Double Gauze Baby Blanket Diy

For our baby blanket we used a large square of minky for the border and a smaller square of embrace double gauze for the inside of the blanket.

Double gauze baby blanket diy.

Double gauze fabric matching thread. Gauze fabric is also known as muslin. 2 yards of double gauze for the front of the blanket i used riley blake sparkle double gauze it has gold threads woven into it 2 yards of double gauze for the back of blanket i used riley blake double gauze in red gingham 1 2 yard of double gauze for binding. Cut out a 43 by 50 piece of cotton gauze fabric.

If you don t have have one long piece then simply use 2 16 x 24 baby burp cloth instructions. It is a light and airy fabric typically made of cotton rayon or other man made fibres. Since it s lightweight and soft it is frequently found used in items intended for babies. The fabric is breezy soft lightweight and has an amazing texture.

Think of a baby burp cloth but much nicer quailty. Press the edges over 1 2 and then another 1 2 to hide the raw edges inside. To make the double gauze blanket you ll need. Scissors or rotary cutter.

Walking foot your goal is to make your blanket a square so to determine how much fabric you need first find out how wide it is. When making an easy sew gauze baby blanket i prefer using cotton gauze. 1 5 yards for a 45 piece shannon minky cuddle dimple blush 1 yard shannon embrace double gauze la la llama blush. Once washed and dried cut your flannel or double gauze to 36 square.

Take special care on the corners to back and forward stitch all the way to the edges so they are fully sewn down. Double gauze fabric is a very lightweight cotton fabric that has a very loose weave. The riley blake gauze is 58 wide and the shannon fabric gauze is 48 wide. As mentioned it s light and airy.

Pre wash your fabric preferably with fragrance and dye free detergent. Scissors skip the rotary cutter this time optional. It is available in what is known as a single layer or double. Double gauze simply means 2 layers fused together.

Double gauze fabric 16 x 48 because i was using the leftover cut off strip from this baby blanket double gauze came in a 60 width i used one long piece that i folded over.