Friday, April 5, 2013

Quick Quilt Gift Idea

When I'm not being awesome and 
giving homemade quilts 
for wedding and baby presents......
I have found my new go-to gifty. 



After Christmas this year, I saw these aqua fleece-like blankets at Walmart. 
For like $1-$2 a piece. I picked up 4 and thought they might make a nice little gift.  

They're 50" x 60", so perfect throw size.  Plus, it's not quite fleece, it's softer and cozier. 


I decided to put a big fat binding on it.  
I cut 6 binding strips - 4 inches. 
Ironed a 1/4" hem on each side and then ironed the whole thing in half, so it's like single fold binding. 


I followed these directions for adding the binding to the blanket. 
The corners worked great, the start and finish....easy.  

I did a zig zag stitch to make sure I caught both sides.  
I also ran another running stitch along the edge of the binding so it didn't get all funky when it was washed.  

Super happy with it.  
Looks so official with the little band to hold it all!


 Happy Gift Giving or Keeping to you......

21 comments:

  1. Love it Des and the fabric you used! You are so very talented, clever and sweet! :)

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  2. Such a great idea.. I have several of those too so now I know what to do with them.

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  3. You must be awesome all the time to come up with this idea....I love it....will have to have one of these for me.
    Keep up the awesomeness!!
    Gayle

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  4. Awesome idea. Love that fabric too!

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  5. Fabulous.love it,and one for me for next winter would be welcome.Wishing you a great weekend!!

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  6. Thanks for sharing, what a fantastic and inexpensive idea!

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  7. Oh Wow! What a great idea! Now, why didn't I think of that? They had some here at the Walmart store where I live on sale after Christmas and the colors were fabulous.I wanted to buy several of them. But I didn't know what I could do with them. Thank you very much for sharing. It makes a beautiful gift--great for baby showers.
    One lady was there and she said that she used them for the back of her baby quilts.Have you ever tried this? I haven't but it sounds like a great idea also. If you do, let me know how it turns out.
    Hope you have a great weekend!

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    1. I haven't tried it yet but I, too, have heard from several others who do the same thing....buying this soft blanket for backing! I'm totally on the look out now!

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  8. Very cute! Would make a good grad gift. I need a few of those!

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    1. It's perfect for grad gifts!! I gave one to all of my VT's for their birthdays.

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  9. This is a great idea, and looks much more expensive too. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. I want one. I need to check out my Wal-mart.

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  11. i agree...looks a lot more expensive! very great idea des!

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  12. I love this!!! Guess I'll have to go shopping for fleece pieces - what a great gifty idea...thanks!

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  13. What a great idea. The binding really adds a lot to those little blankets. Thanks for the great tip!

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  14. Love that binding! what a fun little project for a little one!

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  15. Wow, that's pretty cute and clever, and economical, too! Impressive!

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  16. Ficou maravilhoso,já vi pessoas usando para batedura,fica macio também.Obrigada por dar esta dica.

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  17. How ca-yoot is that?!! What a great idea! Thanks for sharing.

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