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Weighted blankets-right for your child? | About Sanfilippo syndrome — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:27:36 +0000

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By: SusieQ324

SusieQ324 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:54:53 +0000

Thank you so much for your pattern. My dad and I made an adult sized on this past weekend (40″x75″) and while I originally was shooting for about 15lbs, the finished project ended up closer to 17…and that’s quite alright. I have RLS and have found that the last 4 nights of sleep have been heavenly. I fall asleep faster, sleep sounder and wake up feeling refreshed. It’s been years since I’ve slept this well. I used a 350tc queen sized sheet folded in half as I didn’t want to add much heat with my blanket. I also used the lightest quilt batting I could find for inside and this makes it quilt-like as well as provides softness from the beads. We found that using painters tape (the blue stuff) to make our lines worked wonders in keeping things straight. We also experimented with basting and pinning the heck out of it to keep the beads in place while we sewed the sections closed. Oh, my last tidbit – I bought the poly-pellets in bulk from http://www.craftpellets.com and even with shipping was more cost effective than buying 2lb bags, especially for a quilt of this weight.

It’s been 4 days and i can’t imagine sleeping without one. Now I’ve got to make a “travel” sized version that I can get on a plane and in the car!

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:42:04 +0000

I made this with my mother in law yesterday. While it seemed from the directions easier than another pattern I had found online I think I would have prefered to use the other pattern. It used a piece of muslin that you drew lines on to make a grid of the squares. We found it very difficult to keep straight lines as the balnket got heavier with each row. We did finish and it looks great but it was quite a challenge to sew.

By: Brent Wood

Brent Wood — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:35:09 +0000

Six years ago our family started a non profit state certified school for children with autism (clearhorizonsacademy.org in Provo Utah. We are now constructing a school that has ten classrooms. Parents and a 17 year old scout have joined together on an Eagle Scout Project to do 12-15 weighted blankets made from used Levis. We will have these in the school in the quiet (time out) rooms attached to each of 10 classrooms and also in our larger sensory room. Our LDS congregation has adopted our school to help the autism children. This is one of their projects. By the way, my daughter-in-law made me a large full size Levi weighted blanket and I just love it. She has made more which we auction off at our annual school auction.

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:59:06 +0000

I googled “how to make a weighted blanket” and your site looked the most interesting!! I am so glad I clicked on the link!!! These instructions are perfect for me! I don’t sew, nor do I have a sewing machine, but I am taking my son out to buy fabric and pellets and we will start working on it! Maybe during the hurricane coming to Jersey this weekend. Thank you so much!!!

By: Jenn

Jenn — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 03:15:31 +0000

Thank you for the pattern! A weighted blanket was suggested to me for my son who has sensory issues–we are in the early stages of diagnosis, but he loves hard hugs and wrapping himself like a burrito in blankets!

We went to the fabric store today and he picked out two crazy fabrics and I got the pellets and a very light cotton batting to cushion the blanket.

I’m about halfway finished right now and it’s looking great, despite my mediocre sewing skills and crooked lines! I’m liking the extra puff the batting provides, and it makes a nice cushy edge when I sewed an inch border around the whole thing.

Can’t wait to let him use it and show it off (I’ve been taking pics of the process)!

Thanks again!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:39:13 +0000

Thank you for this wonderful pattern. If it weren’t so late and the stores weren’t closed I would begin this now! I am in tears thinking I can make this for my little guy, who is 3 and has SPD, to comfort and help him.

By: Lorie

Lorie — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 06:42:22 +0000

Wanted to say thanks for the pattern and tutorial. It proved to be very helpful in making my daughter’s blanket. She is now sleeping through the night. I actually took an a premade blanket and cut the hem out. Saved some sewing time and was quite a bit cheaper (remember when sewing was actually cheaper than going and buying clothes?) Now I am on the line to make 2 more for the other kids and I might make one for myself. Thanks again. Your photos and instructions were very fabulous!

By: anita jones

anita jones — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:06:56 +0000

Please send me a copy of your pattern, I need it for my little grandchild. Thank you, anita

By: Johanna Frtiz

Johanna Frtiz — Sun, 22 May 2011 01:22:07 +0000

Weeks,
Found this online after you mentioned this in your class today 5-20-11 in Brookfield, WI
Thought you might want the info.
Johanna – the woman who won the door prize of the Clover Bias Maker…thanks.

http://www.batt-mart.com/site/490194/page/90969

Pellets are 25Lbs for $63.00 or
10 lbs for $29.00