With spring fast approaching (although not really fast enough) I wanted to make a throw blanket cozy enough for the end of winter, but also light enough to go with my spring and summer decor.
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I decided a combination of linen and flannel would be perfect together.
I love the soft look of 100% linen and how it drapes so beautifully across a bed or chair.
And flannel is, of course, cozy.
For this project I project I bought three yards each of this striped linen fabric and this white flannel.
(You wouldn’t really need a full three yards, but you can get it cheaper if you buy more, and I have a hard time passing up a deal! I also have my heart set on making something else for a future tutorial.)
Since two yards measures 72″ inches in length, you can definitely get by just fine with two yards. You could also make this project for a lot cheaper by purchasing plain old cotton, but I love the lightweight drape of this 100% linen.
Cut list:
46″ by 70″ piece of linen
46″ by 70″ piece of flannel
2- 6″ by 70″ pieces of linen (for the ruffles)
The linen fabric is 58″ wide, so you will have a 12″ by 70″ strip left after cutting your 46″ by 70″ piece. Cut that long leftover piece in half down the middle and you will have your two ruffle pieces.
So, first things first. I pressed the long side of one of the ruffle pieces down 1/2″.
Next, to hide that raw edge inside, I pressed it down again another 1/2″.
I then sewed that seam down for the entire length of the long side of the ruffle piece.
Next, I pressed both short ends over 1/4″, and then another 1/4″, to hide the raw edges inside.
I sewed the seams down on both short ends, so I had three of the four edges hemmed.
Next, I put a gathering stitch* in the long side of the ruffle piece that wasn’t hemmed.
*A gathering stitch is just sewing down the length of the fabric with the longest stitch that my machine allows. Since the stitch is long, it will be loose enough to allow me to pull them, and create the ruffles.
I tugged the strings gently from both ends to create a 46″ ruffle, the length of the short end of my large linen piece.
Tips for making ruffles:
Set the tension on your machine to as high as it will go. The combination of the high tension and loose gathering stitch will cause your machine to pull the fabric and create perfect ruffles, without any effort on your part.
Just make sure to set the stitch length and tension back to normal before actually sewing your ruffle onto your main piece.
When sewing ruffles to your main piece that you are working on, make sure to sew as close to the gathering stitch as possible, to keep the ruffle looking nice.
The rule of thumb for cutting a ruffle piece is one and half times the length of the piece you will be attaching it to. So, for example, if you want to sew a ruffle onto a 10″ piece of fabric, you should cut your ruffle piece to 15″ in length.
Next I pinned my ruffle to the 46″ end of my linen piece, with right sides together. (I had the backs of my hems facing up.)
I made sure to pin the ruffle at least 1/4″ away from the edge of the fabric.
I will need that extra space to sew the flannel to, later in the tutorial.
Next, I sewed the ruffle to the 46″ end of my linen, being careful to sew cloesly to the gathering stitch, to keep my ruffles looking nice.
Next, I repeated the whole process to sew the other ruffle onto the other 46″ end of the linen fabric piece.
After that, it was finally time to sew the flannel to the linen.
To keep the ruffles away from the edges while sewing, I folded them over, and placed a few pins to keep them there.
With the linen piece on the floor with the right side facing up and the ruffles facing down, I laid the flannel piece on top.
It was basically a linen, ruffle and flannel sandwich.
I pinned the whole thing all the way around.
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