Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Chenille Baby Blanket

I've been wanting to make a chenille baby blanket ever since I saw this tutorial, but

1) I don't have a little baby anymore, and
2) Sewing all those straight lines looks about as fun as playing leapfrog with a unicorn.

But I know someone that's having a baby girl soon and this will be a nice gift.  It turned out really cute.

I used basting spray to hold the fabric layers together while sewing.  It held the fabric beautifully, but the downside was that it really gummed up my new chenille cutting tool.  I love this tool, LOVE IT.  Cutting was so much easier with it, but I'll have to skip the basting spray next time.

4 comments:

  1. LOL @ leapfrog with a unicorn!

    The blanket is great. This is on my list of things I'd like to make also.

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  2. I saw you on BBC I made this too, only without the chenille cutter. I used scissors. My hand hurt for a week..lol

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  3. I have bought the fabric to make a few of these, but haven't done it yet! I'm SOOOO glad you mentioned that the basting spray caused a problem because I'd rather avoid that. Not sure the best method but I'll have to figure that out. How many layers did you use? It turned out quite nice.

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    1. It has been a long time so I don't remember for sure, but I think I did 4 layers total (so three were cut) and they were cotton quilting fabric, not flannel.

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