I was having camera issues and this photo isn’t very good, but if you look closely you can see how I used the pattern as a stitching guide. This process is much easier if one of your fabrics has a pattern you can use as a guide otherwise I recommend measuring out and drawing on your stitching lines with a washable fabric marker or a disappearing ink fabric pen (you can buy these at the fabric store but if you don’t have a fabric store nearby the Crayola kids washable markers also work). She then stitched a horizontal center seam and worked her way out from both ends – less bulk to work with while stitching!Īnother reader, Cicely, turned her sewing machine sideways, as she found it easier to manipulate the fabric and keep the beads in place that way. Making larger blankets: Anniebananie also had the wonderful idea of leaving both the bottom and the top open for larger blankets. You will then fill the blanket from the center out. OR, if you are sewing a large blanket, stitch the two side edges plus a center seam. STEP 1: Stitch your fabric together on three sides. You can find more details along with weighted blanket weight calculators, charts, and more in my weighted blanket weight post. There are a few studies, however, that show that there may be benefits to using heavier blankets. The basic guidelines for weighted blanket weight is 15% of healthy body weight for children and 5-10% of healthy body weight for adults. How Much Should My Weighted Blanket Weigh? My weighted therapy blanket materials post offers some alternate fillings if you don’t want to use poly pellets as a filler.
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