Sew good blanket with your own hands - the work is not particularly difficult, but painstaking. The attractive thing about it is that, having saved a considerable amount, even a novice craftswoman will be able to get something that is literally superior to store-bought ones in every way, and also unique. Try to determine where in Fig. expensive factory blanket. And how does it look in comparison with the others.

All homemade products in Fig. made using different types of patchwork techniques, and for good reason. Most homemade quilts are scrappy. Sew patchwork quilt doing it yourself will take a lot of time, but it will provide great opportunities for creative self-expression and means additional savings: if you are not a professional seamstress at home and you do not accumulate scraps of fabric, then its waste can be purchased at any sewing factory by weight and inexpensively. In the stores “Skillful Hands”, “Everything for Creativity”, etc. sets of scraps are sold, already sorted by color, pattern and type of fabric, specifically for sewing using the patchwork technique; They cost more than industrial waste, but not significantly. Therefore, most of the material in the article is devoted specifically to patchwork quilts, although we will also dwell on smooth-covered, modular and wicker quilts.

Dimensions

Since it is understandably difficult to make a bed for a blanket or to fit it to it, the blanket is sewn to the size of the bed. If your bed(s) are factory purchased, then blankets of one of the following sizes will fit it/them:

• Euro – 210x200 or 200x200 cm.
• Double, depending on the height and build of the couple - 210x180 (small skinny ones), 215x175 (plump short ones), 200x200 (average height and build), 220x240 (large ones).
• Single beds - 215x155 or 205x150.
• Single – 200x150.
• Children's - 150x120 (predominantly for boys) or 140x110 (more girlish).
• For newborns - the size of the changing table plus 12-15 cm in each direction. Typical size 120x120 cm.

The dimensions of the blanket for the existing bed are selected so that its edges (fringe, lace, frill, ruffle) on a made bed without lying down do not reach the floor by 12-15 cm, otherwise the edge of the blanket will get dirty. Also, the blanket on a free bed should not bunch up at the feet or heads, otherwise the insulation will creep. The size of the blanket determines the amount of materials needed for sewing.

Design

Sewing a blanket is simple at first glance, and this applies not only to its quilting, which will be discussed later. Have you tried washing a sweaty blanket? Say, after having the flu? If yes, then you know that it doesn’t always fit into the car and how heavy it is handwash. And what can your work, which may have required several months of intense work, turn into after it? busy evenings. So let's see how best to sew a blanket so that later there will be less hassle and less hassle.

A blanket, as you know, consists of a lining (underside), an insulating liner and a cover. To prevent the insulation from creeping or bunching up, the entire cake is either quilted, or the lining and the tire form a duvet cover into which the liner is placed. The last option, due to the efforts of advertisers pushing expensive products, has not been particularly popular lately, but for a homemade blanket from scraps it is advisable to consider it first, because in this case, most of the problems with washing the blanket and replacing the liner disappear. The liner always wears out faster than the tire, and washing a tire with underwear without it is equivalent to washing 2 sheets. If a window for the liner in the middle of the tire is undesirable for design reasons, then in the legs you can make a wide armhole from the lining fabric with an internal pocket-turn, like in a pillowcase. This, by the way, completely removes the problem of the reverse seam; any seamstress will immediately understand how much easier sewing is.

There is only one “but” in a blanket with a replaceable insert: if the bed does not have a footboard, then the insert will push out the pocket and the lining fabric will be visible. You can avoid this, without resorting to visible and hard fasteners of any kind, by using a wide border and/or choosing the appropriate lining material (see below). And once again, by the way, a blanket with an insert can be uninsulated for the summer. But we again ran into materials.

Materials

The cover of the blanket can be anything as long as it does not affect the skin and looks good. Covers for blankets for newborns, as well as for camping blankets, country blankets for hammocks, etc., used outdoors, are best made from raincoat fabrics. The cover of a thick winter blanket is made from thin furniture upholstery. For the durability of the blanket it is very important that the cover is stronger than the lining; In addition, this solution will allow you to fit the blanket into the bedroom interior. But with the lining and liner the matter is a little more complicated.

Lining

Cotton, satin or twill are most often used for the lining of the bowl; in expensive models there is silk. Cotton textiles are good for everyone, except that they get dirty easily, get sweaty and wear out pretty quickly. Therefore, cotton lining is used in blankets for children and babies born in the warm season; For the lining of a blanket for a winter-born, it is better to take calico or baize. In the era of diapers, the problem of moisture resistance from the inside, thank God, is not relevant.

Satin, twill and silk are light, durable, absolutely vapor permeable, and do not accumulate dirt. But they are slippery. Some people like it when the blanket caresses their body, while others, on the contrary, toss and turn in their pajamas underneath, still trying to fall asleep. In addition, blankets with slippery linings are not recommended for sleepyheads: they slip and become confused.

In this case, the best choice would be bamboo fabric: cotton or viscose with the addition of the finest bamboo fibers. What they write about its supposedly miraculous health and unique thermal properties is an utter lie. What can you do, marketers are, to put it mildly, peculiar people. If their boss strictly forbids them from embellishing under the threat of lifelong excommunication from corporate events and bonuses, their breath will simply stop and will not open again. However, bamboo canvas has many real advantages even without forced pushing:

1. Hypoallergenic, antistatic.
2. To the touch - like cotton.
3. Wear resistance is an order of magnitude higher than that of cotton and almost the same as that of silk.
4. High vapor permeability and very low porosity for solid particles; simply, it allows sweat to evaporate freely without accumulating dirt.
5. High mechanical strength.
6. It stretches weaker than even silk: if you make a lining from bamboo fabric in a blanket with a removable liner and an armhole with a pocket in the legs, the inside will not come out. In any case, a frill 5 cm wide is enough to ensure that the underside of the blanket never shows.

Liner

Blankets are most often insulated with synthetic fibrous materials: synthetic padding polyester (base is silicone, item 1 in the figure) or holofiber (base is propylene, item 2). The pads of modular blankets (see below) are conveniently stuffed with synthetic down, pos. 3. This is the same padding polyester, only not in sheets, but in the form of shaggy granules. To insulate blankets, sheet synthetic winterizer and holofiber are taken with a density of 150-200 and a thickness of 5-8 mm.

A blanket with padding polyester insulation is lighter and cheaper than one made from holofiber, but the padding polyester cakes faster when washed. Both of these materials are warm, unusually light, harmless, incl. for small children, but their own moisture capacity is small, i.e. they sweat and become damp easily. Because The materials are non-woven, blankets with inserts made from them must be quilted, otherwise the insulation will quickly bunch up. But stitching a blanket on synthetic padding requires special techniques, because... It’s a bit thick and crawls between the lining and the tire, but at the same time it readily clings to the needle and thread.

The blanket liner is made of fleece, the same one from which jackets and warm underwear are made (item 4), is somewhat heavier and more expensive, but in return it has a lot of advantages. Fleece is a fabric, so to speak, for outdoor use, durable, warm and resistant. Its vapor and moisture permeability is heterogeneous: from the fluffy side to the dense side it is good, but on the contrary it is low, i.e. it will absorb sweat and release it, and it will be difficult for coffee spilled on the blanket to seep into the body.

Fleece does not crawl and has almost no stretch. The insert in the blanket can be made replaceable and you won’t have to worry about quilting, or you can quilt a blanket with a non-replaceable insert using a simplified, much less labor-intensive scheme, see below. In the latter case, the blanket can be washed without anything: fleece, like a woven material, is completely washable.

Last fall, the author of this publication took and replaced a jacquard camel blanket with a fleece liner (it’s cheaper than a jacket); I just needed to sew the cuts lengthwise and make an overlock. And what? The blanket became lighter, but it was no worse warm in winter. And in the off-season, when the heating was already turned off, it was too early to turn on the air conditioning and the temperature in the apartment jumped from below the sanitary standard to +27, it was equally comfortable under a blanket with a fleece liner. And for your information: a jacquard blanket made of natural six Khakassian camels measuring 210x250 at current prices will cost about 3,000 euros. Although demolition, of course, is not and is not expected in any conceivable and inconceivable operating conditions.

Patchwork

A patchwork quilt has long been sewn as a dowry for girls of marriageable age, and not at all out of poverty, but as evidence of their perseverance, hard work, skill and artistic taste; Hawthorns and princesses also sewed blankets from scraps. In the West, the latter, already in marriage, often also wove tapestries, with which the wife of William the Conqueror entered history: her creation depicts the history of the conquest of England by the Normans.

With the beginning of Soviet power, war was declared on quilts as mercilessly as on churches. At the suggestion of the well-known comrade. Inessa Armand and Alexandra Kollontai. The reason for such intolerance can be understood if we recall the latter’s “glass of water theory” and the well-known slogan that followed from it in the 20s of the last century: “The Komsomol should not refuse a Komsomol member!” In what - vol. Kollontai and Armand were sanctimoniously silent, but the ugly Komsomol orgies date back to those times.

By the way, the comrades, convinced party members, did not miss their goal. At any party meeting, activists with serious faces, but with burning impatience in their souls, awaited the “sixth question.” It was customary to consider 5 issues “on paper” at one pars meeting, and the “sixth issue” was a drunken bacchanalia afterwards.

“Promising” Komsomol activists were often involved in “considering the sixth question” if they were available. Of the current openly Nazi figures, one can find at least 10 of varying degrees of fame, during which they labored in this incarnation and firmly believed in a great bright future. His own, for sure, and only based on his natural abilities, without any outstanding abilities, great works and achievements. And then suddenly you are faced with perestroika, revelations, a turning point and a complete failure of your career. Well, how can you not go completely berserk? However, let’s put an end to what sometimes happens under the blanket and return to blankets as such.

Styles and compositions

The most labor-intensive, but also the most valuable, are the blankets sewn from random scraps and scraps. The work took years, and to assemble this chaos in a way that would look good requires remarkable abilities. For a patchwork quilt in the style of chaos (item 1 in the figure) in England, for example, connoisseurs pay up to 8,000 pounds or more.

Most often, wedges and strips remain from cutting. The first ones naturally ask for a spiral composition (pos. 2), and the stripes are used to sew patchwork quilts in the zebra or stream style, pos. 3. The latter are valued almost on an equal basis with chaotic ones, as somewhat less labor-intensive, but more spectacular.

Modular

Modular (block) quilts differ from “true random” quilts in that the quilts are sewn together into geometrically regular modules, which are then trimmed to a template (see picture on the right). This simplifies and speeds up the work significantly, but the value of the product in the eyes of experts is reduced, because is determined primarily by the artistic merits of the blanket. Therefore, blocks are most often sewn square. 5-, 6-gons and other figures that are compatible without gaps greatly complicate the work, but the blanket, if it wins at all, is a little spectacular.

Blankets in the style of “block chaos”, pos. 4 in Fig. higher, more amateur, because their labor intensity is relatively low. At auctions in the middle price segment, block-assembled patchwork quilts in the style of arable land (pos. 5) and vegetable garden, pos. 6. They are named so because they are somewhat similar to aerial photographs of this type of area. Also average, but higher, are rated blankets in the style of a patchwork meander, pos. 7, block-geometric, pos. 8 and 9, as well as checkerboard, pos. 10 if they are made with taste and creativity.

Note: All block-assembled patchwork quilts can be sewn so-called. reversible, with transverse, longitudinal or both seams between the blocks on the face, pos. eleven.

Patchwork

Block-modular patchwork sewing is already the origin of the patchwork technique and its variety of quilting (not to be confused with paper quilling!). In prefabricated patchwork, modules (blocks) are sewn together, as in simple patchwork, and in quilting they are sewn onto a solid base. Fundamentally, patchwork differs from simple patchwork sewing in that the patches are selected in advance and prepared for the product. For example, in patchwork kits, the patches are often already cut to size and sold in kits for a specific item, with sewing and assembly patterns attached.

It is not for nothing that the patchwork technique has gained worldwide popularity: with it you can create truly masterpieces of sewing art at home in almost any national and/or traditional style; See photos for some samples. The most commonly used geometric assembly of blocks correct form, but zebra, stream, wave, etc. options are also possible. Patchwork does not accept visible chaos; its pattern is always semantic and organized in a certain way. If simple patchwork is closer to abstractionism in fine art, then patchwork is already a full-fledged modernist style.

Abstract art is not without deep meaning, but in addition to an outstanding master, it also needs an equally knowledgeable viewer and connoisseur. Therefore, abstraction is easily counterfeited by empty mediocrities. Modernism is also devoid of strict canons, but it shows its essence clearly and almost everyone is able to distinguish success from worthless attempts in it. This is the second important reason for the popularity of patchwork.

Schemes and blocks

Standard patchwork block sizes are from 10x10 to 30x30 cm in increments of 5 cm. Simple circuits patchwork blocks, such as corner spiral and ladder, you can create it yourself on checkered paper, see figure; The numbers indicate the numbers of fabric colors according to the selected samples. The block size is obtained based on the smallest permissible width of the pattern element along the face, equal to 1.5 allowances for the hem, i.e. for most fabrics 15 mm (see below, about sewing techniques).

How to work with diagrams

When you search for “quilt blocks”, “patchwork blocks”, “blocks for patchwork”, “blocks for patchwork”, a lot of samples come up. But these will be either simplified diagrams with alphabetical indications of the levels (upper part in the figure), or simply samples of pattern elements (below in the figure), on the basis of which you need to develop patterns in size and arrange the available flaps according to color.

Development complete scheme garment using the patchwork technique, it is done in stages as follows:

• Life-size diagrams of the selected blocks are built on checkered paper;
• Fabric samples are laid out according to the diagrams until the required aesthetic effect is achieved. It is advisable to operate with all selected blocks at once, this will make it easier to achieve an overall visual effect;
• The paper blank for each block is made in the quantity necessary to sew the entire item;
• On paper diagrams colored markers approximately mark the selected colors;
• Paper blanks are laid out in natural size and the overall effect is assessed;
• If some block/blocks do not fit aesthetically, repeat paragraphs. 1-3;
• When the item looks as it should, the selected blocks are numbered or designated by letters so as not to be confused with the numbering of fabric samples;
• A complete drawing of the product is drawn (for samples, see the figure below) indicating the dimensions, numbering of fabrics and blocks.

The last point is a stumbling block for beginner patchwork lovers/lovers; it is often simply overlooked. And then it turns out that “the scythe went wrong” (the mow went according to geometry and color), and it is very difficult to find where the germ of the flaw is hidden in the confusion of these seemingly simple figures.

About schemes for children

Additional requirements are imposed on the development of patterns for children's things using the patchwork technique, due to the characteristics of the child's not yet fully developed vision and psyche. A patchwork baby quilt, for example, should be designed as follows:

1. Large blocks are undesirable; it is better to work in a 10x10 cm module.
2. Small details of the pattern should not flicker; It is advisable to avoid complex curved contours.
3. Larger meaningful blocks (filled with a picture) need to be alternated with smaller background ones.
4. Repetitions of the same significant block in longitudinal and transverse rows are unacceptable.
5. Bright, saturated, flashy colors are also unacceptable.
6. The background color in quilting should be kept in the area of ​​greatest sensitivity of children's eyes: pale yellow, light green, pale blue.
7. The symmetry of the pattern relative to the longitudinal axis is very, very desirable with an odd number of longitudinal rows, i.e. there must be a central row.

An example of the correct construction of a pattern for a children's blanket - patchwork is given in Fig. Module – 10x10 cm. Full size (170x130 cm) is designed for growth. The design of significant blocks can be different, satisfying the above requirements.

Technology

Trimming flaps

This is a preparatory, but very labor-intensive and responsible operation; The allowance must be at least 7.5 mm, otherwise the seams of the tire will unravel later. To cut flaps to size and shape, stores (sewing shops, For Creativity, Skillful Hands) sell cutters and boards with a self-tightening coating; a coordinate grid is applied to their front side. The coating is rough, the fabric adheres to it.

The cutter can also be replaced with blades safety razor(3-5 per quilt), but if you are sewing a quilt in the chaos style or from chaotically assembled blocks, then it is difficult to find a replacement for the “self-healing” board. Only experienced cutters can accurately use scissors, and plywood and cardboard are quickly cut off by a cutter until they are completely unusable.

If you work using the patchwork technique, when one thing requires quite a few identical fragments, the matter is simpler. This is the time to hide your beloved, unless he is stuck tightly to beer and football: templates for cutting need to be cut out of plywood in the form of 2 completely identical halves with wings at allowance. The blank flap is inserted between them (on the left in the figure), and the halves are combined. This is not difficult, because the edges of the template halves can be easily felt through the fabric. The template is then compressed with your fingers or a small carpenter's clamp.

A special cutter (not cheap, by the way) is not needed for such a template: even very thin and “stretchy” fabric can be precisely cut with a razor blade. For example, just one such composite template is enough to cut flaps for a very impressive blanket in the flik-flyak style (on the right in the figure).

Sewing and edging

Sewing the flaps together and sewing the cover of a blanket from blocks, as well as its edging, do not differ significantly from other sewing works. The amount of allowance and the minimum allowable size of the workpiece are indicated above; The simplest method of edging is bias tape. We offer a selection of videos about everything else for beginners:

How to sew flaps:

Master class on sewing a patchwork quilt with your own hands:

Blanket edging using patchwork technique:

Quilting

Quilting a warm blanket with a non-replaceable insert is an operation even more important and labor-intensive than preparing fragments. It’s better for beginners not to think about the figured stitch (wave, leaves, scales, etc.). Figured stitching of blankets is done by weight: the pie blank is unrolled horizontally in the frame, and along the seams marked in advance on the cover, all 3 layers of materials are secured with pins. Simple straight pins are best. Pieces of cork are pricked onto their points; they hold the pie firmly and protect against punctures.

Once upon a time, figured stitching was done by hand; now special stitches are used for it. sewing machines without a table and with long, movable consoles in 2 directions. This unit occupies a large room. We would prefer to make do with a regular sewing machine. Better, of course, is a machine with a walking foot, but it’s so expensive. It will be much cheaper to buy or make yourself (him, not you) a special foot for quilting for a regular sewing machine, see for example. track. video clip:

In any case, the working techniques for quilting a blanket are as follows:

• By marking the seams, the cake is secured against displacement of the layers with safety pins.
• Fingers spread right hand spread the cake over its entire thickness directly in front of the foot. If the liner is synthetic padding, this requires considerable skill.
• With the folded fingers of the left hand, they pull up the material behind the foot. Here, too, you need experience and a sense of the material in order to pull exactly in time with the feed of the fabric with the grab (teeth). If you didn’t make it, the puff wrinkled and/or the seam came off; overtightened - the thread got tangled, the needle got stuck or broke.

Note: The thread for quilting a blanket should be smooth and durable polyester No. 40 or No. 50.

A patchwork quilt is usually quilted with the so-called. free stitch, see e.g. video tutorial:

In general, for slippery liners made of synthetic padding polyester and holofiber using a conventional sewing machine, a linear-diagonal stitch pattern is recommended (on the left in the figure below):

• From the center to the short edges, stitch across.
• Then do the same - from the center to the long edges.
• Also from the center - diagonally to the corners.
• From the middle, parallel to any of the diagonals, alternately on one side and the other - to the opposite corners.
• The same, from the other diagonal to the remaining 2 corners.

A linear-diagonal stitch does not eliminate the flaws that are inevitable when stitching on a conventional machine, but it drives them to the edges and corners where the cake can be trimmed. Therefore, if a blanket is quilted in this way, its edging and bordering are done last. If the blanket has a fleece liner, then the matter is again greatly simplified: then the blanket can be quilted with an envelope (on the right in the figure); the step of expanding the rectangles is from 10 to 25 cm (for fleece).

Other blankets

For the little ones

An ordinary blanket for a newborn should be sewn as stated above: size 120x120 cm, summer lining cotton linen; winter - flannel, calico or flannel. The tire is made of raincoat fabric, the insulation is definitely synthetic winterizer: holofiber is rough, fleece is heavy, but synthetic winterizer will last up to 2-3 years. Quilting is required, but the technological “harmfulness” of the padding polyester in this case will not do much harm, because the thing is small and not for show.

In the wake of the general fascination with transformability (oh, if only it were a cucumber core in a full glass... just kidding), “advanced” mothers are actively interested in blankets for newborns – transformers. But what’s interesting here is that the original publication (see figure) begins with the word “theoretically,” and then it is emphasized that the meaning of this innovation is primarily economic.

What prevented the author of the idea from showing off with enthusiasm? Zippers. Imagine having zippers on the sides and at the heads of your blanket. And you wake up with prints on your side. Or, which is no better, the lock has moved and caught your hair or something else. What will it be like for the little one with his thin, delicate skin in this case?

In general, this is not a case where ergonomics can be sacrificed for functionality. Not to mention the moral significance of the thing. There are patents for wedding rings with nail clippers and a beer cap wrench, but what's the point? If you really want to save a little on the birth of your baby or put your hands into his things, then it would be better to sew a very ordinary envelope for discharge from the maternity hospital; The pattern is given in Fig. You can save it and show it to your child later: look, this is where you once all fit.

Modular

How a modular blanket is constructed and sewn/knitted is shown in Fig. Its advantage is technological simplicity, no turning seams, no precise cutting and fitting. But in general, this is a better option than a blanket for a sofa: if it’s cold in the bedroom, then the spaces between the pillows will cool the body.

Rug, blanket or blanket?

And finally, one more blanket: made from pompoms. It is a type of woven blanket. It requires quite a lot of yarn, but it is effective, warm, breathes well and is very simple technologically; you don’t even need to know how to sew or knit. You can make a pompom blanket in an evening.

How to make a blanket from pompoms is clear from Fig. We can add to this that for warm clothes, 80-120 threads are needed at the intersections, i.e. 50-60 in each transverse and longitudinal beam. Accordingly, the nails must protrude by at least 100 mm. More threads in a bundle are made for a blanket and a rug, then the distance between the nails should be 3.5-4 cm. For a blanket, the nailing step is increased to 5-7 cm, and 40-50 threads are wound into the bundles.

It is best to weave a blanket from pompoms on a frame rather than on a board: it is more convenient to tie the crosses of branches, and the frame can be disassembled and hidden. On a board in a city apartment you can only weave a cover for a stool, and on a frame in an ordinary living room you can weave a double blanket.

The tails of the knots connecting the crosshairs of the thread bundles are left on the front side (where the pompoms will be). Usually, 1/4-1/3 of the bundle is left on the base, i.e., after winding 12-20 threads, they switch to a different color. Cut 3/4-2/3 of the bunch, respectively, and this is how pompoms are formed. The edge bundles are cut last when the panel is fully formed.

Not so long ago, this type of needlework, patchwork, became quite popular among craftswomen. And it is not at all surprising that many people want to take up the creation of bedspreads, pillowcases or tablecloths using this technique, because an item created in this way will be an excellent bright addition to the home interior. Warmth, comfort, mesmerizing color - all this can be achieved by creating a patchwork bedspread with your own hands. See how to do it here.

What is needed to create a patchwork bedspread

Quilters who do not yet have enough experience with patchwork can safely take on the task of creating such a home decor item with full confidence that they will be able to do it.

The only skill requirement is the ability to use a sewing machine. Therefore, even an ordinary seamstress who is not going to delve into the secrets of handmade can sew several scraps together. Read about slimes here.

To create a patchwork bedspread with your own hands you will need:

1. Fabrics. Since the bedspread will be created using the technique, flaps are the most required material. For a blanket of a standard format - 1.5 by 2.3 meters - you will need square flaps of 23 cm on each side. The appropriate size, like the future bedspread, you need to take the linen, it will become the back of the blanket, and you should also prepare a synthetic padding lining with sides 1.3 meters by 2.1.
2. Threads must be selected in accordance with the tone of the backing fabric and the color of the patches that are most often found in the bedspread. Thus, two types of thread will be enough.
3. Sewing machine with needles and pins.
4. Tailor's scissors.
5. Fabric knife.

How to choose flaps

One of the most difficult and important tasks in creating a quilt is choosing the right colors for the patches. It is necessary that they match in tones. All this depends on the taste of the craftswoman. You can create a bedspread from two types of scraps, but it’s more interesting from more colors. This is where you need to be very careful.

Patchwork bedspread in two shades

It is advisable to choose plain fabrics for flaps. It is best to combine 30 pieces pastel colors and just as much dark. If the choice is still on fabrics with a print, then it is better that it is quite small and only on light-colored fabrics.

If you don't have a clear idea yet, use the following color combinations for your work: lemon-caramel blanket, pink (milky) and burgundy, ivory patches can be combined with dark chocolate. The texture of the canvas is chosen entirely to the taste of the master, the main thing is that all the flaps are the same in density and thickness.

For a multi-colored creation, you should select several shades of fabrics, without neglecting, however, the advice of experienced craftswomen: do not use more than seven different types of rags. At the same time, only one color of the shreds can be the main one, the rest should be much smaller in number.

Applicable to the above bedspread format, 25 of the 60 patches must be one dominant color. The remaining colors should be divided between the remaining 35 patches, and they will not necessarily be in the same quantity, it all depends on the desired pattern as a result.

The easiest way to select shades that suit the leader is by selecting additional colors to the main one.

Perhaps the most difficult stage - choosing the fabric - has already been completed and all that remains is to sew everything together. This process will be even simpler and will not create problems or difficulties even for beginning craftswomen. The only requirement at this stage is patience; the creation process is quite lengthy.

Step 1. Fabric preparation - decating. It is performed as follows: all pieces of fabric should be washed, dried and ironed well.

It is also recommended to starch cotton materials, and dip silk fabrics in a gelatin solution for some time. Such operations are carried out in order to facilitate further work with tissues: as a result, they become more rigid and hold their shape better.

Step 2. Before you start stitching, you should try to see if everything is set up correctly: whether the threads and needles are suitable, whether the stitching is easy. We recommend you read it.

Step 3. After the shreds are cut, you can start stitching. This requires two future adjacent flaps different color fold them together facing each other and, stepping back 1.5 cm from the edge, stitch on one side.

Next, you should sew another piece of the third color to them and so on 3 more times until you get a multi-colored strip of 6 squares. You need to create 9 such stripes, after which you need to iron the seams.

Step 4. After this, you need to grind off the stripes. Fold the two supposed adjacent strips together facing each other, and connect them with pins.

Stepping back 1.5 cm from the edge, stitch in one direction along the length of the strips. Next, you need to take out the pins, lay out the result and smooth out all the seams again. Repeat the procedure with all the strips to get a single canvas.

Step 5. The ready-made front part of the shreds must be placed wrong side up, and padding polyester placed on top.

Since the flaps have significantly lost in size during stitching, the lining will be slightly larger than the canvas, so it must be placed evenly so that the same amount of padding polyester remains on each side.

Secure both panels with pins. After this, you need to sew the lining to the flaps, it is important that the stitches match each seam between the flaps and the strips. The end result should be a neat square stitch.

Step 6. The resulting fabric must be applied with the wrong side to the wrong side of the remaining third fabric, which will serve as the second side of the blanket.

As in the previous point, the size of the canvas will be smaller than the prepared fabric, so you need to lay everything out evenly, secure it with pins, and baste.
The remaining fabric from all edges must be folded inside out 1.5 cm and basted. When such work has been carried out on all sides, it is necessary to remove the bastings and stitch the fabric. Hem the remaining corners yourself.

That's enough in a simple way you can create an original patchwork bedspread. Folding squares is one of the most simple ways, there are, of course, more complex types of such sewing. A blanket made of denim will look original.

DIY denim patchwork bedspread

Very often we update our denim wardrobe, and old clothes It would be a shame to throw it away. With the thought “what if it comes in handy?” we hide old pants and jackets deep in the closet. A patchwork blanket is just the time when the time comes for a second life for old jeans.

To create such a creative product you will need unnecessary denim and any other fabric for the wrong side, the only requirement for this part is that the fabric should be approximately the same in density as jeans.

The dimensions of the future bedspread are completely at the discretion of the master, because it depends on the number of scraps of denim fabric available in stock. After all the pieces of the future bedspread have been cut, you should do the same work with the lining fabric.

The end result should be the same number of denim and fabric squares. Each of them should be folded in pairs with the wrong side facing each other, after which you can proceed to sewing.

Fold two pairs of such flaps with the linings inward so that the denim remains on both sides of the flap. Stepping 1.5 cm from the edge, all four fabrics must be stitched along one side. Now you can separate the two flaps.

Allowances for seams should be on the front side, and an even seam, on the contrary, should be on the wrong side. The remaining scraps should also be stitched in pairs - this will be the material for the future blanket.

After this, all the pieces must be sewn into one large fabric. And finally, you need to sew the blanket along all its sides, retreating 1.5 cm from the edge. It is desirable that this stitching be double, that is, seam to seam.

However, that's not all. Take the sharpest scissors so that they can cope with four-layer fabric, that is, with the remaining allowances on the right side of the fabric. It is necessary to make cuts at the seam allowances throughout the entire fabric.

It often happens that we feel sorry for throwing away old clothes that we don’t wear, although they haven’t worn out yet, and we don’t want to store them, because they take up a lot of space. Far-sighted housewives solve this problem very simply: they use this fabric for patchwork and make a patchwork quilt from it.

Peculiarities

Patchwork is a trend in needlework in which various things are created from scraps and multi-colored scraps of fabric, ranging from small crafts and decorative pillows to blankets and ottomans. The name of this type of needlework speaks for itself: it comes from the English word “patchwork”, where “patch” is a patch, “work” is work.

The patchwork quilt is the most popular patchwork product, especially for beginners and craft enthusiasts. A blanket in this style can have various patterns and ornaments or depict specific objects, it all depends on the technique and imagination of the master.

Now patchwork has turned into a whole stylistic trend, within which professional apartment designers also work. But still best works in patchwork belong to amateur craftsmen who made this activity their hobby and breathed life and love into it.

The patchwork culture is so original that it is suitable for decorating rooms with interiors that are completely different in style, and not just for rooms in a rustic or country style, as ordinary people usually think. Patchwork quilts and pillows will harmoniously complement designs in the High-Tech and Loft styles.

The undoubted advantage of patchwork blankets is their availability. You can often find them in stores, and if necessary, you can sew them yourself. The materials are very simple and affordable, they can be found in any home - just look in the closet and sort through old things. For the rest, a couple of simple patchwork techniques will help the housewife, sewing machine and a little imagination.

Technicians

The creation of any patchwork product involves the step-by-step execution of an algorithm, which depends on a particular technique. The technique determines which templates and patterns the master will need to use to sew the product:

• Traditional patchwork – This is the most common technique for creating large pieces. First, you need to sew a single solid fabric from many scraps, and then use stuffing to form a blanket from it. The patch pattern is usually located only on the top of the future blanket, but there are also double-sided models where the pattern is located on both sides of the product. The traditional technique uses only rectangular or square flaps.

A variation of traditional patchwork is the “American square” technique. Rectangular and square fabric shapes are also used here, but they are arranged according to a specific pattern.

• Sometimes the color of the squares is arranged in rows from dark to light, forming gradient. This technique is called “watercolor”. This technique uses pastel colors as a basis.
• The next technique is called "crazy patchwork" or crazy shreds. The sewing principle is the same as in traditional patchwork. The only difference is that this technique uses absolutely different forms and sizes. They can be crooked, small, large, have many angles or none at all. Blankets using this technique can be decorated with additional embroidery, ribbons, sequins, buttons, beads, beads or braid, which is usually placed over the seams to hide them.
• Products created using technology knitted patchwork, or crocheted patchwork, are very similar in appearance to the traditional technique, if not for one difference. In this type of patchwork, scraps and flaps are not sewn to each other by machine, but are tied manually with threads. This is more painstaking work. Some housewives create blankets entirely from stitched knitted scraps.

• Blankets in Japanese patchwork technique usually quilted, and the patches are cut from silk fabric. The pattern into which the flaps are folded is based on geometry: rhombuses, squares, rectangles and corners. Sometimes the patches are cut in the shape of a honeycomb.
• “Well” technique also called the “log hut,” involves combining spiraling rectangular pieces around a square that occupies the center of the blanket.

• At the core "Chess" techniques there are small squares arranged in a checkerboard pattern. Typically, when creating such a blanket, contrasting colors are used.
• A technique called “Russian square” to some extent repeats the national pattern. In the center of the quilt there are several small squares sewn together, flanked by triangles of different colors. Closer to the periphery of the product, squares begin to be used again.

More experienced needlewomen are not limited to the listed techniques and come up with their own. The scraps can be combined in absolutely any order, so there are no clear laws or prohibitions for this type of needlework. You can create as you please!

For different styles

It is believed that patchwork items are used in simple styles like Provence. However, an interior with accents on textiles made from scraps can be made not only in a rustic, but also in a number of modern styles type Loft, Country, Art Deco, Marine or ethno. Patchwork items will not simplify them, but, on the contrary, will soften them and become a bright accent that gives comfort.

For ordinary people, a patchwork quilt is associated with something Russian and simple, but this is a deep misconception. The patchwork pattern can be built in the form of a mosaic or appliqué. In addition, patchwork quilts can repeat not only the Russian national ornament, but also the ethno-patterns of different peoples of the world.

Suitable materials

In patchwork there are no specific guidelines regarding the choice of fabric. Initially, this type of needlework was conceived as a way practical use old things. Therefore, in one product you can combine fabrics of different textures and shapes - this will only add originality to it. So when creating a quilt from scraps, you can use scraps of any fabric that you like.

Another thing is that not every fabric is pliable to use. Patchwork masters are sure: best material for a patchwork quilt it is chintz. This is because cotton fabric is easier to cut, there will be no threads sticking out on the sides of the chintz pieces, it is difficult to put a tie on such fabric, and it is easy to iron. The machine stitching on such fabric will not creep and will come out smooth.

You can choose scraps from any old things:

• From jeans the most original models are obtained. Especially if you take denim in different shades - from light blue to deep blue. You can arrange the pieces in any order, or you can make a gradient out of them.
• A combination of scraps will help you achieve an original pattern. from knitwear or children's clothes. As a rule, things for children are made from colorful, bright fabrics. They often have a fun and unique pattern, and such prints are perfect for a bright patchwork quilt. This is exactly what is obtained from knitted fabrics.

• A rather bold option is to use materials such as silk, organza and staple. These capricious fabrics require some skill, so it is not recommended for beginners to work with them. However, an experienced master can create a miracle out of them. For example, any patchwork quilt will sparkle in a new way if you layer organza as an additional fabric on top of a bright material.

A quilt should not only be beautiful, but also warm. Especially if it is used not as a bedspread, but as a full-fledged blanket. In this case, the material should be warm and pleasant to the touch. Wool and drape have these characteristics:

• Maybe, wool It is not so rich in the choice of colors and looks massive, but it is warm and soft. A wool patchwork blanket is usually created for practical purposes - to keep warm in cold weather, so it will come in handy in cold weather. In addition, six is ​​easy to operate. It does not wrinkle and hardly gets dirty, and therefore will always look well-groomed. The wool blanket holds its shape well, and the material itself is very durable and will therefore last for many years.
• Drape It may well replace wool, since it has almost the same features. This material also holds its shape well, so you can cover any bed with it, and the blanket will look very neat. The drape wears out for a long time and does not wrinkle. It holds color for a very long time and does not fade. Finally, drape is as warm as wool, so it will be indispensable in cold weather.

Fillers, insulation

A patchwork quilt can be either thin, more like a blanket, or insulated. It’s easy to create a warm blanket - the main thing is to find and sew a warming material between the outer and lower patchwork parts of the future product. By the way, there may be several such materials:

• For example, many needlewomen use thinly sliced loose foam. It holds its shape well, does not roll up in clumps inside the blanket, is elastic and durable. Foam rubber has low wear and tear, so a blanket with such padding will last longer.

• Sintepon is also a good option for stuffing blankets. This is a hypoallergenic elastic material with a good heat-saving effect. It retains heat better than foam rubber, which is why it is often used when sewing winter clothes. In addition, things made from padding polyester are usually very soft and light. This material will add volume to the blanket, giving it a cozy look. However, it is better to stuff quilts with padding polyester, otherwise the material may roll up over time and be distributed unevenly inside the product.
• Sometimes used as blanket stuffing batting. This is a non-woven material made from shredded and pressed fabric scraps. Batting is considered quite warm and pleasant to the touch, but unlike padding polyester and foam rubber, it wears out quite quickly.

• Another non-woven material suitable for stuffing blankets is holofiber. It appeared not so long ago, but has already firmly taken its place in the stuffing of various products. In my own way appearance and the properties of holofiber are very similar to synthetic padding polyester, although their production technologies are significantly different. Holofiber is considered an environmentally friendly product for health. It is resistant to washing and various types of deformation, and does not accumulate dust. This material allows air to pass through well, but at the same time retains heat. Under a holofiber blanket it will not be cold in winter, and not hot in summer.

In some cases, the choice of padding depends on the type of outer material of the blankets. For example, for thinner and more stubborn materials such as silk, thin foam rubber or batting is more suitable, because they are made in layers, which means they will add thickness and shape to a shapeless product.

Dimensions

The dimensions of any (including patchwork) quilt are determined based on the size of the sleeping place, the parameters of its owner, his activity during sleep and personal preferences.

So, the calculation of the size grid of a blanket for a single bed will vary from 180-190 cm in length and up to 130 cm in width. For children's beds, the length of the blanket will reach no more than 160 cm.

For single beds, both large and medium sizes of blankets are suitable. It all depends on the needs of the person. The length of a blanket for a semi-truck also remains within the range of 190-200 cm, while the width ranges from 140 to 180 cm. There will be so much space under such a blanket that you can wrap yourself entirely in it.

The specificity of double beds and king size beds is their huge dimensions. Good decision for such beds there will be a voluminous patchwork quilt, significantly larger than standard sizes. The length of such blankets can reach 200 cm or more, and the width can be from 2 to 4 meters.

There are non-standard bed sizes, the blanket for which can reach 5 meters. However, there are relatively few such models, so bed sheets and the blankets for them are usually made to order.

Colors and designs

The traditional and at the same time the most common pattern for patchwork products in the patchwork style is geometry. Typically, classic patchwork patterns are divided into two categories:

• Products made from squares. The square is the primary element, which is often the center of the composition. Even the simplest bedspread, made only from square scraps, will decorate any bed.
• From triangles. A triangular pattern on a quilt appears smaller and more mottled than a square one. More often than not, multi-colored triangles are arranged in such an order that they form a square. A pattern based on alternating shapes will look great on any quilt.

Various schemes The usual squares, rectangles, diamonds, triangles and polygonal shapes are very popular, but there are other options for quilt patterns.

Patchwork does not limit craftsmen in choosing a pattern. In addition to the usual geometry, you can create entire applications from fabric. For example, you can place images of characters from your favorite books and films on a blanket. For children's blankets, you can use images of any cartoon characters. The child will certainly like such a creative canvas.

A good gift would be a patchwork blanket created in the form of a mosaic or collage with photographs. Such a blanket will definitely lift the mood of its owner, because pictures dear to the heart will always be before your eyes.

You can get creative with your quilt and make it themed. For example, in the applique you can use New Year or Christmas motifs, depicting an elegant tree with a star on the top. You can also time the theme of the canvas to coincide with your birthday or Valentine's Day. You can fantasize about Halloween or Easter. If desired, any idea can be translated into patchwork.

There are no rules about the color palette: you can use any shades of any color. These can be colorful synthetic shreds with different prints and colors, or they can be plain scraps in pastel colors.

Remember we wrote about hygge style? How did you not read? Be sure to read and get inspired by this lifestyle and the philosophy of organizing a Scandinavian interior. The philosophy is very simple: coziness, comfort, nothing superfluous, nothing that could irritate, distract or tire.

Patchwork bedspread in the interior

Maximum of soft and comfortable things, a lot of textiles, homely, natural materials. The house is calm and safe, friends gather here, it’s not boring to be here yourself, curled up in your favorite handmade blanket and immersed in dreams. By the way, about handmade and bedspread. We offer to bring this luxurious picture to life and create a patchwork patchwork quilt with your own hands.

What materials are needed for a patchwork bedspread?

Well, let's start by defining the concept of patchwork. This is a technique that allows you to sew a whole blanket, or rug, or even a bag, clothing, stole, from many different small scraps. Such products are not only warm and therefore practical, but very stylish and authentic, which means they can decorate the interior. We will sew a blanket. What we need:

• remnants of various fabrics (it is desirable that they be of approximately the same quality, or at least the same thickness);
• ruler, pencil;
• scissors;
• fleece;
• fabric for the wrong side (denim can be used);
• thread, needle or sewing machine;
• for more complex option you will need a diagram.

Technique for creating a bedspread from scraps

For starters, you can try sewing DIY patchwork blanket from squares. Then you don’t have to think about the pattern and sewing the bedspread will be easier.

You need to cut out many identical squares from the scraps - use a pencil and ruler so as not to make mistakes in the sizes.

If you have a sewing machine, the process will go much faster. Sew the squares in rows, and then sew the rows themselves. When the fabric is ready, it needs to be ironed from the inside to straighten the seams.

Pattern of a patchwork bedspread

Then you need to measure the item to cut the appropriate fleece fabric. Now place the blanket face up on the fleece.

The next step is to also cut out a fabric from denim or any other fabric - this will be the inside of the blanket. Next, lay the denim right side down on the fleece and blanket stack.

Your stack can be basted a little and then topstitched. Leave a hole in one of the corners so that the blanket can be turned inside out. If you did everything correctly, you will have denim on one side, a quilt front on the other, and fleece on the inside. The hole must be sewn up with hidden seams and the finished product must be ironed again.

Patchwork quilt pattern

If you want to increase the size of the blanket, then at the assembly stage you can lay plain strips of fabric between the squares. Now you have a finished patchwork quilt.

Video instructions for beginners:

DIY patchwork blanket: using patterns

A more complex pattern will require precision cutting and a diamond eye. First, study your stock of scraps: what material is plentiful, what is less, and what is generally in short supply. Next, you can come up with a diagram yourself by drawing it on a sheet of paper with paints or pencils, or take ready-made templates.

Remember that it is most convenient to sew the flaps in blocks, and then sew these blocks together. Don't forget to leave seam allowances, otherwise you will end up with a product that is half the size you expect.

Scandinavian motifs

Patchwork style: bedspread in different techniques

More precisely, the execution technique remains the same, but the products will differ from each other in appearance.

Greetings to all patchwork lovers! Many of you are probably familiar with this type of needlework and may have skills in this art. I really like all kinds of products made in the patchwork style, and sometimes I indulge in this activity myself. I have already sewn two for my family. large bedspreads before, so I have a little experience. Today I want to tell and show you how I created patchwork baby blanket.

It is intended for my goddaughter, who is only three years old. I was thinking about what to give her for Christmas and decided that this blanket would be good option. She may not really understand it yet, but I hope it stays with her for many years to come. She has enough dolls and toys, but she doesn’t have such a colorful blanket yet.

There are no special devices in the form of checkered boards for patchwork in my arsenal. I start from scrap materials. But if you want to sew a blanket with a complex pattern, you may need special tools. Although this is more for convenience. After all, they sewed without them before? So everything is possible. So let's get started.

MATERIALS

• Cotton fabric in different colors
• White with printed pattern
• Sintepon

That's all we need for work. It is difficult to calculate the amount of material, because it all depends on the drawing you want to post. I will indicate only the main sizes of the fragments.

central part The blanket consists of multi-colored squares with sides of 13.5 cm. Before starting work, I laid out the entire pattern on the table.

Then I started sewing the squares together vertically. The seam was laid along the width of the foot. You must not make a mistake in the sewing order and take the squares one by one.

When the strips were ready, I began to join the square fabric. When sewing the strips, you need to carefully ensure that all the seams are connected correctly and the squares lie evenly to each other. The central part consists of 35 squares: 5 vertically and 7 horizontally.

After that, I cut out two strips 16 cm wide and sewed them to the long sides of the fabric.

Similarly, two more strips of the same width are sewn to the newly formed sides, and this is what happens on the wrong side.

Then I cut four strips 7 cm wide. Two of them are equal in length to the short sides, and two to the long sides of the blanket. Using an iron, I immediately pressed the seam allowances.

At a distance of 3.5 cm from the central colored fabric, I stitched all the stripes one after another, along the entire perimeter of the blanket. Thus, at the corners they turned out to be superimposed on each other. Now the front part is ready.

Having pinned the padding polyester to the top panel of the blanket with needles, I cut off all the excess and stitched both parts along the edge.

I then cut out two pieces of fabric (there wasn't enough width for a single piece) and stitched them so that they formed a fabric equal in size to the top.

Folding the two fabrics together with the right sides facing in, I stitched them along the edge to the width of the foot. At the same time, I left a small open area through which I turned the blanket inside out and manually sewed up the hole.

I then carefully stitched the edge of the blanket to the width of my foot to secure all sides.

And finally, you need to connect all the parts of the blanket all the way through so that they do not dangle separately from each other. It can be done different ways. I stitched the blanket along the seams so that the stitching would not be visible. First along the edge of the central part, and then along several squares. First you need to carefully secure everything with either a basting or needles.

This is what I got on the reverse side.

You can stitch in different places or even stitch across all the squares. This is optional and by design. Well, here's my patchwork baby blanket and it's ready!

In its final form, it measured 88cm by 111cm. I hope that it will be quite suitable for three-year-old Taisiya. And when he grows up, we’ll sew more).

I hope you liked it. As you can see, there is nothing complicated, and almost any needlewoman can handle such a blanket. You need a little patience and perseverance.

For those who have a lot of multi-colored fabrics in their home that are no longer used for their intended purpose, there is a great opportunity to create wonderful products with your own hands. They can be very different, from blankets and pillows to wardrobe items. In such a thing you will look original and original. Such products are rarely on sale, so it will immediately be clear that this is an exclusive model.

And in a home interior it is always more comfortable with such things, as they remind of the ancient traditions of applied arts. Many products made in patchwork style are real works of art. They require great skill and effort. With some effort, a special and unusual tear.

I look forward to your comments and reviews. Merry Christmas to everyone! I wish you health, harmony and prosperity!

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