Hi everyone! I hope you all have been enjoying my holiday posts! I love Christmas crafting! This week I wanted to share a couple of handmade gift ideas with you all. Today I am starting off the gift ideas with an easy project for the little kiddos in your family, a taggie lovee! This easy little blankie can be made with scraps and whips up very quickly! Here is my how to:
- What you Need:
- Fat Quarter of soft fabric or large scraps
- Miscellaneous ribbons in texture and widths or scraps
- Ruler and Marking pen
- Straight pins or sewing clips
- Scissors
- Sewing Machine and coordinating thread
- Ironing board and iron
The first thing you need to do is decide how large you would like to make the blanket. I made mine to be 12×16″ for my two year old. You will cut a piece for the front and one for the back adding in extra for seam allowance. So if I wanted my blanket at 12×16″, I would cut it at 13×17″ for a half inch seam allowance. Cut a bunch of pieces of ribbon in two to three inch lengths. I cut 24 pieces of ribbon scraps I had.
Now you will need to lay out your ribbons and attach them. Fold a piece of ribbon in half and place it on the edge of the right side of the front blanket piece so that the folded edge is facing toward the center of the blanket and the tails are at or over the straight edge. Pin the ribbon down. Repeat with your other pieces of ribbon all around the blanket. Baste stitch the ribbons down to the front blanket piece by machine, removing pins as you go.
Now that the ribbons are stitched to the front right side piece of the blankie you are ready to stitch the front to the back. Lay the back blanket piece on to of the front blanket piece so that right sides are together. Stitch around the blanket with a half inch seam allowance leaving a gap in one side that is a couple of inches opening to turn it right side out.
Clip the corners and then push the blanket through the gap you left when stitching the pieces together. pull it out and through so that it becomes right side out. Push the corners out with the back of a pen or gently with the tip of your scissors. Iron the blanket flat.
To finish off your blankie you will topstitch. Stitch about a quarter inch away from the edge all the way around the blanket making sure you stitch closed the gap on the side. Clip threads and you are finished.
I think this turned out super cute! The fabric I used was from Heidi Kenney’s Spoonflower shop Here. I got it printed on minky. For the back I used a microfleece. I love the size of this blanket and the softness! I think my little bear is going to really love this one too! So if you have small kiddos at home or know some little ones you are looking to make a handmade gift for, give this taggie a try! It is a very simple project so it is easy for beginners too! I’ll be back tomorrow with another fun gift idea.
xoxo, Ashlee
