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Summary: Lay your blanket on top of the back piece and cut around the blanket. Learn how to make a family quilt in this free home decor video.
Misty Swift began sewing from home for herself and friends after being distraught over a beautiful bag she purchased only to discover it was horribly made and almost immediately fell...read more
"Okay, once you have your batting, cut you're ready to cut your back piece which I usually cut pretty similar. This one actually was a leftover piece that just happened to be about the right size, so I'm actually going to need to -- I'll have a little excess of the top piece but that's okay. There's nothing on there that will hurt to have come off. So we want to get that spread on there, and make sure and go ahead and cut around that. Once you have that cut, you want to iron it so it will lay nice and flat. This is a nice washable satin so I don't have to worry about every wrinkle out perfect 'cause once they wash it and hang it those wrinkles -- the rest of the wrinkles will fall off."
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