The other day I was at the fabric store and they had this Ultra Cuddle fabric on sale. It's perfect for blankets and with cooler weather upon us I thought I would make one for my son. Not that we need yet another blanket....but it'll be made by me so it'll be awesome!!
I haven't made a blanket before, and I haven't read any things on how to do it. I just went for it, like usual.
The cotton fabric I had was 35" width and 38" length. The width you can kind of choose depending on the fabric but I've learned this is kind of standard. Of course the length can be changed by how much you buy (by the yard, 36" in a yard). I always buy a yard and a half which gives me some play room.
Since the cuddle fabric stretches I decided to do one side at a time, but if you are brave enough you can pin all of them at once.
First I laid my fabric on the floor and made the first side even. I left the cotton fabric an inch over the cuddle fabric. This gives me enough to fold it and sew. I would like to add that this was roughly an inch. If I was making this to sale I would measure but this is an experiment and decided not to.
Second, fold that extra inch of fabric in half, so you'll have 1/2 an inch. Then fold it again, but over the cuddle fabric. This will prevent the cotton from fraying and give the cuddle a nice border.
This is my cotton inch that is longer than the cuddle fabric.
I folded it in half, giving me half inch. Try to line the cotton up with the cuddle fabric.
IF THIS HAPPENS..... When this happened to me, I simply lined the cotton and cuddle fabric and sewed it. I tried to hide the stitch as best as possible, and if you use a small stitch it should be hidden by the fabric's fuzziness.
It's up to you on how to do the corner. I simply just folded the fabric so there were no raw edges.
TIPS:
- At the corners, try to have as little cuddle fabric as possible. You want it in the corner so it keeps but you don't want so much it bulks up. This Ultra Cuddle Fabric is semi thick and my machine didn't want to go threw five plus layers of cotton AND the cuddle fabric. I just cut it a little bit more, just remember to cut a little at a time.
- The cuddle fabric DOES stretch so after that first side, don't stretch it too much. This might prevent the blanket from laying flat. I didn't stretch it at all when I began sewing the other sides, I even left a slight slack.
-When going through the machine be sure to have a good grip on all the fabrics. This keeps things from shifting. I would also recommend keeping as much of the blanket as possible on a surface while you sew. It can get heavy and the tension makes things difficult.
-I used a small close together zig-zag for my stitching. This helped to make sure all the fabrics were hit and held together tightly.
-Stop frequently so insure everything is in the right place.
I hope you enjoy. If you're into camo, I do sale these on my Etsy store here. It's not much but I've sold a few things.
Thank you and God Bless.
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