Months ago I watched a friend make one of these minky blankets and I couldn’t stop thinking about them! I found myself wishing I knew someone having a baby, just so I could make it. Everything about it is the perfect baby blanket. It is soft. It is just the right weight. Not too heavy and not too light. And best of all they are stinkin’ cute! Luckily, my brother and sister-in-law gave me a new little nephew to make one for.
Oh yeah, and it is easy. There’s no piecing and no turning needed! The quilted look comes by sewing straight lines between the minky dots. Every 4 dots you sew a straight line down between the dots and then turn 90 degrees and do the same thing. Because of the dots there is no need to mark where to sew!
Instructions:
1. Cut fabric and minky to the same size. (I used 42″ squares)
2. Place fabric wrong sides together. There is no turning, so sew it like you will see it when finished.
3. Pin in a few spots to prevent fabrics from shifting or stretching.
4. Sew straight lines between minky dots. I went every 4 minky.
5. Turn 90 degrees and repeat step 4.
6. Once sewn, trim sides so they are square and bind with coordinating fabric!
If you are new to quilt binding, Heather Bailey has a fantastic tutorial.
I’m seriously in love with it. And even though it is being shipped off to Hawaii I know it will be a blanket the little guy will love even when he is a bigger guy!
Heck–I’m a grown adult and I want one!
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LOVE it!!! I might have to try and make one, I think I may be able to do it!
Love the photo on the white dresser, what a great dresser!:)
This is so cute and even seems like something I might be able to do! I can sort of sew in a straight line.
And I want one for me now. 
What a great gift too.
I am making these! I love it! I could make mini ones for abby’s baby twins! Thanks Nik!
I have 2 yards of pink minky and coordinating fabric that have been sitting next to my sewing machine for 2 weeks now, but I’m so glad I waited for this! Thank you!
This blanket is so cute. If you sewed another line through each square (so its 2 dots by 4 dots) It would look just like lego blocks. That would be super cute too!
Theresa I love the idea of the Legos! My boys would totally dig a Lego blanket! We’re Lego fans.
It’s so pretty and soft looking! AND, by reading the instructions, it seems like something even I could make!
So cute and giftable. Thanks so much for this, I’ll be linking.
Very cute! I’m making a tag blanket right now with some minky squares and a warning to all…..don’t iron the minky fabric! The fabulous dots disappear!
I love this blanket. It is so sweet. I LOVE the colors.
This would make just about the sweetest present ever.
I would love for you to link this up to my Christmas in July linky party.
I am so excited I found your blog and now I am going to spend part of kiddos nap time looking around.
I hope to see your project on my blog soon!
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ADORABLE!!! Anything you did to keep the minky from stretching? I’ve been trying to make a four square baby blanket with flannel and minky and a satin back and I’m having a heck of a time. Maybe I should just use the minky and flannel and save the satin for another project…
I pinned the two fabrics together every 18 inches to keep it from moving too much. But then just trimmed after I was done because it did stretch a little!
Ok, I am making one these this week! BUT, I am completely clueless when it comes to quilt binding–I’ve always turned. I’m going to be adventurous and try it though. I’ve read the tutorial you linked and it mostly makes sense. I’ve also watched some tutorials on YouTube. Any other little tips you have?? I see that you didn’t bind it to the back but instead turned the edges in and stitched? How did that work? Did you still do it by hand or with the machine? I appreciate your help!
It is machine bound. It is so much faster holds up better with a lot of washings (like a baby blanket gets). On the blanket I sewed the binding to the back, but then folded it all over because my binding tape ended up being too narrow. So if you do it right you’ll have half of the binding on the back and half on the front. Binding seems scarier than it really is. The corners are the trickiest part, but luckily there are only 4 of them! Good luck and let me know how it turns out!
What color thread did you use?
I think it was light blue.
did you do a different binding on each side? I thought you just took a strip folded it over the edge and sewed it down.
I did a follow up post for the binding you might find helpful. http://thecraftingchicks.com/2011/08/minky-baby-blanket-simplified.html
I’m curious about how the “quilt” stitching looks on the other side of the blanket…on the printed fabric. Can you just stitch the minky first, then put it together? Or do the squares also help hold the blanket “together”? Thx!
Stitching the whole blanket does keep it together. You can see a better view of the front in this post http://thecraftingchicks.com/2011/08/minky-baby-blanket-simplified.html
Looks great! I’d love to make these with NFL fabric for my sport’s friends with babies. Your minky fabric looks great! I’m curious where you buy from.
I was wondering if with these cute rag quilts can I add a thin layer of that quilt stuffing stuff between the two fabrics before I saw the quilt?
I have twin nephews and they are very tiny and get cold fast. My niece usually has them wrapped in a recieving blanket with their crib comforters ove them poor little boys. I think these rag quilts will be a very nice Easter present for them!
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