Heirloom Cut Chenille Baby Blanket

I try to gift something handmade to every new baby I know. Sometimes I come across a project that is so perfect I want to go back and re-gift it to all previous babies. This happens to be one such project. Luckily, when I stumbled onto the project I already had a new baby in mind! Thomas' cousin Meredith is expecting a baby girl at the very end of the year. I'm a bit early with the gift, but I couldn't wait to start, and then I couldn't wait to give it away :).

I LOVE that it's called an Heirloom blanket. It  looks like it was made with painstaking love and should be passed down to future children. It has a great weight to it and is incredibly soft, with the promise that the more it is used, the softer it will become. Can't you just picture a little baby cuddled in those soft rows of chenille?

 In fact, it was quite simple! I also got to buy a new tool!! A tutorial can be found from Anneliese at the Aesthetic Nest. The fabric is from Heather Bailey's Nicey Jane collection, which is just lovely! It was so hard to decide which print to use.

In the on-line tutorial a machine attached binding is used. I prefer hand binding blankets, although it does take more time. I feel like re-stating just how simple this is. It is a GREAT beginners project for anyone who wants to learn to sew or quilt.