How to Sew a Minky Baby Blanket
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- See how easy it is to make a minky baby blanket. This soft, cuddly blanket makes for a great baby gift and can be done in an afternoon.
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Great video! No excess talking and to the point. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video. I reconstructed my sons baby blanket that his grandma made for his new baby. I had to replace the satin binding with a new one. Because the fabric is 40 years old , I was afraid to to put the binding on just because the material was so fragile. Your instructions made it easy and the blanket has new life.
yay! I'm so glad it worked out for you
I watched several videos to learn how to sew the blanket binding - this was by far the best one. It visually showed each step, communicated the steps clearly, and made the process easy to understand. I'm ready to tackle it myself now. Thank-you!
if you make one, please post an image on our fb wall :)
Oh my gosh! This is the simplest, clearest video I have seen on this subject. I love the way you do the corners, use the clips and finish the binding off. Many thanks!
you can do it! They're so easy to make and look great :)
Really good.tutorial is straight forward
Thank you so much for this video! Making the corners was driving me crazy but you did such a good job of explaining it.
Thank you so much for this video. I just followed your tutorial to make a minky blanket for my daughter. I made one years ago and used straight pins to do the binding and really struggled. Thanks to this video I bought the binding clips and they worked out GREAT! This blanket turned out so much better than my first and my little girl loves it!
nice! I'm so glad it worked out better for you this time :D
Loved your video. Easy to understand and not too much unnecessary talking. Plus I love your nails.
thank you so much. I'm glad you like our videos :)
Thanks for the tips of basting front and back first plus the use of Bobby pins to hold the satin edging in place - game changer!
VERY informative video!!! Learned a LOT! I'm going to go buy a bunch of those binding CLIPS.
Thank you so much for showing how to put blanket binding on the easy way! I have been struggling with corners for years! I have made so many fleece blankets for gifts over the years but this technique will really help make my blankets look professional!
Glad it was helpful!
Oh thank you very much, I was smashing my brain on how to sew satin binding to flannel baby blankets... I super appreciate your tutorial. Blessings.
Oooh lovely blanket. I love the feather-tipped arrows designs.
Such aperfact job. Loved it .beautiful & perfact.Thank you.
Thank you so very much for taking the time, & explaining the process so clearly 🤗💜💜
l have always run into trouble when it came to the binding no matches up on the backside & corners
OMG mind blown! Between the clips and finishing the binding I can’t wait to try!
Very nicely shown in perfection. Beautiful perfact 'art' work. Thank you so so so much.Noq I know the perfact way to put a satin border. Babies love those.
Best blanket binding tutorial Ive found thank you cant tell you how many binding tutorials I watched known as great as this thank you
Thanks for the kind words! :)
Linda Kochis I agree.
Great video. Told me everything I wanted to know in a way that I understood! thanks
So no quilting is necessary to keep the front and back from separating? Great tutorial!
Thank you. 🎁 exactly what I was looking for.
Super idea of using those clips.
So glad I found this video! I was SO wrong on how I should tackle a baby blanket for my new grand baby 👶🏼
Thank you so much ❤️
Perfect! Just what I was looking for. Thank you so much!
I really needed a refresher, thanks!!!
Fraying on the satin binding is real. In trying to remedy after the fact I used fraying sealant. Wish I’d used at start. Love your instructions though.
You helped me out of a tight spot, thanks
Thanks so much for this video. Not only were the instructions easy to follow, but those binder clips made made putting the binding on easy.
Loved this easy to understand video. Thank you professor!
thank you for this as i have a baby shower this Saturday.
Just what I was needing. Thank you for sharing this video.
This is a great tutorial, however I think the audio isn't in sync with the video. The audio ended around 7:52, but the video itself ended around 8:30. Not sure if it is just my side that's experiencing this or not. Can't wait to try this for my friend's newborn!
What size clip are you using? I've made a few Minky blankets and unless the blanket was very small, the weight of the fabric always caused problems for me. I'm going to try your technique, which I'm sure will give me a much better looking blanket. I want to use the same clip you're using, but I can't decide if it is a 2-inch clip or a 3-inch clip. Can you let me know? Thanks!
Very helpful, thanks!
What a great tutorial, thank you for using the walking foot as I used a straight foot and it was hell on earth, had to unpick and start again! Looking good now and being sent from Auckland New Zealand to Stockholm in Sweden for my wee grandson! xxx
yay! I'm so glad it worked out for you. I'm sure the grandson will love it :)
Best Tutorial Ever!!!!
Thank you.
Amazing.
Excellent tutorial....loved it Thank you so much 😊
This video helped me tremendously. I don't make blankets because of the edges 🎉
thank you kindly for your respond on the satin binding.. I may just go purchase a package one so it has the wider side .
Thank you for simplifying this I am making my first blanket for my grandson and your instructions were on point for exactly what I wanted to do 😊 quick thought do you leave the ends for last ?
Soooo, do you cut the manufacturer's edge/selvage off first before sewing the fabric to the binding?
Loved your video. Get explanations and examples. Thank you.
Your tutorial was very helpful. Thank you!
Awesome...thanks! The binding clips are a lifesaver! This is my second blanket, and it was larger, so I had to go into a new package of satin binding to cover about 8 inches. I can't seem to find a RUclips video that covers this specifically. Is anyone familiar with one or can explain? Thanks much!
Thank you for this easy to understand video. It was just what we needed to finish our baby quilt 👼👍😁
I have been watching various videos on how to sew binding. Yours is the best. Thank you
thanks, so glad you find our video helpful :D
Love this video, but why did you finish the binding on a long edge and not on the corner? If you're going to zigzag all the corners, why not finish on a corner?
Would you really like to struggle with that slippery stuff in a corner? Believe me, my first attempt I tried it and did I get myself in a pickle, hahaha, so tried the professors way and hey presto, looks great!!!
Lovely
What was the foot that you used in your machine? If you bought it online could you provide a link! This video is helping me out a ton!!!
Wow I’m not new at sewing but I am having a hard time using the zigzag stitches. I don’t have a walking door so maybe that’s why. Thank you for this tutorial it was helpful
hmmm...it could be the satin fabric. try placing a piece of tissue paper on top and see if that makes it better. Afterwards, you can rip off the tissue paper. kind of a pain but it sometimes makes sewing on satin easier.
You could try lessening the pressure foot tension. Try on scrap fabric to get the right pressure. Don’t forget to reset it when you are finished.
Thank you for sharing this video !
how do I know how much bidding I need? The same as my blanket or more?
I love those clips I have then they are very tight perfect.. thank you for a great tutorial I am about to bind one with this :)
What kind of clips are they?
Hi and thank you very much! 😎🌸
Thank you!
This was a fabulous and to the point tutorial, thank you so much Professor! I'm attempting to do this for a doll house baby blanket. So my blanket is much smaller, 10x8in, and I had to cut the satin binding in half (from 2" down to 1" so it wouldn't look so big compared to the size of the blanket). Since I cut the binding in half, I'm noticing that one side is not wider than the other, as is with the store bought 2" binding. Should I cut it so that one side is slightly wider than the other? I'm using a walking foot, clips and very minky fabric. As I'm doing the zig zag stitch, I keep running into trouble with the minky fabric pulling itself out of the binding bit by bit as the machine goes along. I keep needing to lift the presser foot and re-position everything so that the next time the needle comes down it will actually grab the satin. This is even with lots of clips holding things in place. Any suggestions? Thanks again!
minky is just a tricky fabric to work with and you just have to take your time unfortunately. I wouldn't cut the binding any more, just try to sew far enough away from the edge that you're catching both sides. good luck!
This was great
Thank you so much love... Keep up the great video ( s)
Thanks! glad you liked it :)
why didn't you show the finish blanket? I wanted to see how it came out.
A very neat lesson
Thank You
Love the video. How would you attach more binding? I'm 4 inches short on blanket so had to open new package.
Look up "joining binding strips", it's a very specific process that has to be done right
emi loo joining binding strips
Whoops....didn't mean to do the above comment ☝🏼
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I made one for my 3 year old and mine isn’t perfect but I’m going to make more in the future! My only complaint is that the end of my blanket binding started fraying once I cut it. Is there a way to do that without cutting next time?
I'd apply fray check to the edge after cutting it. You can find it in the notions department
This is beautiful
Great video, but what do I do if I run short on the binding? How do I connect the new binding to the one that's already on there? Thanks.
its the same technique as you do for when you connect the two end pieces at the end. You're basically sewing the ends on a bias to make the seam less noticeable.
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Do I need to sew over the zig zag stich again to secure it?
If you were using a faux fur would you suggest using this same method or something else?
You can use this same method. Depending on how long the fur is though, you might want to trim it in the area which will be covered by the binding so it won't be as bulky. the only other issue...some faux fur has an obvious wrong side with no fur which might look kind of weird for a blanket, so you might want to have something on the wrong side to make it look nice. If that's the case, you might want to baste them together, wrong side to wrong side so it makes it easier to put on the binding. good luck! :)
Thanks !
Thank you so much for this video
This is a great video but I just can’t seem to get it. 😩😩😩 the corner doesn’t seem to get right. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.
so I thought this looked easy enough any you seemed to explain it very well. I have never used satin binding before and it was a disaster. I started on the bottom and it went well enough but when I went to do the side my binding ended up not going on smooth at all. It kept bunching up. I have no idea what I am doing wrong except wasting a lot of material. Any insight would be helpful.
I know this is a 2-year old comment, but it seems like your problem might have been because of your stitch tension being too tight and your stitch length too long (for example, when we want to sew ruffles, we adjust the stitch tension and length to be as long and as tight as possible). Before I sew with any type of new fabric, I always do a test run before I begin actually sewing on my final product to see what I need to adjust on my machine. Just a helpful rule of thumb for you!
What type of thread is the best to use for this....poly, all-purpose or cotton? I have Aurifil cotton but I'm not sure if that is the best for sewing with minky which is 100% polyester.?
I just used all-purpose thread and it worked fine. :)
Could you please make baby winter wearable blanket? Thanks
My machine is old old old. It doesn’t have a zigzag stitch. Will I still be able to do a satin edge?
Yes
Why don't you want to start the binding on the corner. It would look better. Then on the side. Is there a reason
What is the stitch lengths? Thanks
how do you get the binding on the blind side to meet the front and look right with a zigzag stitch i have my machine set for width at a 6 and it still doesn't line up to look right i noticed you really didn't address this problem and how to line it up correctly? please help
This is why the wider side goes to the back because it's so hard to get it to line up perfectly. Even on mine, the stitches don't always go on the perfect edge of the back fabric. As long as it looks good and both sides are getting caught in the stitches then you're doing well.
hi when I opened my satin binding mine does not have a wider edge on the back the front and back is even. what do I do now? will it work out?
mine doesn't either. The one that Joann's sells does have the longer side but I received a gifted one from Hobby Lobby and it's completely even. I sewed one blanket for my daughter and had an awful time. I kept missing the back side and had to stitch so high on the front that it left an ugly edge. I'm think of repressing the entire piece of satin to give it a shorter and longer side unless someone can provide an alternative?
my binding is the same width on each side. Should I iron it and make one side shorter ? How much shorter ?
no, in that case it doesn't matter which side of the binding goes on which side of the blanket. I'd just leave it and not re-iron it
Should also point out you’re using a walking foot. Big difference in results.
I am just wondering why my satin binding is slightly rippled and when I got to my first corner it looks wonky wondering what to do now?
hmmm....maybe it got slightly stretched when you were stitching it. That's usually what rippling means. :(
How do you do rounded corners on a receiving blanket
as long as the curve isn't too extreme and more of a gradual curve, you can just ease the blanket binding around it without any fancy folding. You might have to add a fold though if you find you can't do it without wrinkling.
Where do we find the binding clips? They look like hair clips.....can I just use hair clips?
yes, you can definitely use regular hair clips. The "binding" clips are usually in the quilting notions section of the fabric store but, honestly, buy the hair clips. they're usually cheaper.
Im new to sewing and hoping someone would be able to tell me what size needle is best for attaching the binding.
Ball Point - Designed for knits, elastics and stretch fabrics. Available in sizes 10/70, 11/75, 12/80, 14/90, 16/100 and 18/110. Universal - This light ball point needle is more versatile and economical since it can be used for both knits and woven fabrics.
Advice from: www.thorntonco.com/the-right-needle.htm
@@cinmor7843 Thank you so much for your assistance. It is greatly appreciated. I have to admit that all of this can be overwhelming for a novice like me lol
What happens if the satin blanket binding isn't long enough
you have to sew another binding strip on the end. It's the same as sewing bias tape together
Just finished the blanket and unfortunately, although the instructions were so clear, I managed to miss some zizag on the opposite side. :(
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I haven’t got the confidence to do that my binding never looks right on the others side
( the blind side )
Look at Stitch in the Ditch...very hard to get it wrong..use clips though.
Where did you get this fabric ?
I picked it up in fabric store in Portland, OR
Where did you get the fabric and does it come in pink
I love this fabric. I got it at fabricdepot in Portland but it looks like they only carry black and red on their site. Here's some I found on etsy though: www.etsy.com/listing/475664036/minky-coral-embossed-arrows-cuddle-from?&gclid=CNq4g5632dICFYJmfgoddEEOmg
Pin horizontal with minky and do 2 rows.
What happens if your binding isn't long enough? How can you join two together
yes, definitely, but I would sew them on the bias like I do when I sew the ends together in the video. Just like with bias tape.
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since your name is 'professor' does that mean you teach sewing?
I’m not sure what kind of witchcraft this is...I have literally never been able to do one of these blankets correctly. 😭😭
Also....
What kind of clips are you using?
they're "Quilting binding clips"....but they're pretty much exactly the same thing as those cheap hair clips.
Where's you get the binding?
I picked it up at JoAnn's in the same section that you find bias tape.
Professor Pincushion thanks!! Do they csrry pink? I've never seen it
they carry it in a variety of colors. i know I've seen it in baby pink but I'm not sure about other shades.
Professor Pincushion I'm gonna have to go look! Been wanting to bind a blanket but didn't wanna but huge yards of satin, seemed expensive lol
what is the satin binding did you use please
satin blanket binding, it should be in the same section as the bias tape in the fabric store
The back side isn’t getting grabbed 😭
I’m a self taught kid sewer and looking for projects to do for my nephew
I am also a self taught sewer lol. Look up Gertie for sewing, she is great for beginners.