Make a Half Hexi Baby Blanket using a Cricut Maker

Have you ever wanted to make a baby blanket using a Cricut Maker? I'm here to show you how easy it is to create the Half Hexi Quilt and you have free access to make it when you buy your very own Cricut Maker.This post contains affiliate links. This post is also sponsored by Cricut and all opinions are my own.

The Half Hexi Quilt pattern available in Design Space is seriously so easy. My least favorite thing to do when quilting is cutting fabric. Using the rotary blade on the Cricut Maker has changed everything I do. You will still need your cutting mat and hand-held rotary blade so don't toss those out the window.

Supplies

• Cricut Maker
• Desired fabric in the lengths specified on the spec sheet
• Backing fabric
• Binding fabric
• Batting
• Thread
• Sewing Machine

The fabric I used is a mix of a few designers but it is mainly Cotton+Steel. Here are the links below to some of the fabrics I've used:

• Houses
• Blue X Pattern
• White and Teal Flowers
• Bears
• Navy Stripe
• Blue Triangle Binding Fabric

First things first, read all the instructions from the spec sheet before you cut your fabric.

So I began by cutting my fabric into 12″ strips. I have learned since just to have the ladies at the cut counter do it for me, makes it a little easier. Load your fabric onto the pink cutting mat and begin cutting each piece. Because my colors are different that the ones the project has labeled, just figure out which one you want and mark it on the spec sheet. This reference will make it easier to follow along. Be sure to watch the direction of your pattern on the quilt so that each pattern will be identical.Once all your pieces are cut, it's time to start assembling them. Lay out your cut pieces on the floor and arrange them how you want them to look. Basically each pattern will cascade diagonally down the quilt.Once you have them laid out, gather them into rows. I sewed my pieces in a vertical pattern and then I was able to attach them all to each other. Start with each vertical pattern one by one. The thing I love about the Cricut Maker cutting the blanket for me was that each seam matched. The never happens when I'm cutting by hand.After I had the front of my baby blanket done, I payed down the backing of the blanket wrong side up. Then you'll lay the batting down and lay the top on that. I used safety pins to hold it together and then quilted it on my Baby Lock Elizabeth machine. Just follow the seams and do a 1/4″ line along them. Now it's time for the binding. Cut yourself some strips that are 2.5″ wide. Sew them all together to make one long strip. Sew the strip right sides together using 1/4″ seam along the edges of your baby blanket. Get out your iron and press the strip so that it is now hanging over the other edge. Press the other end into the middle of your strip and secure it with binding clips.The bottom triangles are the hardest. Just finagle the fabric so that it'll turn into a pointy edge. Or you can choose to cut the additional pieces and have the whole entire baby blanket have flat edges. Once your other end is secured with binding clips, you'll hand sew the binding using this method.You're finished. This baby blanket took me a few hours and the assembly was really easy. Again, the hardest part I found was the points on the triangles at the bottom of the quilt. Tell me, will you make this baby blanket using your Cricut?

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