improve our envelope a little. We sew Velcro in the appropriate places.

We sew an envelope for discharge

You can make a hood with a tightening rope, this will better protect the baby from the wind. I tied the rope myself, but you can use lace or other rope.

We sew an envelope for discharge

I got this warm autumn discharge envelope for my baby