Ohhh.. So pretty. Baby blanket love. Perfect gift for a summer party. Gotta make this. Not for a baby, but enlarged for my deck as a tanning blanket.
(picture A)
You might like to make this ruffled baby blanket as a baby gift, though.
Ruffled Seams ~ Quilt Sewing Technique
Seamstresses: have a look at this wonderful ruffling sewing technique used here:
1. First we make endless rows of ruffled fabric. (see picture B) Tutorials on how to sew these are all over the web.
(picture B)
2. Then, you pin and sew the strips together into your baby blanket quilted top. (see picture B)
3. Top stitch along the edge of each fabric strip (see the result of this in picture A. Click on the image to see a huge version of it.)
3. Here’s the trick step: now, at the back of your fabric, remove the initial stitch lines that made the ruffle strips in step 1. (i.e. exactly the ruffle lines you see in picture B).
Cool, eh?! I love the whimsical ruffled fabric look that this creates.
Finish of your blanket with an optional layer of quilt batting
Photo credit / very detailed baby blanket tutorial: 2 Little Hooligans = 2 thumbs up! (A great blog with bright happy fabrics all over…)
That blanket is adorable.
I wanted to ask everyone to do a link on facebook about the Linky Follower Party so we can get more people learning about the party. It just means more followers for all of us.
Cheri from Its So Very Cheri
That blanket is amazing! Too bad I can’t sew; guess I need to find one to buy! Stopping by from the “Linky Follower Party” hop! You can find me at http://www.lucasandmahina.com!
What a fabulous idea…. this will be stored in my memory bank… I hope. There are endless possibilities with this idea.
I love this! I have a quick question though, in step 3 (the second one), when you say remove the stitching, do you mean with your seam ripper? That’s what I assume, but I am kind of a novice so I want to make sure. :)
yes, you got it. or use scissors, as that will work also.
Cathy, do you know Pinterest.com? You can follow us there http://www.pinterest.com/finecraftguild/ or just bookmark our site, FineCraftGuild. I don’t know about your memory bank,but mine is kind of sifty when it has soo many details to deal with. I prefer to have it logged somewhere.