you will really start to see the blanket take shape. Now that you have your pieces pinned together, it's time to sew across them to secure them to each other. Because your finished stitching will be visible from both sides it is definitely advisable to have a little trial on a scrap of material first; you don't want any tension issues ruining your work on one or both sides. I opted to sew a plain straight stitch in diagonal lines across my blanket, sewing each line 10cm from the previous one.  You could just as easily choose to use a more decorative stitch or even just zigzag, it's up to you. Be sure to let the machine do its work in feeding the fabric through. Because you are working with a stretchy fabric, you don't want to push or pull it through the machine - simply hold the weight of your fabric to avoid any drag and guide it along your chosen line. STEP FOUR Take your length of ribbon and fold it in half. Pin it to one edge of your blanket, about 15cm down from a corner. You want the long ends of the ribbon lying across your fabric as when you put the binding on it will secure the folded edge. STEP FIVE The binding -if you haven't sewn bias binding before I would suggest doing what I did and head on over to YouTube for a lesson. Really I was kind of amazed at how easy