How To Finish The Back Of A Cross Stitch Baby Blanket
How to finish the back of a cross stitch baby blanket. Leave one to two inches of fabric all around the hoop. When you get to the end of the fabric bring your thread to the back of the material through the bottom of the last stitch. Then tie the threads together on the back of the work.
Tips about the back of cross stitch projects. Lay one layer of fabric over the other with Wrong Sides Together WST with the outer edges aligned. Lay the top back down carefully pressing it onto the sticky surface without stretching the quilt.
Knot your thread and start in from the front and then up several cross stitches away. Cut your backing fabric to size. Slip the loop off your hand then secure around the middle with a length of Yarn C.
You may want to spray the blanket with a fabric protector. When you have threads across the back look behind your current stitches and see if there are any threads you can covercapture as you go along this works well to hide at least some. Do not agitate the fabric or you will begin felting it.
You need to press any seams and the cross-stitch area to remove wrinkles. You may prefer to do that by hand. If it is an afghan done in blocks it is simple to just stitch down the lines formed by the blocks and then around the edges to attach a backing.
Then you create the end knot by turning the fabric over so you are seeing the wrong side. Add pizzazz to your blanket by taping sateen bias to the edges. Put your finished cross stitch piece into the hoop.
If the pattern is more scattered you may have to quilt around each motif. This creates a look more suited to a throw than a blanket.
You want it to be large enough to entirely cover the back with about a 12 inch extra around all edges.
Thread your needle with six strands of embroidery floss. Knot your thread and start in from the front and then up several cross stitches away. You may want to spray the blanket with a fabric protector. This is an excellent way to add color to complement your fabric. Allow the afghan to soak in the water for up to 10 minutes. Bring the thread up from the back of the quilt sandwich through all layers. Finish the blanket. Asides the fact that you can make a double-sided blanket with relative ease it will also be of help if you can make your blanket stitches in different ways. Lay one layer of fabric over the other with Wrong Sides Together WST with the outer edges aligned.
If all else fails cover the back of your work with Iron On Interface which will cover all sins. A simple way to solve this issue is to finish the blanket by sewing a blanket stitch on the edges of its fleece fabric. Take a small stitch and pull the thread through to the back. Cut your backing fabric to size. Trim the excess fabric around the hoop. For security I prefer to do this twice. When you get to the end of the fabric bring your thread to the back of the material through the bottom of the last stitch.
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