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Should I line a baby blanket with satin or with a thin cotton fabric?
I've just crocheted a baby blanket. With what should I line it? Satin? A thin cotton fabric? Some other fabric?
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January 5th, 2011 at 12:13 pm
it makes them feel safe! its a security thing… Some kids its a stuffed animal, or even a soother… They will want it even more if they are not in their home, it makes them feel “at home” with it. Perfectly normal!
January 6th, 2011 at 12:06 am
Any small stitches should work for you. I would avoid large areas of satin stitch, as an older baby could easily get her fingers under the long stitches. Backstitch, cross stitch, lazy-daisy, feather or briar stitch, long-and-short–if they’re small, they should be safe. See this glossary for ideas for stitches: http://www.craftandfabriclinks.com/stitches/free_embroidery_stitches.html
January 6th, 2011 at 11:50 am
Yes, I think it’s gender neutral.
January 6th, 2011 at 11:39 pm
Yes you can! One idea is to make a fleece tie blanket with just two pieces of fleece and scissors.Here are some instructions;http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Make-a-Blankethttp://www.exploringwomanhood.com/homelife/ideas/pom-jan03.htmhttp://www.linusidaho.org/finishafleeceblanket.htmhttp://blissfullydomestic.com/creative-bliss/tutorial-fleece-tie-blankets/You are only limited by what cute fleece you can find. It’s also cute to make a smaller doll size one for a girl to have a matching one for her dolly.
Good luck.
January 7th, 2011 at 12:14 pm
I’m not sure if you’re looking for sewing, knitting or crochet, but if you check out http://www.favecrafts.com you can look under any of those sections at the baby stuff. There are really neat baby blankets under knitting and crochet. Good luck!
January 8th, 2011 at 12:05 am
The easiest way to do this would be to cut the fabrics into squares, all of the same size – and don’t forget to add seam allowance to your measurements – and sew them together in a basic grid pattern. I find the easiest way to do it is to sew the squares back into strips, and then sew the strips together. You can use different shapes, such as triangles and stars, but these can be very hard to sew. Then use a fusible batting (I like fusible because once you iron it on, it stays in place while you finish sewing), and sew on a backing. Leave a little bit of the backing open (unsewn) to turn the quilt right side out. Hand stitch the open section, and you have a blanket!
January 8th, 2011 at 12:09 pm
yes, just do garter stitch in a baby yarn. the baby yarn comes in self stripping so you don’t even have to change color if you want to. Most skein’s of baby yarn have a pattern or even the size of what a baby blanket is. to do it in 13 days you might want to subtract a inch or two from the total size. but it really doesn’t matter what size the blanket is. if it is a girl she will eventually use it for her dolls.
January 8th, 2011 at 11:37 pm
This is a pattern I’ve been using. It is very simple. I do it while walking on the tread mill at my gym. I’ve made several of these, and actually sold a couple online. It uses bulky weight yarn and a 6.5 hook. I use Redheart Baby Clouds.Chain 88. Row 1 Double crochet, chain1, double crochet all in 5th chain from hook {skip 2 chain, work vstitch in next ch} across to last 2 chain, skip 1 chain, double crochet in last chain.Row 2 Chain 3, turn. Work vstitch in each chain 1 space across, end double crochet in top of turning chain. Repeat row 2 until blanket is as long as you want. A vstitch is worked double crochet, chain 1, double crochet all in one stitch.
January 9th, 2011 at 11:32 am
Ahaha that’s cute lolIf you want to get rid of it, buy a new blanket that seems more “mature” to you and put it in the same spot.Good Luck with that;)
January 9th, 2011 at 11:32 pm
I always went for a larger size (around 36″x48″ was my favorite), because they’d be usable as nap blankies for several years, assuming they didn’t wear out first. But that’s personal preference, and anything from about 30″x30″ on up works fine.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:41 am
There are iron-on interfacings that you can purchase for just a dollar or so as you don’t need much for a baby blanket. These interfacings (also known as Pellon) come in different stiffnessesso you can select what you want. It also is washable.I hope this helps.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:55 pm
Crocheting is pretty easy, most people think it’s easier than knitting. Then you just need to buy some soft yarn (“baby yarn”) and off you go!
January 11th, 2011 at 11:46 am
If you overdye the blanket light blue, it’ll come out lavender. And if it’s acrylic, it won’t take the dye at all.You’re better off finding another blanket, knitting one, or having it made for you.