Minky Baby Blanket
11:52 AM
This is a quick, easy baby blanket.
The fabric makes it in this case, because there's not much skill involved as far as quilts go.
The fabric makes it in this case, because there's not much skill involved as far as quilts go.
It's just 2 pieces of fabric sewn together, then bound so I didn't use any batting between the layers.
I found minky and flannel backed satin on sale, so one side is super soft, then the other is silky.
Already our 2 year old son has been dragging it around, and took his shirt off to wrap the satin around his back. So it was a hit with him, even though I kept telling him it was for baby Ellie and he was just borrowing it.
This is for our baby girl that is due in a few weeks. We're naming her Ellaria, and so the "e" is her first initial.
I used fusible webbing to iron it the satin side of the blanket. I top-stitched the edges in turquoise.
I just bought one yard of the minky, but it was 60" wide, so I got 1.5 yards of the satin. So this blankie is a little bigger, 1 yard x 1.5 yards.
7 comments
Very cool minkie fabric. Love the swirls. I'll have to look closer when I am looking for fabric next time. Love it!
ReplyDeleteThat looks very *soft*. Baby and momma are going to be very snuggly in that I am sure!
ReplyDeleteYou are such a rockstar. I love this blog so much!! You are so incredibly creative and talented! I can't wait to see your house. (Hoping to come by when we're visiting bobby's mom in June.) I am totally inviting myself over.
ReplyDeleteit looks so cozy and soft!
ReplyDeleteOK that looks so pretty, but I need help. I've been working on my first quilt with minke and I am hating how it is going. It is stretchy and slippery, and I've gotten weird pulling as a quilted, do you have any tips for sewing with it? Maybe I shouldn't have tried to actually quilt the layers? Any help? Yours looks so lovely.
ReplyDeleteHi there! I'm visiting from Beckie's blog and I love this quilt idea! I want to make one for my friend but I am very much a novice when it comes to sewing. Do you have a step-by-step tutorial for this?
ReplyDeleteWhere did you find the minty fabric?
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