Minky Blanket

This was seriously so easy to make. I followed this tutorial. I used a minky fabric and a cotton knit fabric. I was worried it would be difficult to use both minky and the cotton knit since these are both very stretchy, but if you use enough pins, it's not a problem. You could really do this with any fabrics. I think I'll try adding a silky fabric to the minky next time.

Start by cutting your fabric. The minky fabric should be slightly larger than the cotton fabric because you're going to use your cotton fabric as a guide. Pin the right sides to each other so the wrong sides are facing out. Make sure you have a pin every inch or so, so that the fabric can't slide around on you when you're sewing.

Stitch the two pieces together using the cotton fabric as a guide. Leave a 4 to 5 inch gap so you can turn the blanket right side out.

After you're done with that part, trim off the excess material on the minky fabric, turn the blanket right side out, and iron the edges to make sure everything is lying flat. Make sure to turn the edges under on that part you left open. Pin and iron this gap together. Now just sew all the way around the blanket again on the right side of the fabric. You might have to come a little closer in the gap area to make sure you catch the edges of the blanket there.


And voila, two hours later you have an adorable baby blanket.