How To Make A Baby Quilt Without Batting

How to make a baby quilt without a binding 1.

How to make a baby quilt without batting. How to make a baby quilt isn t quite as difficult as it sounds in fact there are many simple quilt patterns and techniques you can try that are very beginner friendly. Make all of your squares the same size. Then i turned the quilt right side out through the opening and then whip stitched the opening closed. Clip corners to minimise bulk.

An easy way to make a baby quilt. Leave opening to pull layers through. We used the measurement of the width of the. Place the square of fabric the quilt top on top of a layer of quilt batting.

Spray baste the front of your fabric to batting. Wash dry all of your fabrics before beginning. Cut the batting. You can use any color you like but you should make sure the colors.

To see a visual on how i did this see steps 2 4 of my easy baby blanket tutorial but you can skip the ironing. Pin the raw edges of your binding to the flannel side of your quilt. Place fabric and batting on top of a piece of woven flannel. Start by squaring up the front yard of fabric.

Together i sewed a 1 4 seam allowance around the perimeter of the quilt leaving a 7 10 opening. You can definitely use basting pins but i converted years ago to. Piece sewn around all edges. Cut a piece of the reverse fabric to match the size of the front panel.

When sewing stop a from the corner leaving the needle in the down position pivot and sew down the other side. Cut a square from the decorative fabric a little bigger than you intend for the finished quilt. Now flip the binding over the raw edge of the quilt. Also you won t have to use the hassle of an instruction manual cut squares of fabric.

I usually fold the fabric in half and then use the crease as my. Cut your binding fabric into 2 1 4 wide strips that are as long as the fabric is wide 44. Leave a inch seam and miter the edges. You ll need 3 of these strips if using the same panel i used.

Once you get the hang of making a baby quilt using the simple technique we ve included here you can advance to more complicated styles or you can move up to bigger and better quilts.