Easy Baby Blanket Tutorial

Hi all! It’s Emily from Nap-Time Creations again… I’m happy to be here today sharing this easy baby blanket sewing tutorial. This is a super simple sewing project that only takes a few hours and makes an amazing gift for any new baby. I love making blankets and creating baby blanket patterns to share. Today’s blanket is one of the easiest and quickest ones to make, but it still has a great wow factor and will be loved by whoever receives it. Let’s get started!

You will need:

1 & 1/4 yard of two coordinating fabrics and yarn that matches. I think it looks best to have one print and one solid.

I like to use a bit more than a yard so that the blanket is square {ish}

Place the two fabrics right sides together and sew around the outside with a simple straight stitch. Use a 1/2 inch seam allowance. I round the corners as I’m sewing. Leave a gap for turning.

Pull your blanket through the gap and push out the edges {iron if you like} Pin the gap and sew, continue sewing around the entire outside of the blanket. You can use a simple straight stick or a more decorative stitch from your machine.

I used a loopy stitch and added a label as well.

Now you need to sew the blanket together at several places in the middle. We will do this with yarn ties. If one of your materials has a print, find something in the pattern you can use. I choose the birdhouse with the flowers and tied the yard in the hole over each one.

Use a needle large enough for the yarn. From the top side of the blanket, sew the yarn down, then back up.

Tie the yarn and pull it tight. I did all the grey flower houses… if you don’t have a print to follow measure out and tie every 8-10 inches in a grid pattern.

and that’s it!! Easy right! It took me about 30 mins to tie up all the bird houses, which was faster than I expected.

You did it! If you make one of these I would love to see a photo… if you like to sew baby blankets here are few other tutorials to check out.

Frayed Flannel Blanket– stripes…

Flannel Blanket Squares

Faux Chenille blanket

Emily’s  a Jesus loving mother and wife who currently lives in Hong Kong.  They live in a small apartment in a big city and they enjoy the busy pace of life.  Her two boys keep her hopping, and she also loves sitting at her sewing machine for long periods of time and deep conversations over cups of coffee with friends.  Her blog, Nap-Time Creations, is about life, sewing, crafts and a recipe here or there. 

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