Great video. Who doesn’t love a good blanket? Growing up, women in the family made blankets. No one does it anymore, because they’re so inexpensive. But, when my daughter was in kindergarten, one of the moms sewed fleece blankets, and monogrammed their initials, for every child in the class. It was a Christmas gift, and totally mind blowing. 🙂
Just a tip for the opening to turn your blanket: 1. Make your opening in the middle, not on a corner 2. Start on one side of you opening. Sew from the edge of the fabric into your seam allowance, rotate your fabric, and sew all the way around to the other side of your opening. Then rotate your fabric again and sew to the edge again. That way when you turn your blanket, your opening is already tucked inside. I hope that made sense. I wish I could sew a straight line as well as you do. 😊
I was looking for help to make a fleece on fleece for my older grandsons & yours was just perfect. I love how you did it, no fluff & to the point. I am heading to pin my first one now. Your personality is perfect to teach & your daughter was sweet. Thank you very much & I’ll be watching other videos of yours.
I have fabric to make blankets for my kids & grandkids for Christmas. I just need to “make it”. My health isn’t the greatest bc of MS & fibromyalgia so I need to start them soon. Your son has good taste, Steelers Nation is everywhere. I always say I bleed black & gold
beautiful and your daughter is a ball of sunshine too!! I am making a snuggie style blanket for my dad-in-law and using your techniques. thank you for sharing!!
This is amazing!! Thank you for sharing this detailed tutorial!! Making a fleece blanket for my friend’s one year old birthday!! I’ll be making more for myself and my family!! Will never have to blankets ever again 😍
I’m so glad I found this video of how to sew two pieces of fleece together to make a blanket. I have literally a Subaru load full of fleece to turn into blankets for the local Humane Society. I was nervous about sewing with fleece because of its thickness, it likes to move around and edges like to roll. After watching the video, I feel more comfortable about turning the mountains of fleece into blankets for the Humane Society. Thank you for such a good video.
Thank you so much for sharing this information so generously. I have a 'dining room' sewing room! Of course, there's a narrow path to the kitchen, so I love your humble sewing area. You really did a wonderful job showing the different issues that fabric may present. Best wishes to you for 2023.
Thank you for this. I have looked at dressing gowns and didn't know what to ask for to buy fabric to make. You explained it all and I went straight to the fabric site I use and looked them all up. Great stuff.
I’ve looked at several videos of making fleece blankets and yours is the best! You explained it so well as your a very good teacher. I’m working on sewing a unicorn blanket for my 4 year old granddaughter and I’ve never used fleece before. I appreciate that you didn’t have some distracting music or talk to much about something other then sewing. Where do you buy luxe fleece and Sherpa? I’m interested in the sewing machine guider but can’t find it on your Amazon store (I would like to order from you). Thanks again for a great video and bringing your daughter in at the end was wonderful as she is very precious. My God richly bless you both✝️
Just joined your family of followers and I love how well you give details on your projects. Thank you for your calm and pleasant manner and mild voice tone. I am excited to learn more from you.
I just started sewing and I like this way. I just made 4 no sew tie blankets for Christmas gifts I just may try this for my Christmas couch blankets instead. Thank you for your tutorial.
❤love this video! Thank you for sharing. Your blanket is so cute and so is your daughter. You make it look easy. I’m going to try it and will let you know. Thanks again.
This is a great beginner video. You are a wonderful teacher and this is sew much needed. I was asked if I would teach a young girl...I am not good at teaching sew I will refer her mom to your video. Thank you.😁
Thank you for sharing this easy method! I have fleece fabric to make blankets for my grandsons and have been putting it off because I wasn't sure how to do it. The last ones I made had the tie fringe and they were hard to keep clean.
It isn't too thick, but look up needle size and stitch length, I think some use a bit longer stitch length than the machine defaults to. I have sewn 2 layers of fleece as well as 2 layers of luxe on a regular machine and it was not hard.. I have a walking foot that helps 2 layers of some fabrics feed more evenly but don't remember if I used it. Some machines have an even feed setting (mine doesn't). Though it would not have the same professional look she used, I don't see why you can't round the corners and stitch wrong sides together then trim to maybe half an inch of the stitching. Nothing to turn and you are done. Fleece does not fray. If you use anything not fleece, like the kind that cause a LOT of fuzzy lint, I definitely would use her method.
If you setup an Amazon affiliate page with all your favorite items by category, that will help those people who are either new to sewing and don't know what to buy or established sewists who may love seeing what tools/gadgets other people use. You can do this for sewing, canning, animals, even simple home electrical repairs since I saw you were/are an electrician. A woman showing electrical home repairs would absolutely set you apart since there aren't many on TH-cam. I just wanted to mention some things I notice that might help you grow your channel. I love what I am seeing and subscribed today! I just found you on Tiktok this morning during your live.
Thank you so much for this advice. My apologies for such a late delay. I did take what you said seriously and just opened up an Amazon influencer store. So thank you friend😃.
This was a wonderful video! I think I'll make these for my handmade Christmas gifts this year. Last year I made pillowcases for travel pillows using the magic pillowcase design. These quilts look just as beautifully finished. Do you tack them in the center? Your daughter is such a Sweetheart!
Hello! The blankets are not tacked in the center. The boarder seems to really help keep things together. The middle doesn't seem to separate unless you try to pull it apart. I love these blankets, they make great gifts.
Great instruction Skipper. Can you please share the type of thread you’re using? Weight wise... my mom was an incredible seamstress but sadly, I had zero interest in learning the skill. When she passed away a few years ago, I held onto her sewing machine which she used and treasured until late in life. I have since pulled it out and tried a few small projects, I didn’t get her talent as my lines are often not like yours! I need to find that tool you mention to help with that. I’m going to try this project but again, curious about the best thread as I’m clueless when I go to the craft store. Thank you!!
Love your video! The blanket is BEAUTIFUL! I apologize if this was mentioned in the video and I missed it, but do you use stretch needles & thread or normal? :)
Thanks for the video! I'm really just starting to sew. I'm dying to make my first blanket! I just want to know; what did u put on the end for the knot when you did your invisible line?
If you look at the salvage side, it will roll towards the RIGHT SIDE and if the salvage in NOT there just pull on the stretch and it will roll towards the WRONG SIDE.
I have a small question. When setting your straight stitch length on your sewing machine, do I lengthen the stitch to allow for the stretch in the fabric? Your guidance is appreciated.
The Sherpa holds up well as far as strength but the softness and texture will NEVER be the same if you wash it 😭. I still love my blankets, super warm and snuggly.
May I download your video. As I want to do so with your permission. I am learning how to can and want to learn how to sew the blanket but I think things must have changed in the Guidelines since I had started back in 2009. We used to be able to check whether others could download our videos when we uploaded videos. But just wanted to ask you if that was okay
Back in the day 2009 when I TH-cam user Added A video The site would make us put a check mark in allow your video to be downloaded. I think the guidelines must have changed Since 2009 as that is the way that it was when I started with google. Sometimes when you are learning things like canning and cooking the videos disappear and it was a way to have them and refer to them. Not to upload them as your own content but use them for your personal use.
I was looking into your question further as it has me curious as well. I tried to download my own video under another account and the only way I could download it was to join TH-cam premium. I’m sure that’s because of TH-cams Terms and conditions which is constantly changing 🤦🏻♀️. I do want to thank you for asking about downloading my videos ❤️😊!
@@MakeitMake When I joined in 2009 we had the option to put a check mark if we wanted our videos to be downloadable to all and that gave us permission from the creators to do so. Now with Live TV I believe they want you to pay for Live TV and this will let you do so. I use a program called TubeMate and it is free and easy. And you could make your canning vids and monetize them and make money also and is free to the watchers. Google wants I'm sure for you to pay for Live TV and then you can download them....
Please, please do NOT use a magnet quide if you have an electronic machine.. one that has circuit boards like a machine that sews embroidery. The magnet will wipe out your circuit boards just like a magnet wipes a computer. Just a word of warning.
What a wonderful video. A lovely product with lovely fabric, so practical and not hard to make. Brilliant instructions. Thank you ❤
If you stretch your fleece…. It will roll towards the wrong side. That is how I can tell on a solid color.
Great video. Who doesn’t love a good blanket? Growing up, women in the family made blankets. No one does it anymore, because they’re so inexpensive. But, when my daughter was in kindergarten, one of the moms sewed fleece blankets, and monogrammed their initials, for every child in the class. It was a Christmas gift, and totally mind blowing. 🙂
Homemade gifts are the best!
I started making blankets, curtains ect because it was too expensive to buy. Now I just love doing it
Awesome video. I’m a new sewer and this was easily explained! This will be my next project! Love your daughter’s blanket. ❤
Just a tip for the opening to turn your blanket: 1. Make your opening in the middle, not on a corner
2. Start on one side of you opening. Sew from the edge of the fabric into your seam allowance, rotate your fabric, and sew all the way around to the other side of your opening. Then rotate your fabric again and sew to the edge again. That way when you turn your blanket, your opening is already tucked inside. I hope that made sense. I wish I could sew a straight line as well as you do. 😊
More than one way to skin a cat my granny use to say.
Makes sense!
i agree, i would have made the opening in the middle. it would be easier to sew
I was looking for help to make a fleece on fleece for my older grandsons & yours was just perfect. I love how you did it, no fluff & to the point. I am heading to pin my first one now. Your personality is perfect to teach & your daughter was sweet. Thank you very much & I’ll be watching other videos of yours.
Awwww she is so cute
Luv seeing your daughter and you together
I have fabric to make blankets for my kids & grandkids for Christmas. I just need to “make it”. My health isn’t the greatest bc of MS & fibromyalgia so I need to start them soon.
Your son has good taste, Steelers Nation is everywhere. I always say I bleed black & gold
Such a great, clear, and useful tutorial! Thank you so much!
I’ve watched a few videos trying to find a way to make my fleece blanket without the “no-sew” tying or adding edging etc. this was perfect. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing God bless your family in Jesus name amen
beautiful and your daughter is a ball of sunshine too!! I am making a snuggie style blanket for my dad-in-law and using your techniques. thank you for sharing!!
❤so cozy!
I've always wanted to learn how to make a fleece blanket. Thank you so much for showing us how to do it. The blanket came out so pretty. 🤗👍
Makes it look easy.
@@j.b.4340 Yes she does she's a good teacher.
Omg this is SO helpful!! Thank you so much for making this video! 💗
This is amazing!! Thank you for sharing this detailed tutorial!! Making a fleece blanket for my friend’s one year old birthday!! I’ll be making more for myself and my family!! Will never have to blankets ever again 😍
Love the fancy fleece blanket. Looks cozy.
I’m so glad I found this video of how to sew two pieces of fleece together to make a blanket. I have literally a Subaru load full of fleece to turn into blankets for the local Humane Society. I was nervous about sewing with fleece because of its thickness, it likes to move around and edges like to roll. After watching the video, I feel more comfortable about turning the mountains of fleece into blankets for the Humane Society. Thank you for such a good video.
You are so welcome ❤️.
THANK YOU !!! Im now ready to sew my own blanket 💖!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this information so generously. I have a 'dining room' sewing room! Of course, there's a narrow path to the kitchen, so I love your humble sewing area. You really did a wonderful job showing the different issues that fabric may present. Best wishes to you for 2023.
Nice job. Want to make blankets for the grands for Christmas but didn’t want to do the tie version. Thanks!
Great instruction and beautiful rockets can't wait to make one I will save you a video
Thank you so much for this. It was one of the most helpful I’ve seen.
That is great! I am going to make one on a much smaller scale for a baby, but it was very helpful! You and your daughter are absolutely beautiful!
Loved your video. I am also going to buy a magnetic seam guide.
Thank you for this. I have looked at dressing gowns and didn't know what to ask for to buy fabric to make. You explained it all and I went straight to the fabric site I use and looked them all up. Great stuff.
Thank you for a great tutorial! I'm planning on making a blanket or 2 for Christmas gifts and this video really helped!
Thanks!
In quilting we call it "pretty sides together". A walking presser foot helps with feeding fabric.
I’ve looked at several videos of making fleece blankets and yours is the best! You explained it so well as your a very good teacher. I’m working on sewing a unicorn blanket for my 4 year old granddaughter and I’ve never used fleece before. I appreciate that you didn’t have some distracting music or talk to much about something other then sewing.
Where do you buy luxe fleece and Sherpa? I’m interested in the sewing machine guider but can’t find it on your Amazon store (I would like to order from you). Thanks again for a great video and bringing your daughter in at the end was wonderful as she is very precious. My God richly bless you both✝️
This is so nice! Thank you for the video.
A great and detailed tutorial! Thank you😊
You explain like a pro. Thanks
These blankets are awesome
Just joined your family of followers and I love how well you give details on your projects. Thank you for your calm and pleasant manner and mild voice tone. I am excited to learn more from you.
I just started sewing and I like this way. I just made 4 no sew tie blankets for Christmas gifts I just may try this for my Christmas couch blankets instead. Thank you for your tutorial.
This video was so helpful. Thank you for sharing.
❤love this video! Thank you for sharing. Your blanket is so cute and so is your daughter. You make it look easy. I’m going to try it and will let you know. Thanks again.
Thank you for your video. I am sewing a blanket for my son, and this looks so much better than tying it.
Great video! Nicely explained !
Your blankets are beautiful!!
Thank you for this tutorial ❤
This is a great beginner video. You are a wonderful teacher and this is sew much needed. I was asked if I would teach a young girl...I am not good at teaching sew I will refer her mom to your video.
Thank you.😁
Thank you for this tutorial😊
Thank you for sharing this easy method! I have fleece fabric to make blankets for my grandsons and have been putting it off because I wasn't sure how to do it. The last ones I made had the tie fringe and they were hard to keep clean.
Excelente job, I like how You teach to do that, you go straight, nice .
GOD BLESS YOU. Beautiful Daughter like Mom.
Great video indeed, thank you for sharing ❤❤
I do a top stitch all around and close it that way…of course you are saying that as I write…lol. Good job!
That stitch @12:00 looks nice. I’ve used a curved taxidermy needle to close the gap, but this way is so much cleaner.
Thank you! Great video.
Your video was so helpful!!! Thanks!!!!!
I love the blankets.
Thank you! They really are super warm.
very nice .
You are awesome! Thanks😊❤
Thank you this was just what I was looking for, I've done the tie ones and just didn't want to do that again.
Great video. Thanks so much
I was always scared to sew fleece. I thought it was too thick to sew without an industrial machine. Thanks for the video. I'm excited to try it now!
It isn't too thick, but look up needle size and stitch length, I think some use a bit longer stitch length than the machine defaults to. I have sewn 2 layers of fleece as well as 2 layers of luxe on a regular machine and it was not hard.. I have a walking foot that helps 2 layers of some fabrics feed more evenly but don't remember if I used it. Some machines have an even feed setting (mine doesn't).
Though it would not have the same professional look she used, I don't see why you can't round the corners and stitch wrong sides together then trim to maybe half an inch of the stitching. Nothing to turn and you are done. Fleece does not fray.
If you use anything not fleece, like the kind that cause a LOT of fuzzy lint, I definitely would use her method.
I would have cut the corners before I turned it. So it doesn't have extra bulk at the corners. I make tie blankets for homless children.
If you setup an Amazon affiliate page with all your favorite items by category, that will help those people who are either new to sewing and don't know what to buy or established sewists who may love seeing what tools/gadgets other people use. You can do this for sewing, canning, animals, even simple home electrical repairs since I saw you were/are an electrician. A woman showing electrical home repairs would absolutely set you apart since there aren't many on TH-cam. I just wanted to mention some things I notice that might help you grow your channel. I love what I am seeing and subscribed today! I just found you on Tiktok this morning during your live.
Thank you so much for this advice. My apologies for such a late delay. I did take what you said seriously and just opened up an Amazon influencer store. So thank you friend😃.
@@MakeitMake That's great! I am nosy so I love to see what other people use and if it might be better than what I have. (Or don't have.🤣)
😂
Great video, thank you.
This was awesome thank you.
Thank you I loved your video. And I love sherpa too. I am making my first blanket. Just bought fabric from JoAnns. They are having a 40 %off
Awesome video
It’s my understanding that stretch fabric needs a shallow zig zag stitch.
Off topic but you’re absolutely gorgeous
This was a wonderful video! I think I'll make these for my handmade Christmas gifts this year. Last year I made pillowcases for travel pillows using the magic pillowcase design. These quilts look just as beautifully finished. Do you tack them in the center? Your daughter is such a Sweetheart!
Hello! The blankets are not tacked in the center. The boarder seems to really help keep things together. The middle doesn't seem to separate unless you try to pull it apart. I love these blankets, they make great gifts.
Great instruction Skipper. Can you please share the type of thread you’re using? Weight wise...
my mom was an incredible seamstress but sadly, I had zero interest in learning the skill. When she passed away a few years ago, I held onto her sewing machine which she used and treasured until late in life. I have since pulled it out and tried a few small projects, I didn’t get her talent as my lines are often not like yours! I need to find that tool you mention to help with that. I’m going to try this project but again, curious about the best thread as I’m clueless when I go to the craft store. Thank you!!
I love this! Thank you! How do I know what kind of needle I need for different fabrics?
Love this video. Really good at explaining it. What kind of machine do you use? I have been wanting to start making blankets exactly like this.
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Love your video! The blanket is BEAUTIFUL! I apologize if this was mentioned in the video and I missed it, but do you use stretch needles & thread or normal? :)
No she didn’t mention that, and she is not using a walking foot right ?
Thanks for the video! I'm really just starting to sew. I'm dying to make my first blanket! I just want to know; what did u put on the end for the knot when you did your invisible line?
If you look at the salvage side, it will roll towards the RIGHT SIDE and if the salvage in NOT there just pull on the stretch and it will roll towards the WRONG SIDE.
P.S. Thank you for the video LOVE the blankets and it will be the perfect xmas gifts for everybody!
Where do you buy your sherpa fabric? Haven't seen it in Joann's or maybe I just haven't looked hard enough!!
I have a small question. When setting your straight stitch length on your sewing machine, do I lengthen the stitch to allow for the stretch in the fabric? Your guidance is appreciated.
Did I miss the part where you showed your tip for how to sew the edges without missing the layer underneath if it’s uneven?
Just learning to sew do you have to use a special needle on the sewing machine
I thought JoAnns sherpa has dry clean? How does it hold up in the washer and dryer when sewn with fleece or Luxe?
The Sherpa holds up well as far as strength but the softness and texture will NEVER be the same if you wash it 😭. I still love my blankets, super warm and snuggly.
what size needle do you use when sewing the thick material.
Do you clip your corners?
I always wash fleece first.
May I download your video. As I want to do so with your permission. I am learning how to can and want to learn how to sew the blanket but I think things must have changed in the Guidelines since I had started back in 2009. We used to be able to check whether others could download our videos when we uploaded videos. But just wanted to ask you if that was okay
I allow embedding with my videos. 😊 I think TH-cam allows you to share and embed only due to copyright. 😊
Back in the day 2009 when I TH-cam user Added A video The site would make us put a check mark in allow your video to be downloaded. I think the guidelines must have changed Since 2009 as that is the way that it was when I started with google. Sometimes when you are learning things like canning and cooking the videos disappear and it was a way to have them and refer to them. Not to upload them as your own content but use them for your personal use.
I was looking into your question further as it has me curious as well. I tried to download my own video under another account and the only way I could download it was to join TH-cam premium. I’m sure that’s because of TH-cams Terms and conditions which is constantly changing 🤦🏻♀️.
I do want to thank you for asking about downloading my videos ❤️😊!
@@MakeitMake When I joined in 2009 we had the option to put a check mark if we wanted our videos to be downloadable to all and that gave us permission from the creators to do so. Now with Live TV I believe they want you to pay for Live TV and this will let you do so.
I use a program called TubeMate and it is free and easy. And you could make your canning vids and monetize them and make money also and is free to the watchers. Google wants I'm sure for you to pay for Live TV and then you can download them....
How big is your blanket
What needle size do you use?
What kind of sewing machine are you using ?
What is the name of the little part that you use to keep the lines straight
It's a magnetic seam guide
Please, please do NOT use a magnet quide if you have an electronic machine.. one that has circuit boards like a machine that sews embroidery. The magnet will wipe out your circuit boards just like a magnet wipes a computer. Just a word of warning.
i should have learned to sew instead of learning how to walk. the tailor is costing me $$
She talked out most of the video
A little louder please you go in and out Donna oz
What material would you recommend for a good skeet blanket?
Thanks!
Thank you. Great video
You are welcome!