Originally Posted by
panderz
I saw a tutorial on Youtube ( where I am learning just about everything ) where they used minkie to make a blanket but they 'stabablized' the edges with iron on paper. Is that necessary for this project or is that why all the pinning or spray basting is important?
Thanks so much for the advice. Everyone is so nice here.
<3 Mandi <3
Hi Mandi,
I've never seen stabilizing edges with iron on paper, so I can't be much help there. It sounds kinda like maybe they used iron on fusible. I'll have a look-see if I can find the YouTube video you're talking about.
If you do the "birthing method" (rights sides together, stitch around, leave opening, turn blanket right sides out, top stitch close to edge, which will also close the turning opening) I use pins to hold the layers stable..plus minky is slippery, so I needed the extra hold. This is the method I used on this blanket.
Right now I'm finishing a lil baby blanket using minky and flannel fabrics.
On it I appliqued baby-to-be's name on the minky dot fabric. I'm using it as the back, and flannel on the front. For it I'm making it like a traditional quilt. Put minky down, wrong side up, spray with 505 baste spray, then put quilt top (in this case flannel) on top, right side up. You'll have the fabrics sandwiched with wrong sides together. Since I used the 505 spray, no need to pin. I sewed around the whole blanket, about a 1/4" from the edge. I'm then going to do a fold over binding.
Meaning I previously cut the minky fabric about 5" larger than the blanket's top. I'm going to fold the minky fabric over from the back, fold the raw edge under, then stitch it down all around the blanet, making the binding.
Similar to this nifty lil tutorial:
http://thecraftingchicks.com/2011/08...implified.html
I love the 505 basting spray, I've used it numerous times. It's the only basting spray I'll use, as it doesn't gum up my machine, has no odor, and I get it for a great price at sewforless.com.
Hope this isn't "clear as mud".
Regards,
Kif