Okay, so I’m gonna kill like 37 birds with one stone. (Maybe it’s only 2 birds, who cares! Yay for multi-tasking!)
First: Every single print from Anna Maria Horner’s Folksy Flannel is here. They are the first flannels that I’ve carried. That is how much I love them. I used them for the blankets shown here today. And this print may become jammie pants for Haley soon.
Second: I’ve created a downloadable tutorial for you so that you can make your very own Magic Binding Blanket. (aka self-binding. BUT I really like a little bit of magic better. Sounds more fun….and dare I say, magical?)
I decided that download was the way to go. Takes up less room on the blog, but still makes it available to those of you interested. Please let me know if you have any questions. I included a few pictures to help along the way. Also let me know if there are errors so I can fix them!
so what are the different widths on the binding on the two blankets?? i like wider borders
Oh…thanks so much for posting this! I knew there was a way, I just didn’t want to put forth the mental energy.
I’m trying to view the tutorial and it’s telling me the file is damaged and can’t be open –am I the only one with this problem ?? -I would appreciate any help
Thanks!
Thanks for letting me know. I check the file and also I’ll email it to you!
It’s saying the file is damaged here too.
Would love to try the tutorial. But can’t seem to download it. Any chance you could email it to me?
Thanks for sharing and that flannel is just soooo pretty.
Actually I’m going to resize it and make it reable by older versions of adobe as well. SO I will email you the update file by tomorrow
Thanks
It’s working fine now. Thank you!
Great! Thanks for letting me know!
love the tutorial on binding.. I had no problems downloading it.. Now, I think you need to do a tutorial on how to upload a pdf to your wordpress blog. I’m being completely serious…I’ve looked everywhere and can’t find one that makes any sense at all.
Thanks so much for the great tutorial. I was a little confused about it until I actually sat down and made a blanket. Not nearly as confusing. Love it. Just discovered your blog–will be visiting you often. Thanks again.
Um, hello? Love this! Totally love the cheat! I’m all about fudging and I love this trick – thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing your tutorial. I am very excited to try this out! One question, how did you determine the start/stop point for the mitered corner to draw the line. From looking at the picture I can’t tell, is it 2 inches from the corner or a 1/4 inch from the bottom edge? Obviously, never done a mitered corner before, your help would be much appreciated!
Thanks
Okay, first match up your center points, then when you sew, start and stop 1/4 inch from each edge. Use that 1/4 inch start/stop point and do a 45 degree angle up to the top edge…. does that make any sense? If you use scrap fabric as practice to do it once, it’ll make perfect sense even tho it’s not logical!
Melanie
Thanks Melanie, that helps. I think I’ll really just have to do it to understand it, these things are hard for me to visualize in my head! Thanks again for your help and great ideas!
I tried to open/save the download file for magic binding blanket but it won’t open.
Could you please email it to me if you can…my girls are learning to sew and this would be a great starting point for them.
Thanks!
Julie
Hi-
Great idea, would love to try it, but I’m a little unclear about how to start. What do you mean by “match up those center points of your fabrics and pin in place…sew a seam…”
Where is the “center point” and where are the seams to be sewn?
Sorry, I seem to be the only one with this question!
Help is appreciated.
Thanks, and great project!
I can’t remember right now what the measurements are…but if one were, let’s say 20 inches long, your center point would be at 10 inches. The other piece is 30 inches long, your center point would be at 15 inches. You match those center marks so your bigger piece extends 5 inches on each end rather than 10 inches all on one end. clear as mud?
And where do you sew?
Thx for the explanation about the center.
start 1/4 inch from the edge of the the shorter side and end 1/4 inch from the other end of the shorter side.
Okay.. I have read through the tutorial like 12 times and I just don’t get it! I understand about finding the centers but then I don’t understand how it all sews together. when you sew it together.. do you keep the inner square exactly in the middle the whole time or do you pull it to the side you are working on.. but won’t that make it all bunched up? GAH! So confused! haha. Hope you can understand what I’m confused about.. Thanks!
My question is along the same line as the previous two ladies. Here is where I am…. I have my large piece on the bottom, and my smaller fabric on top. Right sides together. I have the centers of each piece marked with a pin. Now Step 2. I am wondering if I turn the bottom piece up to meet the top piece then sew? Or do I do something different? Please help… Boy do I wish there was a video with you showing how to do this!
Megan, I finally figured it out. Yes, you do pull the shorter side out to the edge of the longer side. Be sure to keep the centers pinned. The corners will look like little dog ears when you pinch up the fabric. That is okay because the corners will be mitered then cut off in the next step. I hope this helps.
I cut out the fabric tonight to redo this as a video!
hopefully I’ll go the rest of the way tomorrow!