Scalloped Blanket Tutorial

Wow! I'm flattered by all the nice comments! I got several requests to give instructions on how to make the scalloped blanket, so here you are!

Materials Needed:
1 ½ yards fabric (I used flannel)
1 ½ yards coordinating fabric (again, flannel)
1 ½ yards plain white flannel for inside lining (this gives the blanket the perfect thickness)
Coordinating thread
Scallop Template

1. Prewash fabric
2. Draw your scallop template on a piece or two of card stock (I used a sour cream lid to make mine). I just taped two pieces of card stock together, drew two scallops and a corner scallop and then cut it out. It looked like this:

(Sorry this is so fuzzy, I don't have a scanner, so I just drew the pictures and then took pictures of them. I know it's ghetto, but what do you do?)

3. Draw your scallops onto your plain lining fabric with a fabric pen. Mine ended up being 8 scallops by 9 scallops including the corner scallops. (I left a little extra fabric at the end so I could make a matching stuffed animal otherwise it would have been about 8x10 scallops). It also would be cute as a perfect square too - really, just do however many you want and can fit on your fabric!

4. Lay your fabric and coordinating fabric right sides together. Place your lining on top with your scallop drawing face up. Be sure to match up the sides carefully and smooth it out REALLY WELL. Pin it together.

5. Sew along the lines you drew leaving two scallops open to turn it right side out (I recommend leaving just two normal scallops open and NOT a corner scallop. I learned this the hard way).
6. Trim around your sewn scallops leaving about ¼ inch (if this makes you nervous, you could probably leave a larger raw edge, it just might be bunchier). Carefully clip the inside of each scallop to the point, leaving about 1/8 inch.

7. Turn it right side out, pushing each scallop out really well. Iron each scallop flat.
8. Slip stitch your open scallops shut. (I learned this the hard way too. I recommend re-drawing the scallop right on the blanket with a washable fabric pen so you have a line to follow. Otherwise your scallop might end up more triangle-y than round).

9. Top stitch all the way around the blanket at ¼ inch.

10. Now quilt the blanket by sewing straight lines from end to end. I just sewed it every two scallops, but you could do it every scallop if you’re feeling ambitious.

11. Voila! You have a beautiful scalloped blanket. Now snuggle up your baby in it and kiss her cheeks off!