Soon the days will be getting cooler, so I am trying to cozy up the house a bit. A wool throw is the perfect addition, and a good size throw can be made with just two yards of fabric. The fabric I used was from Jo-Ann Fabrics, and it was 45″ wide, but you could use a 54″ or 60″ wide fabric too.
Start by joining the ends of the quilt binding to make continuous yardage. Put one end of the first package right side up. Place the beginning of the next package right side down at a right angle matching the corners. Using a ruler and chalk, mark the sewing line at a 90 degree angle (see photo). Pin. Sew on chalk line.
Add the third piece of binding in the same manner. Clip the corners off and press the seams open.
Next, square off the edges of the cut piece of wool cleaning up any wavy or ragged edges. To add the binding, begin about two inches away from a corner and tuck the wool between the binding fold. Pin in place.
When you get to a corner, you’ll want to miter it to give it a nice finished corner. You might have to play with it a bit, but basically you make an “L” with the binding and fold it back in and pin. Make sure it is mitered on both sides – front and back. Pin in place. When you get to the beginning you can fold under the edge and pin in place.
Now you are ready to sew down the binding. I used a zig-zag stitch, but you can use a straight stitch too. Slowly stitch all the way around the blanket. Sewing through all the layers making sure the stitches catch the binding in the back also.
It makes a great picnic blanket too!
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You make it look so easy, Mary! The weather here turned cold overnight, so a plaid wool blanket looks extra inviting.
Did you see the curtains made from old wool blankets in the new Country Living? I think you’re going to love them!
OOO, I want to make one of these sooo bad. It is just beautiful. I love having these to cuddle up in during the winter. I hope I can do it…I am not much of a seamstress.
Great work! I have GOT to learn how to sew. There’s nothing as cozy looking as wool blankets everywhere. I love your style and am a new follower on Hometalk, Pinterest and on RSS 🙂
This is very fabulous1 Looks so wonderfully warm and cozy for fall….
Oh that is wonderful! You make me want to get out my sewing machine again!
Wonderful idea.
Thanks for sharing.
Tam
We have throws made of all kinds and weights of fabric, but the wool one is the one we always reach for when we are really cold! 🙂 Yours is beautiful. Thanks for the tutorial.
What a nice blanket! I am a complete sucker for plaid. It is especially nice to think about using it for an autumn picnic.
I just came over from freckled laundry – I am LOVING the wool blanket! I couldn’t help myself from staying around for a while – what a great blog!!!
Keya
What a lovely plaid and a great idea to make one’s own. I picked up a little wool plaid blanket at the thrift store this weekend but now I will be checking out the fabric store. Thanks for the inspiration.
thats beautiful Mary. thank you for the detailed tutorial with photos. That helps so much.