How To Make A Receiving Blanket Without A Serger

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Need a baby gift that you can make in a bustle? This uncomplicated tutorial will bear witness you how to make a receiving blanket in nearly x minutes from offset to finish. So unproblematic!

10 Infinitesimal Unproblematic Baby Receiving Blanket Pattern

I love blankets for my babies. I'one thousand non sure what my obsession is about, just there is just something almost snuggling a warm little babe in that soft coating that makes me want to have a whole agglomeration of them! Blankets that is….

For our piddling ones I've picked upwardly some blankets hither and there at rummage sales and been passed downwardly a few, but the receiving blankets are always so sparse. They don't exercise much to protect my babies from the floor and they aren't much for wrapping them in so that we can cuddle.

Making your own custom receiving blankets is so easy! All you need is a few yards of material and some thread and y'all are adept to go. If you are ambitious or don't have a sewing motorcar you tin can exercise these by mitt but it's much quicker if you take fifty-fifty a basic machine. Plus, you lot can make these super cute if you, or your automobile, can practise some decorative stitches.

All you demand for this blanket is:

two yards Flannel Cloth
Matching Thread

If you aren't able to get fabric locally you tin can buy online also through places like Fabric.com. I dearest Fabric.com considering the fabric that I've ordered has always been high quality. If you lot are on a upkeep, you volition want to check out my mail service on Finding Inexpensive Fabric. Make sure to wash, dry out, and iron the fabric earlier sewing.

Beginning by cut the stray ends off your cloth pieces so they are the same size when put them together. I tried to get an exact measurement, but it will depend on the width of your material and how crooked it was cut! Yous too might choose to make your blanket a little bigger or a little smaller…it doesn't thing, either manner. Mine ended upwards being roughly 31 inches broad by 36 inches long, this is a good baby blanket size.

Place the right sides of the fabric together and sew around all iv edges. Make certain to leave an opening of several inches so that you lot tin can flip the blanket right side out. When you are washed sewing around the edges, cut off any excess fabric to prevent bulk.

Plow the blanket right side out.

Iron the coating and make sure to press all of the edges well so that they are flat and even. If you lot can't or choose not to do a decorative stitch at this point, all you lot need to do is whip stitch the opening close and you are done!

I decided to practice a decorative stitch effectually the edges. To do this, simply choose your sew together and stitch around all iv edges!

I dearest this little stitch. It'south beautiful and fits with my blanket. I have this Brother Computerized Sewing Machine and I LOVE it! I upgraded when my basic machine bankrupt several years ago and I'm not sure how I lived without this car. It doesn't need to use a human foot pedal which is perfect for me since I don't really become along with machines with them.

So you are done! If you choose to practise the decorative stitch this baby receiving blanket pattern will take a little longer to finish, but then it makes such a cute blanket for you or for a gift! If you don't practice the extra sew together this blanket will be done in 10 minutes and you can make several if you need them. I love these. They are and so soft and much thicker than receiving blankets that you buy from the store.

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