
Learn how to make a quilted blanket using the tie-off method on a sewing machine, creating a modern crib-size quilt that preserves print integrity and saves time.
Gather baby quilt supplies: one yard front fabric, one yard back fabric, matching thread, batting, a sewing machine, iron, straight pins or quilt clips, binding tape, and a binding foot.
Align fabric by trimming salvage edges and evenly layering the top, batting, and backing, cover the salvage edge with binding or trim all pieces, then smooth sections and pin.
Pin and smooth the quilt layers to sandwich them securely, using safety pins or quilter's pins every few inches, then practice stitches before machine sewing to tie the quilt.
practice stitching on quilt fabric to choose a suitable tying stitch. experiment with zigzag options, short length, backstitch, and tie-off, then trim threads and compare front and back.
Clip the front and back threads with curved-tip scissors, turn the blanket over to clip on both sides, then remove pins and assess stitch placement before binding.
Attach bias tape to bind the quilt by aligning the edge with the inside edge of the binding, clipping or pinning as you go, and sew slowly to avoid puckers.
Learn to bind a baby quilt with the bias binding foot. Slide bias tape and sandwich the quilt, then sew a straight stitch around the edges.
Learn to sew a baby quilt using a stitch in ditch foot, align the edge guides, stitch around, and trim threads for a neat, secure edge.
Learn to make your own bias binding tape to perfectly match fabrics for quilts, blankets, and garments, using a bias binding tool or without, plus rotary cutter and quilter's ruler.
Explore what bias tape is and how to use it for binding quilts, with single and double fold options, bias-cut stretch, and color-matching to fabrics.
Identify essential supplies for making bias tape, including a rotary cutter, mat, ruler, fabric, pins, sewing machine, iron, and a bias tape maker. The video notes options and speed benefits.
Learn how bias and bias tape finish edges with the 45-degree bias for stretch, and how selvage and cut edges affect fabric prep by washing, drying, and ironing before sewing.
Cut bias strips for a baby quilt by forming triangles and folding at a 90-degree angle, then cut two-inch strips with a strip maker and clear ruler, ready to sew.
Create single or double fold bias tape by folding along the center line and pressing, using a bias tape maker or by hand. Feed fabric through the maker and iron.
Explains using a bias tape maker to create single and double fold bias tape, with finished sizes 2 inches and 1 inch, and how to cut strips per the guide.
Learn to sew bias strips into a long, continuous bias tape by mixing lengths, pinning them at a quarter-inch seam, and aligning edges for a clean strip.
Seam the fabric strips into a continuous quilt top using a quarter inch seam and a piecing foot, then trim corners and prepare bias strips with a bias tape maker.
Discover using a bias tape maker to create finished tape, with single fold 2 inches and double fold 1 inch, and cut fabric at four inches per the package guide.
In this course I'll teach you how to sew a quilted baby blanket. The techniques can be used to make any size blanket you would like.
By the end of this course you'll have the confidence to create lovely quilted blankets.