A coworker of my husband’s asked me if I would make her son a weighted blanket. She is hoping that it will help calm him and help him to sleep.
I chose two fleece fabrics that were extremely soft and, I hoped, appealing to him and started out by making a “sack”, or sewing up the sides and bottom. I then sewed channels for the weighted beads. I calculated the total number of individual sections I’d have based on the length and width of the blanket and calculated how many beads should go into each section. After filling and shaking the beads to the bottom, I’d sew across to seal the section and start over, repeating the process until I reached the top!
Sadly, it proved to be too warm for him to sleep under regularly, so maybe two layers of fleece aren’t the way to go in a more temperate climate. My technique, however, will certainly translate to other fabrications, such as one layer of fleece, one layer of quilting cotton or flannel.
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