DIY baby blanket
As soon as a baby is born, parents want to give him all the best and most beautiful things. You can buy some things, and some things are especially nice to do with your own hands. A baby blanket is a very simple thing that even a novice seamstress who has never sewn anything fancy can make. The great advantage of things made by yourself is that you can make them unique, according to your imagination and taste. We bring to your attention basic information that will help you with your needlework.
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Blanket pattern
Sewing a blanket is as easy as shelling pears, and you don't need a pattern as such. The only thing that needs to be taken into account is the size of the bed on which the blanket is sewn. Measure the surface of the bed and take enough extra on all sides so that the blanket hangs nicely in the future.
There are standard sizes of blankets, which are used by manufacturers of mass-produced items. For children, choose the following sizes:
- 90*90 cm;
- 110*140 cm;
- 100*135 cm;
- 60*120 cm.
To create a pattern, simply draw a square or rectangle of the selected size and cut out the future blanket using it. Now let's take a little closer look at the process of sewing a blanket.
Sewing a blanket step by step instructions
Let's start with choosing fabric, everything is simple. Since the blanket is often tucked into a duvet cover, you don’t have to sweat for a long time over the choice of fabric and design of the future blanket. The ideal choice would be cotton fabric, and the specific type depends on financial capabilities. A budget option is chintz or calico, but do not forget that the strength of such a blanket will not be the best. Almost timeless high quality blankets are made from linen. This is a wonderful strong material, but the price per meter is more expensive than the previous two. So, we’ve sorted out the material, now let’s talk about its quantity.
The standard width of the canvas is 150 cm. However, there are also specimens with a width of 220 cm.
For a fabric width of 150 cm you will need:
- with a blanket size of 90*90 cm - 1.9 m;
- with a blanket size of 110*140 cm - 2.3 m;
- with a blanket size of 100*135 cm - 2.1 m;
- with a blanket size of 60*120 cm - 1.3 m.
For a fabric width of 220 cm you will need:
- with a blanket size of 90*90 cm - 1 m;
- with a blanket size of 110*140 cm - 2.3 m;
- with a blanket size of 100*135 cm - 1.4 m;
- with a blanket size of 60*120 cm - 1.3 m.
The consumption is indicated taking into account seam allowances. In this case, it is better to do 2 cm on each side. If you want to play it safe, take the specified amount of material + 10%. This is necessary in case the fabric shrinks. In addition to fabric, you need padding polyester or holofiber as a filler. Its quantity is determined from the following factors:
- material width;
- material density;
- desired thickness of the future blanket;
- blanket sizes.
There should be no problems with calculating the amount of padding polyester, just proceed from your own preferences and calculations.
Next, let's look at the sewing process step by step:
- Decorate the material so that the blanket does not shrink after the first wash.
- Draw a rectangle or square on the fabric, taking into account seam allowances, and cut out 2 pieces.
- Cut the padding polyester to the appropriate size.
- Place the pieces of the blanket facing inward and sew around the perimeter, leaving the hole for threading the padding through unsewn.
- Turn the blanket inside out through the remaining hole and press the seams.
- Thread the padding polyester inside the blanket and distribute it evenly.
- To prevent the padding polyester from “moving” inside, the blanket needs to be quilted. To do this, you can choose simple patterns, diamonds, or redraw stencil images onto the fabric and quilt over them.
- As soon as the blanket is quilted, the hole through which the padding polyester was threaded is sewn up with a hidden hand stitch. That's it, the blanket is ready to use.
We have described the classic version of sewing a blanket. In fact, you can approach this process from a creative side and use various decorative elements: ribbons, braid, lace, etc. Everything is limited only by your imagination.
Sew a blanket for discharge with your own hands
The situation with discharge blankets is very interesting. Taking into account practical experience, a blanket measuring 110*140 cm is considered the most comfortable, but for some reason most manufacturers make such blankets measuring 118*118 cm, which creates some difficulties. If you decide to sew a blanket for discharge with your own hands, of course, it is better to give preference to the first option.
Sewing an envelope blanket for discharge is not as difficult as it might seem. We bring to your attention a short video where everything is shown very clearly.
How to sew a blanket from scraps
A quilt made from scraps is a pleasant combination of useful. Firstly, all unused remnants of fabric will be used for the right purpose, and secondly, you will get a beautiful and warm thing. From the scraps you can sew a simple blanket, like this:
So and original, like these:
Or you can actually sew something of your own that your imagination will send you. The main thing here is to combine colors correctly.
The videos below show different options for sewing blankets from scraps. Choose the one you like best, or maybe all of them at once, and start creating!
