Originally Posted by
illinois
I made a weighted blanket several years ago. Like another has suggested, I'd use your panel as a cover and, if you want it fastened to the weighted part, finish it by tying. You won't need to launder the entire piece that way. I can't imagine trying to handle the weighted blanket when it needs laundering and this would give extra life to the weighted part. If you want quilting as a feature, perhaps create that and add a single layer to the back so the weighted part can be slid inside.
This has been an interesting thread. My daughter has MS and I plan on making a weighted blanket for her but do plan on making an insert of the sectioned pellet pockets using muslin; an attractive print for the top and minky for the backing. My plan is to put velcro tabs sewn into the OUTER four corners of the muslin insert and then velcro tabs sewn into the INSIDE corners of the 'cover' so that the pellet/muslin insert would stay in place and also not require regular laundering. I would probably add a couple more velcro tabs on the 'open' end, which I would consider being the bottom of the blanket. I thought the pellet insert should be 10 pounds per 100 pounds of body weight. A little math, huh? Would I be crazy to make the blanket 42x60, or is that too large? My daughter is 5'10". Thank you.