How to sew a minky baby blanket | Easy baby blanket tutorial | Tips for sewing with minky

Sewing with minky can be intimidating and sometimes a little frustrating. But in this video I show how to sew a minky baby blanket, and include tips on sewing with minky to make it less frustrating!
This blanket finishes at approximately 29” wide by 35” long, but may vary depending on your minky’s WOF (width of fabric) and how generous of a yard your minky was cut to.

[@Jana-TheCraftyGambler]

I thought I would share a tip with you about sewing with Minky that has saved me so much time and aggravation. This is such an awesome idea that I didn’t come up with but it’s brilliant! All you do is square up one of your minky to what ever size you need it to be and the other one will need to be about 3/4” - 1” larger all the way around. Lay the larger piece face up and the smaller one face down. Take a strip of press n seal and and tape all the way around your blanket. Use a 3.5 in stitch length and sew all the way around. This eliminates all the shifting and puckering and NO PINS needed! It also eliminates all the shedding. Once you have it sewn, just pull the press n seal off. It does not leave any residue and you have a beautiful a blanket. I hope you can use this tip.

[@wilycat5290]

I saw the Press N Seal demo. Amazing. I'm going to remember that one!

[@AngieKT327]

Oooh I definitely need to try this! Thanks for the tip!! ❤️

[@jaz1844]

You should make a video of that!!!!

[@lakeshamoniqueofsubroidery7413]

I used press and seal and it worked great

[@jeanjohnson1393]

I tried press n seal (no go). I ‘m doing your way tomorrow, Thank you,

[@ellenbeatty1031]

I LOVE your dog. She looks like my puppy, Leia, who also likes to help me sew.

[@Sacred.Wisdom]

Thank you for sharing. Your tutorial was super easy to follow and understand. ❤

[@caroldavis3703]

This is the best demo I’ve seen about sewing with minky fabric. But I have decided never to use minky again. I really wish I would have seen this video before I attempted to sew a baby blanket, mine was a total failure.

[@mlcrosby1137]

Thank you so much for posting this. What you say as you are sewing is extremely helpful.

[@wilycat5290]

I will be making a baby blanket before fall 2023 😖. I appreciate your minky information and thank you for the video 😊👍💕

[@AngieKT327]

You’re welcome! Happy Sewing! 😊

[@saraaronzon4562]

So glad I found you! I am new beginner and learning.

[@ediedarleneedgmon5301]

Excellent video, lots of good tips. Minky can be a bear to see with but so worth it!!

[@suebean3873]

Super adorable. I’ve sewed a lot with Minky, love it but it’s messy and you have to be careful like she mentioned about the fabric moving. All in all, very nice job.

[@AngieKT327]

Thank you!! 💜

[@cheryleemcdonald6387]

I love your supervisor ....

[@jocelynmelum]

It is so nice to see that I am not the only one who has to stop for doggie loving! I just saw a video on how to work with minky, so I haven't tried it yet, but they pinned two staggard rows of pins parallel to the edges instead of a ton of perpendicular, like you and I, and they seemed to have extreme success in eliminating shifting. I am going to try this since it is much less pins! I am also going to go get some "press and seal wrap" at the grocery store tomorrow as well! I have a couple minky blankets to make, so I am going to experiment with all 3 ways on a smaller scale to see what works best! My mom always taught me (I am 54 now) that I need to do a mini version of whatever I am making so I can figure out the best way! She comes from an era where wasting a bunch of fabric because I didn't practice first was HORRIBLE! If it's "new to me" fabric, I will test with that, but if it's construction, I better be using cheap fabric or muslin! HAHA! I will let you know how my experiments come out! Oh yeah, they said to only use polyester thread as well!

[@marciemoya5623]

I always like to remind people that even when you wash it don't try to iron over that minky or all the little bubbles will be gone but it sure turned out adorable I love the colors

[@PeachFig]

Sorry I must have mistakenly push something while reaching for a snack. I won't be sending you a donation. Thank you for your informative video.

[@ambergranger7486]

I tried making a minke blanket last night for my god child and omg 😱 I am so frustrated I swore I would never see again bc now I know I didn’t use enough pins! I wish I had seen ur video before I started. Thank you 🙏 I may try again

[@AngieKT327]

😫 Glad I could help at least for next time! 😊 It can be so infuriating with how much minky shifts! Excessive pinning really does make a world of difference though! I don’t typically pin this much with any other project, but minky is just so slippery. Hope you have a better time next on your next attempt! 🙏🏻

[@ambergranger7486]

Truly a good informative video. Thank you

[@mamajsewing]

Hi just watch your video on the baby blanket, I’m about to make my first one.. good tips and you mention that you from Ohio.. I’m live in Ohio too

[@AngieKT327]

Hi fellow Ohioan! 😄 Happy sewing! Good luck on the blanket! I’m sure it’ll turn out great! ❤️

[@jaz1844]

Hay! Finally someone from Ohio me tooo!!! South western part!!!!

[@ritaayala61]

Angie, this is helpful info, and you do great work! I'm curious if you share with your customers that your pet is around your fabric? I say this because of severe pet dander allergies some children have and not knowing your dog is in the room where you work could be problematic. I share this from personal experience.

[@AngieKT327]

Thanks for the comment! ❤️ And yes, I do disclose the dogs when I sell 😄

[@cduf99]

Do you tack down the middle of the blanket?

[@AngieKT327]

Not for small blankets like this. For larger blankets, like twin size, I have but even then I didn’t find it truly necessary.

[@hollycoley6993]

Do you have a magnet on your machine that you put your little scissors on?

[@AngieKT327]

Yes, it’s just a small but fairly strong magnet that I stuck on the bobbin winder. I still lose my snips occasionally but not nearly as often as I used to! 🤣🤣 although I probably would avoid if your machine is computerized at all, just in case

[@susanpaterson8004]

Would it work to use flannel on one side with the Winky? Great video. Thanks

[@AngieKT327]

Yes flannel would work great too. I would just pre-shrink the flannel before sewing because it can shrink a lot when you wash it while minky doesn’t shrink at all. I either just wash the flannel before sewing, or I spray it liberally with a water spray bottle and then toss it in the dryer on high heat and that’ll do the trick too 😄

[@marciemoya5623]

I noticed you kept saying minky on one side and minky on the other side but from here it looks like flannel on the print side and yellow minky on the back side so please explain why you called them both minky

[@SewJoyful]

They’re both Minky fabric.

[@susanatkinson4950]

Do the minky materials need to be pre-washed before you sew them together

[@AngieKT327]

No, it’s not necessary. Since minky is made from polyester material it won’t shrink when you wash it. It does have a weird feel to it, in my opinion, like makes my hands feel almost grimy- like it had a coating on it during production or something, so I definitely recommend washing it at some point before using the blanket. But whether that’s before sewing or after sewing doesn’t really matter.

[@mamajsewing]

Did you make the clip basket?

[@AngieKT327]

I did! I may make a video on how to make one, although I’ll probably change it up a bit from mine. I used way to firm of interfacing and it was super hard to turn right side out 😂

[@ellenbeatty1031]

I LOVE your dog. She looks like my puppy, Leia, who also likes to help me sew.