I need to make a 12" x 24" blanket and I have two pieces of cloth (same size and some quilt filler (lining material). How do I sew these 3 pieces together to hide all of the outside seams. PLEASE HELP!!! Should I sew it inside out and try and turn it inside out when done? I am confused!
2007-02-20 07:17:53 · 7 answers · asked by LetMeKnow! 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Sew it inside out, but leave a small area open so you can turn it to the right side. Trim with scissors close to stitching (1/4" away), except where the opening is. Turn right side out and hand stitch opening closed. Iron flat and stitch around the edge to keep in place or sew binding on the edge of the blanket. If your going to add binding you can sew the blanket on the outside all the way around and use the binding to cover your stitches. Either way will work.
2007-02-20 07:32:47 · answer #1 · answered by grdangel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What you do is put the 2 pieces of cloth right sides together. Then lay the lining on top of the sandwich. Pin the stack together.
Start sewing near the center of one of the sides. Sew all 4 sides until you get about 5 to 10 inches from where you started. Trim the seams if you feel the need but clip the corners close to the seam.
Turn the blanket right sides out causing the lining to be the center of the sandwich.
Sew the hole closed by: 1) Hand stitch with a tiny stitch to hide the sewing. 2) Use your machine to sew as close to the edge as you can just over the length of the hole. or 3) Use your machine to sew as close to the edge as you can all the way around the blanket (use a decorative stitch).
For a foot by two feet blanket it probably doesn't matter but for something bigger the next step would be to secure the lining by quilting or tying the blanket.
HTH.
2007-02-20 10:31:53 · answer #2 · answered by Critter 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Turning it inside out will give you ugly, bulky, puckered edges.
Cut four fabric strips 2" wide and slightly longer than the width and length of your fabric pieces. Assemble a quilt sandwich -- the right sides out and the batting in the middle -- and pin it together with safety pins.To keep the fabric from shifting and batting from clumping, either sew the layers together or tie them together with a loop of thread. Trim all the edges to be even.
Press 1/2" under on the long edge of all four binding strips. Match the right side of the binding strip to the right side of the quilt back at the edge, pin, and sew with 1/4" seam on the two side seams. Flip the strip over the front, pin along the pressed fold line, and sew. Do the same with the top and bottom strips, tucking in raw edges at the corners.
Here is a link to a similar method, but using one long binding strip and mitering the corners: http://www.quilterscache.com/StartQuiltingPages/startquiltingfive.html
2007-02-20 10:41:07 · answer #3 · answered by MyThought 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The usual way to make a quilt edge is to use seam binding. Get a quilt magazine, they always have details in the back on how to do this kind of thing. Or, for the price of a coffee or soda, read the books at a Barnes and Nobel while your are at the cafe.
2007-02-20 07:26:19 · answer #4 · answered by marie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amazing how many people answer their own questions in the first sentence yes you sew everything inside out...that is the only way i know to sew
2007-02-20 07:25:56 · answer #5 · answered by LUCKYGIRL 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sew 2 sides inside out....flip it through then fold the last side in and sew together. Noaw, go around and re-sew the other 3 sides so it looks the same as the last side that you did...or fold each side in (take your time and iron the edges so they don't move on you) & sew everything on the outside.
2007-02-20 07:26:06 · answer #6 · answered by autumn 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
2007-02-20 07:31:02 · answer #7 · answered by shortansassy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋