A friend will soon be having her first baby. A boy! (Can you believe I used to teach her Sunday School class? Where did the time go??) Just over a year ago, I made my first Faux Chenille Baby Blanket , and although I've not yet given that one away, it is pink. I already had the fabrics on hand to make a blue one, so, here it is.
The top fabric, before cutting looks like this. Each two little squares measure 3 mm apart. That is just over 3/8 of an inch. This time, I only used 3 layers of fabric, instead of 4, and sewed on every other dark line. On the pink blanket, the stitching lines were 1 inch apart. For that reason, I only used the 3 layers of fabric, since this one is stitched much more closely.
Here is the backing fabric, and you can see the stitching lines.
Here is a close-up view of the bound edge.
If you would like to learn how to do make one of these, please see the tutorial linked above from when I made the pink blanket.
I have some pieces of fabric left. I think I'll make some burp cloths for her from those.
This post is linked to WIP Wednesday
This post is linked to WIP Wednesday
Awww...the back fabric is so cute! I love the little bear. Is that flannel? The blanket looks really nice. Does it really feel like chenille?
ReplyDelete:) Yes, it is flannel. No, it more looks like chenille, as the pile on chenille is smaller, but it does make a nice, cuddly blanket and looks very pretty.
DeleteThat's nice! They really are pretty neat.
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