I made this cute little baby blanket from my quilting fabric and just added flannel fabric to the back side. That's a "recipe" for a great baby blanket. I have several customers who don't sew --- I sew for them!
Here's how I made the baby blanket:
I cut 2 pieces of fabric approximately 26" X 39". Just need to make a rectangular size. I pressed/ironed both pieces, so they were nice and flat. Placed them with right sides (pretty sides) together and then lined up the edges and stitched with a seam allowance of 3/8" on all 4 sides leaving an opening about 4" to 5" in the middle of one side. Note: If your fabric is shifting as you sew -- use pins! I clipped the corners. That makes less bulk, when I turned it inside out. I turned it inside out and carefully poked out each corner from the inside. Pressed/ironed it again. Then I top stitched with a coordinating thread color. As I top stitched, I made sure I pressed in the edges at the turning opening and stitched it closed.
Sorry no photo so the process, but here are photos of the completed baby blanket from different angles.
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I used some of the fabric to make baby burp cloths to match the baby blanket.
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Then I decided I needed more!
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They look great all together! Another happy customer.
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Yes I do sew and quilt!
Enjoy your day!
Marcia
I think these are wonderful - and I am happy to see that you are getting sewing time into your schedule.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful colors! This brought back memories of all the baby blankets I watched my mom make MANY many years ago just like this, only she made them a yard square. Some were a single thickness of flannel, some flannel on both sides and some made of the cotton/flannel combo as yours, but they were always square, which made for easy swaddling. When I started making them it was fun to use the fancy stitches on my machine on the hemmed edge, probably the only time I used them! Thanks for the clear directions and lovely photos, too.
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