Monday, March 28, 2011

Okay ladies, I think this might help explain things.

Start with two pieces material. Back 40x40. Front 30x30 Lay right sides together.




Start by pinning in the middle of each side by bringing the back to the front. Pin length of all sides. I double pin where I plan to leave my opening.


Pin to corners. Corners should look like this:




Start sewing where you will leave your opening. Be sure to back stitch here.
Sew the length of each side stopping short of corner little more than 1/4 inch. Do not sew straight through the corners. keep same seam allowance on each side.



Sewn corners should look like above photo.

 Bring seams together bringing wrong side of front together you will create a triangle with the whole blanket. Making sure there are now wrinkles, line up the corner perpendicular with sewing foot as seen below



Sew to end of side seam marked here in photo by the white pin. You'll notice you make a small triangle. Do this to each corner.



When done you will be able to see square edges even though the blanket is still inside out. Always turn right side out and check your corners before you clip you seams.
Turn your blanket inside out through opening. Push out corners with your hand.




Your blanket should look self binded. Start pressing. I pin edges as I press to keep it from sliding.




Be sure to press the opening and pin so you can catch it in your decorative stitch.






Depending on your decorative stitch I usually line up the seam with the center of my presser foot.
Stitch around all sides and your done.



I have made many of these blankets and you need to remember they take practice and patience! Relax and have fun. There are many different fabric combinations you can use. I have seen ribbon stitched on the seam. Here are a few of my son's.



3 comments:

  1. Thank you for taking the time to do this tutorial. I look forward to making the baby blanket.

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  2. The tutorial is AWESOME! Thanks for sharing :) If I were to put batting in it and quilt it, do you think it would work?

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  3. I have never tried it with batting. If you do try it let me know how it goes.

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