Picture-heavy post, folks.
I recently finished two more chenille blankets for baby gifts. The first one I made late last year was paisley with orange, red, and yellow chenille -- check it out
here. For blanket #2, I used a blue floral print (Momo for Moda) with blue, green, and turquoise flannel for the chenille.
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| Blanket basted and sewing lines (1/2 inch apart) in progress. |
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| Tension reliever -- slicing through the flannel layers. The slash cutter is essential for this blanket. |
After being washed and dried, the flannel edges curl up into chenille. I was happy with this result and the pop of turquoise. These blankets are a bit of a risk -- it's really hard to envision the finished chenille, so it's always a surprise to see what comes out of the dryer. This blanket went to my friend who is expecting a little girl.
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The binding is a DS Quilts print from Jo-Ann
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Blanket #3 is a chevron print and chenille that reminds me of ribbon candy. I ordered the chevron from
Fabric.com and selected red, aqua, and white flannel for the chenille. This blanket now belongs to my cousin, who's also expecting a girl soon.
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| This binding is also a DS Quilts print. It's the perfect tomato red, and I like that the little slashes mimic the sharpness of the chevron. |
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