For my daughters first birthday I wanted to make her a special gift that was just for her. I am not the best at sewing but I know what I’m doing. This DIY Minky Blanket is easy to make however working with minky fabric has some difficulty because the fabric is a bit slippery because of how soft it is. It has a tendency to move under the sewing machine but the trick to getting around this is to use extra sewing pins! Other than that this DIY Minky Blanket is easy to make and only has a few steps!

You do not need a fancy machine to sew this, you can use a cheap easy to use one like this one here and be just fine!

You can grab fabric at any fabric store, or order it online by the yard at joann fabric here.

You could make this in any size you need but I wanted something that would be great for her toddler years.

 

You can use these same directions to make any size blanket that you want to! Just follow the sizing amount for the sizes below and you want EACH piece of fabric to be that amount.

DIY Minky Blanket Fabric sizes

Toddler/crib: 2 yards of fabric

Twin: 8 Yards of fabric

Full: 10 yards of fabric

Queen: 12 yards of fabric

DIY Minky Blanket

 

DIY Minky Blanket Supplies

• 100% cotton fabric
• minky fabric
• thread
• pins

 

DIY Minky Blanket Directions

• Measure the fabric then cut your fabric
• Lay the fabric down so the right sides are facing together and all the sides are matching up. (After you sew them you’ll be turning it right side out. )
• Pin around the all of the edges.
• With the minky fabric side down,  slowly sew around the blanket lining up the edge of the foot with the edge of the fabric.
• Leave a one inch gap on one of the sides, so you will be able to turn the fabric inside out.
• Once you have sewed all the sides use your fingers to grab in the gap and turn the fabric right side out.
• Fold the gap in and make a 1/4 inch top stitch around the whole blanket.

Step by step DIY Minky Blanket Photo Directions

Lay the fabric down so the right sides are facing together and all the sides are matching up. After you sew them you’ll be turning it right side out.

Measure the fabric the (12 inches by 12 inches.) Cut your fabric.

Pin around the all of the edges.

With the minky fabric side down,  slowly sew around the blanket lining up the edge of the foot with the edge of the fabric. Leave a one inch gap on one of the sides, so you will be able to turn the fabric inside out. Once you have sewed all the sides use your fingers to grab in the gap and turn the fabric right side out.

Fold the gap in and make a 1/4 inch top stitch around the whole blanket.