Weighted blankets
09-08-2018, 04:21 AM
#22
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Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: River City, Orygun
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I've made only one, for my grandson to take to college.
The sandwich consists of five layers in this order- top- batting- two of muslin- back (flannel). The pellets are between the muslin layers. It is assembled and and stitched into columns leaving one end open for filling. There's 12lbs of pellets divided into what is 99 pockets- 9 wide, 11lengthwise. Fill with weight for each pocket, stitch across, fill for next row- stitch, repeat until finished. Close top and bind.
The muslin layers allows for quilting of the top three pieces. Add second muslin piece and back, sew columns, fill and finish. Filling between the muslin pieces insures the pellets don't have any seams to get caught on as you fill.
The sandwich consists of five layers in this order- top- batting- two of muslin- back (flannel). The pellets are between the muslin layers. It is assembled and and stitched into columns leaving one end open for filling. There's 12lbs of pellets divided into what is 99 pockets- 9 wide, 11lengthwise. Fill with weight for each pocket, stitch across, fill for next row- stitch, repeat until finished. Close top and bind.
The muslin layers allows for quilting of the top three pieces. Add second muslin piece and back, sew columns, fill and finish. Filling between the muslin pieces insures the pellets don't have any seams to get caught on as you fill.
Last edited by oldmanquilts; 09-08-2018 at 04:24 AM.
09-08-2018, 09:31 AM
#23
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 82
Nice!
Wow! Great job. I bet he finds it comforting. Thanks for the photo... I can see the answer to my question. Looks like you did a binding on it as well!
McDarla
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I've made only one, for my grandson to take to college.
The sandwich consists of five layers in this order- top- batting- two of muslin- back (flannel). The pellets are between the muslin layers. It is assembled and and stitched into columns leaving one end open for filling. There's 12lbs of pellets divided into what is 99 pockets- 9 wide, 11lengthwise. Fill with weight for each pocket, stitch across, fill for next row- stitch, repeat until finished. Close top and bind.
The muslin layers allows for quilting of the top three pieces. Add second muslin piece and back, sew columns, fill and finish. Filling between the muslin pieces insures the pellets don't have any seams to get caught on as you fill.
The sandwich consists of five layers in this order- top- batting- two of muslin- back (flannel). The pellets are between the muslin layers. It is assembled and and stitched into columns leaving one end open for filling. There's 12lbs of pellets divided into what is 99 pockets- 9 wide, 11lengthwise. Fill with weight for each pocket, stitch across, fill for next row- stitch, repeat until finished. Close top and bind.
The muslin layers allows for quilting of the top three pieces. Add second muslin piece and back, sew columns, fill and finish. Filling between the muslin pieces insures the pellets don't have any seams to get caught on as you fill.
09-08-2018, 10:32 AM
#24
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
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I ended up with a lot of lead aprons at my house from DD who seemed to change her mind a lot about what pattern she liked when working with heart patients and since moved on to another field. I gave one to a family whose child was autistic and the mother said it was a game changer for them. It is heavy but not pressing. I offered to make a pretty case for it but she said no it was easy to clean and was smooth which was a texture her child liked.
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