How to make your own weighted blanket

If you have trouble sleeping, a weighted blanket will calm you down. Some people also find that it helps them sleep better. Find a blanket that is just the right size, weight, When Such specialized products can be difficult to design and can be quite expensiveBut I can sew Relax and unwind with your very own weighted blanket. Enabled as a store-varieties purchased.

To get started, you’ll need:

Using an iron to press the work Helpful, but not 100% necessary.

To determine how much fabric you need, measure your height and then make a blanket to fit your height. Minus about 8 inches. Most fabrics are sold by the yard, 2 yards is sufficient. Choose fabrics that are moderately heavy but soft. freeze, heavier flanneland various types of Fabric for blanket to go wellYou may want to wash your blanket at some point, so choose materials that are easy to wash. Choose a thread that matches the fabric, or choose a contrasting thread if you want to see the stitching. For beginners, it is easier to hide mistakes if you use thread colors that you are familiar with.

How to sew weighted blanket fabric

debtFirst sew the two pieces of fabric together on three sides, facing each other. This seam will be the edge of the blanket so you can double sew. Turn the fabric inside out and iron the edge. Then sew 1/2 inch from the edge of the first seam on the outside of the three sides to create the border of the blanket. You now have a pouch with 3 sides complete and 1 side open.

Mark the squares and stitch the rows

Then mark every 4 inches along the open edge with a fabric marker, draw lines horizontally every 4 inches, then lines up and down. You can either create a dotted line or use any method that allows you to sew a straight line. Then, starting opposite the open edge, sew the two panels together every 4 inches, working toward the open edge. When each row is stitched, it becomes a long, narrow pocket.

fill and sew a square

Place about 1 ounce of filler beads in each of the long pockets and pin them along a line perpendicular to the pocket. Sew along the first horizontal line. Repeat this process towards the open rows until you reach the last row of the rectangle. at this point, I want square rows Filler beads in each except the last row.

finish the blanket

Place one ounce of filler beads in each of the last rows of pockets, then turn the edge of the fabric and press it flat. Finish the edges of the blanket. The blanket is now complete.