Hello my friends.....it is the next instalment of Simply Made.
I love to make receiving blankets for babies out of flannel but in the summer you need something cooler. Cotton Voile...the perfect solution to a cozy and cool receiving blanket for the summer.
Summer Baby Blanket
Materials:
1 1/3 yard flannel
1 1/3 yard cotton voile
matching thread
* Wash fabrics in a mild detergent on cold, tumble dry low before sewing - I wash the flannel with the voile.
Cutting:
Fold the flannel from corner to corner to make a large triangle, cut off each edge to make a nice clean square.
Lay voile face up on a flat surface and tape edges.
Lay flannel square face down on voile and pin around edges.
Trim off excess voile.
Sewing:
Use a larger stitch on your machine, ie 3 or 3.5 rather than a 2.5. This will keep the two fabrics from pulling and puckering.
*I made a blanket with the voile on top and one with the flannel on top. Either way it is slippery so take your time and gently pull the fabrics from the back side of the machine as you are sewing.
Using a 1/2" seam allowance, stitch around entire blanket leaving an opening on one side that is 4" - 6" wide, for turning.
Clip corners and turn right side out, press.
Whip stitch the opening closed.
Top stitch around entire blanket at about 1/2" to 5/8" in from edge.
Wrap up and give to a new baby...
The cute elephant is Elsa one of my sewing cards...she is so easy to make and a great addition to the hand made gift for a baby.
Enjoy....
Valori
I hope to write again before Quilter's Affair and Quilt Show hit....next week. I want to share the amazing photos that I took while I was in L.A.