Blanket Corners

[Ramona]

Hello! I love to make baby blankets. But I'm having a problem with the cormers when it's a lined blanket with a trim between the 2 fabrics. Usually the trim gets caught and when I turn the blanket right side out, the trim looks messy, making me rip and re-try (sometimes many times). Can anyone help me make neat, beautiful corners?? Thank you!!

[AnnW]

Have you tried basting the trim to the right side of one of the fabrics (within the seam allowance). Also, try using a temporary glue (glue stick?) to keep that trim in place so it doesn't move around as you stitch the perimeter of the blanket. Hope this helps.
AnnW

Originally Posted by Ramona

Hello! I love to make baby blankets. But I'm having a problem with the cormers when it's a lined blanket with a trim between the 2 fabrics. Usually the trim gets caught and when I turn the blanket right side out, the trim looks messy, making me rip and re-try (sometimes many times). Can anyone help me make neat, beautiful corners?? Thank you!!

[love to sew]

I like to use binding around the whole quilt , then I don't have to turn it at all.

[SewSallie]

Most the time on baby blankets I have rounded corners, as sometime a pointed corner can "poke" you when flipping the blanket around. I just feel it is safer and softer for a baby and eliminates mitering and easing around a sharp corner.

[Ramona]

Thank you! I hadn't thought about rounding the corners. I have always made them square. I have a new blanket pending, so I'll try it.

[Ramona]

Thank you for your help. I'll try this soon.

[clearlysewcrazy]

while on the subject of blanket binding, I want to make a double layer fleece baby blanket with satin binding. I have never tried this. Is 2 layers of fleece too much for the binding? what is a good way to prevent the shifting/rippling effect? Thanks