HOW TO MAKE A MUSLIN QUILT | DIY Easy Baby Quilt

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Would you like your own quilt, but don’t want to make one? Feel free to contact me on my website for a quote at elenamariesewing.com

[@carolynhamblen5598]

I love muslin/gauze fabric quilts for both adults and babies! Always prewash the fabric first as it will shrink the first time it is washed/dried. I have made 2 gauze quilts and also rounded the corners which makes putting the binding on even easier! One other thing I always do because I have a serger is once it is squared off I run all the edges through the serger with a 4 thread stitch. This compresses the edge and makes adding binding so much easier. I use my serger with all of my quilts before binding. I've seen this striped gauze fabric at Joann's and have been thinking about using it to make myself a really soft/comfortable quilt.

[@sharonlatour6230]

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!!!!! You did a great Job!!!

[@liliesofthefield5310]

I hadn't thought about rounding the corners, looks so cute, I'm glad I found this

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Thank you! It definitely makes it feel super cozy and it’s so easy too!

[@devonmcelroy702]

This was so easy to follow and helped me make the cutest blanket for my best friends baby!

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Thank you! And I love that! Nothing is cuter than a baby all cuddled up in a blanket :). I’m sure your friend loved it!

[@adalouellis5706]

Yes, you made it yourself!!! I am new to quilting and want so badly to make something beautyful and useful at the same time! Thank you for your videos.

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

You are so welcome! 😊

[@myrakohn3285]

Excellent use for these double gauze fabrics. I would use cotton or bamboo/silk or wool batting for a baby. No synthetics around little ones. The rounded corners are awesome. Bias binding with the same fabric would also work well too. I would bind it by hand. Thank you!

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Thank you! I agree, binding of the same fabric would be really nice

[@ShazBookOwl]

I love the quilt that you made. I've made a few muslin swaddle wraps for my new grandson, which my son & daughter-in-law love. They have a specific colour scheme for baby, and I was able to choose the right colour. I now feel inspired to make a muslin quilt with a nice print on one side. Thank you so much for sharing. 😁

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Yes! I love this, thank you!!

[@shawnmarie6223]

Love the rounded corners! Very nice.

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Thank you so much! I feel like it makes all the difference

[@countrymusicandwesties]

Great job!

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Thanks!

[@carolannheffernan3872]

Excellent 🤩 Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you ☺️

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@11SHS2012]

Thank You this is exactly what I needed. My little boy is obsessed with these but I wanted to make him a bigger one then the ones he has now that he is 3 and I just picked everything I needed up. Can’t wait.

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Oh I am so glad this is helpful! Let me know how it goes! Tag me on Facebook or Instagram so I can see how it turns out🙂

[@11SHS2012]

@@ElenaMarieSewing can you tell me what type of batting or share a link to the batting used. New to using batting and I feel so lost. I got batting but it’s not what I feel like I need after looking at it it’s thick. So now I want to get what would be better

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

@CarlyW Of course! You want to aim for a low loft batting. For this video I used Poly-Fil Low Loft batting ( www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BDLWIO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ) but you could also use a thin cotton batting ( www.joann.com/pellon-natural-cotton-crib-pkg-batting/11632882.html ) . The cotton batting will be thinner but slightly more dense. The poly-fil will be slightly more fluffy feeling

[@11SHS2012]

@@ElenaMarieSewing thank you so much!

[@mariceladominguez84]

Love your video ❤

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Thank you!!

[@christinesabo3899]

Did you wash and dry the fabric before you started the blanket?

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Yes!! Makes a huge difference

[@blueskyeranch6495]

EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thank you for sharing

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

SO glad this was helpful! 😊

[@AmeliaH904]

Your tutorials are so amazing thank you so much for making them easy to follow! I can’t wait to make a set of these.

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Thank you so much! I’m so glad this was helpful 🙂

[@Annettedinardo]

Thank you for this video. I made my first one, working on my second one!

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Wow I love this! I would love to see how it turns out! Tag me on Instagram or Facebook! @elenamariesewing

[@junkjournalology]

Love this. Makes me want to make one!!! TY for sharing.

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

YES! So glad this was helpful! Definitely try it!

[@lauriepayseur5897]

Beautiful and VERY helpful

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dianareddell1496]

Looks great!! Very inspiring ❤

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Thank you! I appreciate it :)

[@elizabethhunt2025]

Love this tutorial. Did you wash the fabric first?

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Yes I did!

[@pauladarling1851]

I am a novice quilter and determined to make this, just wondering if you needed to join strips of the biased tape before binding and if so what method did did you use. Thank you

[@patblood6384]

Love this quilt and really want to make one (or more!). Where did you find your colored muslin??

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Joann’s!

[@jeanninejones4164]

This is beautiful....you did a really nice job... Can you tell us where you got the material?

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Thank you so much! I actually found the fabric at my local Joann’s. I don’t have many options near me so most of my fabric comes from there 🙂

[@nichellemaddison582]

Making a quilt like this soon! So glad I found your video!! ❤ can you tell me what size double bias tape you used? I’m finding multiple sizes, 1 inch, 1/2, 1/4, 5/8, etc.

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

1/2 inch bias tape!

[@lindawhite5006]

New sub here. I love this quilt. Great job.

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Thank you 🥹

[@carolfish8606]

Did you wash the fabric first to preshrink it?

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Yes!

[@christinarodriguez4666]

What type of batting is best to use for baby blanket. Thanks for the video

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

This is a high loft poly batting. It’s a bit more fluffy. But if you want a thinner blanket you can use a cotton batting

[@babysgramma5273]

Beautiful project. This fabric appears to be double gauze. I've never heard it called muslin.

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Yes! Thank you!

[@corriefranklin2802]

After using and washing this blanket, did you find that the materials moved too much/loosened in between your quilted lines?? I'm in the process of making something very similar using muslin but am having a really hard time with the amount of movement! Thanks!

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

I have washed mine a few times and so far it hasn’t been an issue. I think after a long time it may start getting lumpy but mine has held up to this point. You could always add a few more lines of quilting, or using a thinner cotton batting may help too. Good luck!

[@Pachamama.BookClub]

Thank you for sharing this! I’ve been trying to find a tutorial for something like this. How has the batting held up with washing? My son has a Bebé au Lait blanket but it doesn’t have batting inside. Is it as cozy as 4 layers of muslin?

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

So so glad this was helpful ☺️ I have washed this maybe 5 times so far and it is still in perfect condition! Maybe overtime it will breakdown, but so far so good. You could absolutely do 4 layers of muslin! May not had as much loft (fluffiness) as mine, but would still be very nice. You could also choose a different cotton batting that has less loft, but may hold up better with washing. Let me know what you choose and how it turns out!

[@ngranen4111]

Love it!😍👌🏻

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Thank you so much!

[@michellesmixedmediamadness]

What kind of fabric is this? Muslin isn't normally like this, it looks more like gauze.

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Good point! Muslin and double gauze are pretty similar - either will work.

[@paulawagner3694]

@@ElenaMarieSewing They are not the same at all. Gauze, and most of what we see available right now is actually double gauze, is a much looser weave than muslin. They would make up a very different type of blanket.

[@kimberlywalters5541]

where would you recommend buying the muslin from?

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

I bought my muslin from my local Joann’s. www.joann.com/simple-life-blue-multi-stripe-bubble-gauze/18510826.html

[@kimberlywalters5541]

@@ElenaMarieSewing Your blanket is beautiful and I can't wait to try one. When I put muslin or gauze in Joann's search engine, it showed like 5 items. When I typed in swaddle fabric, it showed a lot more choices. Thank you so much for your video.

[@paulawagner3694]

@@ElenaMarieSewing It's gauze, not muslin. It would be helpful to change the title of the tutorial and stop referring to the gauze as muslin. They are two very different things.

[@drishtigupta6347]

Can you please tell us what is the padding in between called?

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Batting 💕

[@csjackson76]

Could you please explain what kind of muslin? A beginner sewer may not know that there are different types of muslin……some are harder or thicker not good for a baby ,then you have the type of muslin that you are using.

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

I think it’s technically bubble type gauze, but a thin soft muslin is great. You can also buy swaddles and use that

[@helenbruner4904]

Double gauze

[@nepenthe101]

Is that gauze? It looks like gauze, not muslin.

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

Good point! Muslin and double gauze are pretty similar - either will work.

[@susanwilson5101]

That’s what I was gonna ask ?

[@susanwilson5101]

I think people would understand better because everyone doesn’t know what muslin is or heard of it ya know. I personally love the gauze. I make a lot of baby stuff out of it it’s great. I love linen too

[@susanwilson5101]

I find a walking foot works best for gauze also. You should try it

[@susanwilson5101]

I haven’t seen striped gauze I love it

[@OKLisa]

My daughter just hd a baby and she has muslin everything for him

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

It’s really nice for babies and children!

[@scottydog6539]

I have never seen muslin in color. Just white or beige

[@ElenaMarieSewing]

It’s cool right! Seems like a muslin/gauge mix

[@PiNkSpRinkLe1]

We call that double gauze or bubble gauze, not muslin.

[@tinkerbell1970]

We also call them double gauze or crinkle muslin