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| Stadium Blanket / Quillow
Your favorite sports enthusiasts will love this
chill-chasing stadium blanket that folds conveniently into a pillow. And
you’ll love the easy assembly of the blanket, designed by Emily Zucker.
Its quick sewing allows you to make up several for gift-giving - remember,
you can easily substitute your favorite Northbay fleece prints to suit any
occasion. Not familiar with this fabrication yet? Learn
how to sew fleece with these tips from Simplicity Patterns!
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YOU’LL NEED:
2 yards Northbay Fleece Football print
2 yards Northbay Fleece Bright Geometric print
(or your choice of two coordinating Northbay fleece prints) |
*NOTE: The “right” and “wrong” sides of many fleece prints
are the same and can often be used interchangeably; however, if you are
using a fleece print with wording or a directional design, such as our
“Football” design, be sure to pay attention to right and wrong sides
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Instructions: |
- Trim away all selvedges from both pieces.
- Cut 18” from each length of fleece. From each 18”
strip, cut an 18” square.
- With right sides together*, sew the two fleece
squares together on three sides, using ½” seam allowance.) Turn
right side out.
- Turn raw edges in ½” and stitch across to close
the opening. This will be the pillow pocket. Pin pillow pocket to the
right side* of one of the 54” x 60” pieces on the 54” edge in
the following manner: center piece approximately 1½” below the top
edge, with 18” on either side.
- Stitch pillow pocket onto fabric on three sides,
leaving bottom edge open.
- With right sides together*, sew football print to
bright geometric print on three sides using ½” seam allowance. Turn
right side out.
- Turn raw edges in ½”and stitch across to close the
opening.
- Topstitch around the remaining three sides of
blanket, ½” from the edge.
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| To fold the blanket into a pillow, lay
blanket with pocket facing down. Fold in on both sides of pocket and roll
up from bottom of blanket. Flip the pocket over the rolled blanket and
fluff until the fullness is evenly distributed inside the pocket. |
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