How to Miter a Blanket

Give a soft blanket neat miter corners.

Creating miter corners will give a clean look to any blanket. The importance of miter corners is that they prevent excess fabric from hanging off the perimeter of the blanket. In other words, miter corners create a sharp look for any trim on a cover or bedspread. Once your blanket is completed, display it on a living-room couch or on the bed in a master bedroom. Or craft a soft nylon trim with miter corners on a baby blanket for a warm and loving gift for an infant.

Things You'll Need

• Needle
• Thread

Instructions

1. Pinch the upper and lower sides of a piece of stitched blanket trim. Slide your pinched fingers to one edge of the blanket.

2. Flatten the loose edge of trim against the outside edge of your pinched fingers. The shape of the flattened trim will create a triangle – with half of the triangle aimed above the upper side of the blanket and the other half aimed below, on the lower side.

3. Fold the two triangular flaps back onto the piece of stitched trim. Sew the folded triangular pieces into place using a cross-stitch pattern. Repeat steps one through three for the three remaining corners of the blanket.

References

• Utah State University Cooperative Extension; Mitered Corner Receiving Blanket; Ronda H. Olsen, Debra Proctor, Karen Biers
• Pattern Review: Beautiful Blanket Binding Miter Corners (Tip/Technique)
• New England Classic Stitch: Types of Stitches