DIY baby blanket
As soon as a baby is born, parents want to give him all the best and most beautiful. Something can be bought, and some things are especially pleasant to do with your own hands. A baby blanket is a very simple thing that even a beginner seamstress who hasn't sewed anything supernatural can do. A great advantage of hand-made things is that they can be made unique, according to your imagination and taste. We bring to your attention basic information that will help you in needlework.
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Blanket pattern
Sewing a blanket is as easy as shelling pears, and as such a pattern is not required. The only thing to consider is the size of the bed on which the blanket is sewn. Measure the surface of the bed and take a sufficient increase on all sides so that the blanket hangs beautifully into the future.
There are standard sizes of blankets, which are used by manufacturers of mass items. For kids, choose the sizes of the following parameters:
- 90 * 90 cm;
- 110 * 140 cm;
- 100 * 135 cm;
- 60 * 120 cm.
To build a pattern, you just need to draw a square or rectangle of the selected size and cut out a future blanket on it. Now let's take a closer look at the process of sewing a blanket.
Sew a blanket step by step
Let's start with the choice of fabric, everything is simple. Since the duvet is often tucked into the duvet cover, you can not sweat for a long time over the choice of fabric and design of the future duvet. The ideal choice would be cotton fabric, and the specific type depends on financial capabilities. The budget option is chintz or coarse calico, but do not forget that the durability of such a blanket will not be the best. High quality, almost timeless blankets are made of linen. This is a wonderful strong material, but the price per meter is more expensive than the previous two. So, we figured out the material, now about its quantity.
The standard width of the canvas is 150 cm.However, there are also specimens with a width of 220 cm.
With a fabric width of 150 cm, you will need:
- with a blanket size of 90 * 90 cm - 1.9 m;
- with a blanket size 110 * 140 cm - 2.3 m;
- with a blanket size of 100 * 135 cm - 2.1 m;
- with a blanket size 60 * 120 cm - 1.3 m.
With a fabric width of 220 cm, you will need:
- with a blanket size of 90 * 90 cm - 1 m;
- with a blanket size 110 * 140 cm - 2.3 m;
- with a blanket size of 100 * 135 cm - 1.4 m;
- with a blanket size 60 * 120 cm - 1.3 m.
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 be on the safe side, then take the specified amount of material + 10%. This is in case the fabric shrinks. In addition to fabric, a synthetic winterizer or holofiber is needed as a filler. Its amount is determined from the following factors:
- material width;
- material density;
- the desired thickness of the future blanket;
- the size of the blanket.
There should be no problems with calculating the amount of padding polyester, just proceed from your own preferences and calculations.
Next, consider the sewing process step by step:
- Roll out the fabric so that the blanket does not shrink after the first wash.
- Draw a rectangle or square on the fabric with seam allowances and cut 2 pieces.
- Cut a synthetic winterizer to the appropriate size.
- Lay the parts of the blanket face inward and sew along the perimeter, leaving the opening for threading the padding polyester not sewn up.
- Turn the blanket through the remaining hole and iron the seams.
- Thread the padding polyester inside the blanket and distribute it evenly.
- To prevent the synthetic winterizer from “running” inside, the blanket needs to be quilted. To do this, you can choose simple patterns, rhombuses, or redraw stencil images onto the fabric and quilt over them.
- As soon as the blanket is quilted, the hole through which the synthetic winterizer was threaded is sewn up with a hidden manual seam. 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 blankets for discharge 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 with a size of 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 patchwork quilt
A patchwork blanket is pleasant and useful. Firstly, all unused leftovers of fabric will go to the right business, and secondly, a beautiful and warm thing will turn out. From rags can be sewn like a simple blanket, like this:
As well as original, like these:
And you can generally sew something of your own that your fantasy will send. The main thing here is to correctly combine the colors.
The videos below show different options for sewing patchwork blankets. Choose the one that you like best, or maybe all at once, and get down to creativity!
