Weather is kind of freezing right now...yep even here in Mexico!!! So a huge, fluffy and comfy bed cover sounds like heaven! Maybe it's gonna make things even harder in the morning...
The blanket is quite easy to sew, but does take a lot of time! Basically you have to cut a bunch of triangles a sew them together.
First big job is cutting all the triangles, which mean 120 pieces! Trace a 20 inches side equilateral triangle on a cardboard piece and use it as template to report the shape on the fabric.
Cut out all your triangles. You will need 60 triangles and 10 half triangles in both fabric. It's time consuming and quite messy but don't give up it totally worth it!
Start sewing the triangles together to make a row (like the yellow shape on the sketch). Place a fabric triangle right side down, and on top a liner triangle right side up. Then put a second liner triangle wrong side up and finish with a fabric triangle right side up. Pin and sew one side.
Open the triangles and sew the next ones. A liner triangle right side down and on top a fabric triangle right side up. Pin the edge and sew.
And repeat until you completed a row of 10 triangles (fabric and liner). Finish the row with half triangles on each side to have straight edges.
Fromthis pointyou have todo the same thingto sewasecondrow of10triangles. One your two first rows and done, place them on top of each other with the liner inwards, pin and sew one side lengthwise.
Then sew a third, fourth, fifth and sixth row of 10 triangles (don't forget the half triangles at each end). And sew all the rows side by side to complete your bed cover. Once you are done, you can trim each triangle tip for a nicer finish.
Tadaaaaaam! And an other pic in the bedroom.
I love it!!! You can find all the DIY from this pic (and more) in the bedroom makeover post.
