Video: How to Sew a Luxe Cuddle® Sweet Strip Throw Blanket (& Free Pattern)

If there's one thing we know at Shannon Fabrics, it's that our fans and followers absolutely love a good throw blanket made with Cuddle® minky fabric!

Our National Educator Teresa Coates has already shared how to sew a throw blanket with binding and how to sew a simple throw blanket, but this week she puts a spin on this classic idea by using our Luxe Cuddle® Sweet Strips to create a "Sweet Strip Throw Blanket" (approximate finished size: 46–48" x 58").

Cuddle® Sweet Strips packages make it super easy and convenient to create a cozy throw for your home or as a gift, and the "pillowcase" style construction makes a clean edge with no need for binding!

Join Teresa LIVE from Sew On & Sew North where she shares her tips and tricks for making this beautiful and irresistibly-luxurious throw!

Recommended Notions and Fabrics for Sewing a Cuddle® Sweet Strip Throw Blanket

These products and fabrics can be substituted for whatever works best for you, but here is what Teresa recommends for sewing a Luxe Cuddle® Sweet Strip Throw Blanket:

Fabric:

Luxe Cuddle® Sweet Strips Sterling - 5 coordinated strips, 10" x 60" each
1 1/2 yards Luxe Cuddle® Heather Fog, for backing

Notions:

45mm rotary cutter - OLFA or blade (SAC-1 - OLFA)
90/14 stretch machine needle – SCHMETZ
Fabric clips — (Wonder Clips - Clover)
Felt tip marker
Flower head pins – Clover
Micro serrated scissors – Famore
Point turner
Polyester thread — (Metrosene - Mettler)
Self-healing cutting mat — OLFA
Stiletto and pressing tool — ByAnnie
Walking Foot

Video: How Sew a Luxe Cuddle® Sweet Strip Throw Blanket

Mark your calendar — as part of Sew Together Tuesday, Teresa will be going LIVE on the Shannon Fabrics Facebook page and YouTube channel at 10 am PDT on September 7 to share her tips on how to sew a Luxe Cuddle® Sweet Strip Throw Blanket.

Can't make it? Check back here after her live video concludes for the embedded on-demand video.

Tips for sewing a Luxe Cuddle® Sweet Strip Throw Blanket

Be sure to use polyester thread! Your seams will be stronger.
Backstitch at each end of each seam.
You can use any of the Sweet Strips packages and any combo of strips.
Mix and match the Luxe Cuddle® and Cuddle® 3 strips for extra texture.
Get creative and cut some of your strips in 5” and 2 1/2” strips and arrange as desired.

Free Download: Luxe Cuddle® Sweet Strip Throw Blanket Sewing Pattern

Click here or the “Download Now!” button below to download and print Teresa’s free Luxe Cuddle® Sweet Strip Throw Blanket sewing pattern.

If you have any questions about Cuddle® minky plush fabrics or any of our Cuddle® Kits, feel free to contact our friendly, no-pressure customer service team at 866-624-5252.

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