The downside for a boy in having two elder sisters is that everything that is being passed down tend to be pink in color. Blanket, bolsters, cloth diaper, clothes, etc, etc…..Not exactly a macho color, especially for a little boy who is trying hard to impress. I guess such is the dilemma faced by my boy. So, in order to let my little boy to have something that he can call his own, I sewn him a little blue blanket.
Materials needed are :
1 pc Flannel (80cm x 80cm)
4 strips Printed cotton (3cm x 82cm each)
Steps :
1) Snip a little of the all four corners of the flannel.
2) Place 1 strip of printed cotton on to the edge of the flannel (with right sides facing each other). Fold about 2cm of one end of the printed cotton. Sew along the edges.
3) When the 1st strip of printed cotton is coming to the end, fold one end of the 2nd strip of printed cotton, arrange at the edge of the flannel and place the end of the 1st printed cotton over it. Sew along the edges. Repeat until the perimeter of the flannel has been sewn with the printed cotton.
4) With the wrong side of the printed cotton facing up, fold to cover the raw edges of the flannel. Pin in place if necessary.
5) Sew along the inner edge of the folded printed cotton.
6) The blanket is now done.
Since all the raw edges of both flannel and printed cotton will be covered, thus, there is no need to do any serging beforehand. I prefer to have rounded corners as they look softer and to prevent the sharp corner from injuring the eyes of the little one.
The blanket is very easy to make and took less than half an hour to be completed. Now my boy has something to call his own. His very own, and not something that is being passed down by his sisters. But then, come to think about it, mummy also made him a bolster the other day…
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