The picnic season can be considered open. We have put together a selection of workshops on different rugs that you can do with your own hands and take it well with you to nature.
1. The easiest flannel blanket
For the simplest plaid, only a flannel piece of the right size and scissors are required. Trim the edges evenly and pull out the threads to make a fringe - and you're done.
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2. Fleece blanket with handle
Read here how to sew a fleece blanket and make a handle that is easy to carry.
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3. Waterproof picnic blanket
To make such a plaid, you need fabric, a cloth-based oilcloth and a slanting inlay. Cut out 2 identical details of the blanket from fabric and oilcloth, sew them around the perimeter and treat the edge with an oblique trim.
Photo: allfreesewing.com, latvianmom.com
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4. Double-sided picnic blanket
For such a blanket, you can take fleece and either plain fabric, or oilcloth or a vinyl tablecloth on a fabric or non-woven basis, if you want a waterproof litter. Cut the part from fleece and the part from fabric / oilcloth adding to the dimensions of the part from fleece 2 s on each side.Sew on the details with the edges as shown in the photo below.
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5. Plaid with a pocket bag
This blanket is convenient because it is tucked into an sewn pocket with a handle. Sew a fleece or fabric blanket and waterproof material as described in the previous paragraph. Work on the pocket part, sew the handle and then sew the pocket in one of the corners of the plaid, as shown in the diagram.
Plaid folding pattern:
Photo: craftbuds.com
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6. Plaid with leather handle
This plaid is simply a hemmed piece of fabric. Its trump card is a leather handle, for which it is convenient to carry it rolled up. The handle needs 2 leather strips, shorter and more authentic (of sufficient length so that you can put the handle on your shoulder). To understand where to sew the belts, fold the rug as you would wear it, and outline the places for sewing.
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7. Plaid for playing tic-tac-toe
In order for the picnic blanket to turn into a game, you need to add strips from braid or oblique inlay, crosses and toe from fabric or felt and pockets to store them.
Photo: thecountrychiccottage.net
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8. Quilted plaid from old jeans
Denim, due to its density, is well suited for a picnic blanket. Such a plaid can also be insulated with batting or synthetic winterizer. Read the detailed master class here.
9. A picnic blanket with ties
This plaid is sewn from a fabric-based oilcloth and a fleece layer processed along the edge with an inlay.Before sewing the tie, pin the braid folded in half to the fleece part. The finished blanket will be conveniently folded and tied.
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10. Homemade picnic blanket
The beauty of making a picnic blanket with your own hands is also that you can put on the fabric a picture or a pattern that you like. If you take, for example, acrylic in aerosol cans, a fabric dyed with such a paint will gain a lot of density and some waterproof properties (depending on the thickness of the paint layer and whether you cover it with the entire surface or partially). Here, for example, patches of fabric are protected by strips of adhesive tape, and then paint is applied.
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