Here's a tutorial for an easy baby blanket:
You will need:
1. Pre-wash the fabric. If using cotton or cotton blend, be sure to dry to pre-shrink the fabric.
2. Iron the cotton fabric.
3. Trim fabrics to 36 x 36 inch square.
4. Place wrong sides together.
5. Pin blanket binding around the edge. (I used quilt binding clips rather than pins.) One side of the binding is slightly longer than the other. You'll want to have the longer side on the bottom as you sew so that edge is caught by the top stitching.
6. To miter the corners, unfold the binding at the corner and turn the binding 90 degrees downward. To make the miter, tuck in the excess fabric to make a 45 degree fold in the corner. Do the same on the reverse side and pin the folds in place. (click on the pics for a closer look)
8. Check your machine tension with scraps. Adjust if necessary.9. Top stitch the binding staying 1/8 inch or so from the edge of the binding. A walking foot may be helpful to keep the fabric from shifting forward. To turn at the corners, stitch until you reach the corner. Leaving the needle down, raise the foot and pivot the blanket 90 degrees. Lower the foot and continue stitching. (I had to adjust the binding along the way due to the satin slipping and shifting on the velour.)
10. At the end, back stitch to lock the stitches.
11. I stitched the mitered corners and the binding overlap by hand to they would not come undone.
12. Give to mom, baby, and big sister to enjoy until the baby arrives. Sorry for the fuzzy pic, but this was an action shot. :-)
The velour has enough texture that the cotton "sticks" without any need to quilt or tie the sides together. You can also vary the fabrics. I've seen combinations of flannel, chenille, and fleece.
You will need:
1 yard quilting cotton
1 yard velour dot fabric also known as Minkee
1 pkg Wright's satin blanket binding
matching thread
1. Pre-wash the fabric. If using cotton or cotton blend, be sure to dry to pre-shrink the fabric.
2. Iron the cotton fabric.
3. Trim fabrics to 36 x 36 inch square.
4. Place wrong sides together.
5. Pin blanket binding around the edge. (I used quilt binding clips rather than pins.) One side of the binding is slightly longer than the other. You'll want to have the longer side on the bottom as you sew so that edge is caught by the top stitching.
6. To miter the corners, unfold the binding at the corner and turn the binding 90 degrees downward. To make the miter, tuck in the excess fabric to make a 45 degree fold in the corner. Do the same on the reverse side and pin the folds in place. (click on the pics for a closer look)
7. Once you have pinned the binding to the entire edge, trim the binding with an excess 1-2 inches. This end will be tucked under the start of the binding, as this edge is finished to not ravel.
8. Check your machine tension with scraps. Adjust if necessary.
10. At the end, back stitch to lock the stitches.
11. I stitched the mitered corners and the binding overlap by hand to they would not come undone.
12. Give to mom, baby, and big sister to enjoy until the baby arrives. Sorry for the fuzzy pic, but this was an action shot. :-)
The velour has enough texture that the cotton "sticks" without any need to quilt or tie the sides together. You can also vary the fabrics. I've seen combinations of flannel, chenille, and fleece.
Makes me want to buy a sewing machine.
ReplyDeleteOne of these days... :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking this tutorial to WOW, which is even better because it actually inspires us to make one! Perhaps next week will get a peek at 3 baby blankets and burp cloths??
Blessings!