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Thank you for sticking with me through the tutorials to make these blankets.  I hope that at least someone out there finds them helpful!  You can find part 1 here and part 2 here .   I thought I'd take a minute to post a picture of each blanket along with the fabric details.  All of the fabrics used here are made by Art Gallery fabrics.  Their knits are 58"-60" wide and are wonderfully soft.   Blanket: Buck Forest Mist, Binding: Adventure Springs  Blanket: Make Patches Shabby, Binding: Peachy Custard Solid  Blanket: Adventure Springs, Binding: Amaranth Solid Blanket: Bullion Fronds Carnation, Binding: Turquoise Solid  Blanket: Serape Ferver, Binding: Deep Dark Ocean Solid Blanket: Binding: Untangled Ribbons, Binding: Strawberry Kiss Solid Blanket: Follow Me Moonlight, Binding: Tin Tint Solid Blanket: Cottagely Posy, Binding: Sahara Sun Solid And since I promised to let you know what I did with my leftover knit from the smaller blankets, I am turning them into the most wo

This is Part 2 of Sewing Knit Blankets.  I had originally intended to include photos of the finished blankets in this post, but it ended up so photo heavy that I am going to give them their own post next week.  After Part 1 I had a few questions about whether or not this tutorial is for a double or single layer blanket; it is for a single layer.  I tried making a double layer blanket, but it wasn't as stretchy or light and didn't like it as much as a single layer, plus it was not fun to try to line up two layers of stretchy jersey. So bear with me, there are a lot of photos. Supplies The only thing that you really need for sewing knit fabric is a ball point or stretch needle.  I promise, it will make a big difference.  And if you have an issue with one brand of needle, you might have better luck with another.  Originally I was using a ball point needle from Joann's and had terrible skipped stitches so I ordered a pack of these off of Ebay and they sew like a dream. Using a

When I had my daughter someone gifted me a wonderful jersey knit blanket.  It was adorable, soft, and the perfect weight for year round use in Southern California.  When I had my son I was pretty new to sewing and was terrified of sewing with knits so I didn't even attempt to make my own version, but this time around I am determined to figure this out. I have spent the last few weeks trying out fabrics, tricks, and methods and I am excited to share my findings with you.  Even after making a whole bunch of these I am no expert, so if you have your own tips or tricks to share I would love if you could share them in the comments. While there are several tutorials out there with information on how to make knit blankets, I couldn't find one that was detailed enough for my novice knit sewing skills.  This tutorial assumes that you have some sewing knowledge but I have tried to be detailed.  Please let me know if you have any questions! Choosing Fabric There are several different type

  Thank you so much for your kind words on my quilt.  The winner of the bundle is . . . Congratulations Sarah!  I am off to send you an email right now.

A few weeks ago RJR Fabrics contacted me to see if I was interested with working on a project using their solids.  I checked out their colors and was pretty smitten so I said yes. And they exceeded my expectations.  I mixed them in with some of the prints from Rashida Coleman Hale's new Mochi collection .  Since Cotton + Steel is actually a division of RJR fabrics, the RJR solids coordinate perfectly with the collections. The RJR Cotton Supreme Solids have a great selection of pinks (I think good pinks are the hardest to find) and my favorite is actually the neutral-y brown Driftwood color that I used for the binding.  It might not be cool to love brown, but I do, and Driftwood (color 297) will be filling a void in my stash.   The quilt looks more complicated than it actually is: each of the diamonds is made up of 2 triangles (so there are no y-seams) and I cut the fabric with my  favorite triangle ruler .      I didn't want the quilting to be too dense since the fabrics are i