Simple DIY Silky Baby Blanket

I love the soft minke material and wanted to make a blanket out of it. I was at my favorite discounted fabric store SAS and found a couple yards of minke fabric. I had to snatch it and make it into a blanket for our new baby girl. I wanted a blanket that was thicker and a little larger to wrap her in for our weekly runs to the park. Also a blanket she could grow into as a lap blanket.

Supplies needed:

• Sewing machine
• Rotary cutter & cutting board
• Round kitchen plate
• Thread to match your fabric
• Pins
• 1.5 yards minke fabric (you can choose other types of fabric and adjust the size if you want)

You can do all types of dimensions, but to make it simple I just kept it 1.5 yards. I took a round plate and a rotary cutter to cut the corners so they where rounded. Beware minke fabric sheds a lot so you will want to vacuum after.

Next I placed the two fabrics, right sides together, and pinned them around the edge. I used the sewing machine and sewed around the edges leaving a 2 1/2 - 3 inch opening. Next you will flip the blanket right side out through the hole. I then used an iron to flatten the edges. 

Next I did a wide zigzag stitch around the whole blanket to close the hole and add a little decorative stitch. (feel free to use another type of stitch)

It's as easy as that and you are done!