Saturday, August 28, 2010

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.
 

8 comments:

  1. That is just gorgeous! I love your fabric choices and the beautiful hand binding.

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  2. Absolutely stunning! The Nicey jane Church Flowers are one of my favorite prints. The pink and green is after my own heart. Well done!

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  3. What solids did you pair with the Nicey Jane? I love the solids you used, and the binding shade is great. Thanks!

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  4. Elena- The solid flannels from top to bottom are a solid light pink, a medium plaid pink, and a light yellow. Since this was my first cut chenille blanket, I didn't know what to expect. It's kind of like magic when you take it out of the dryer for the first time!

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  5. Beautiful! As someone who has been blessed to be on the receiving end of one of your homemade baby gifts, I have to say that this is truly a ministry to people! We just love our painting you did for Zi!

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  6. this is so gorgeous! Thank you for the links! :)

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  7. I have a question abut this chenille technique---I hope you can answer it for me. When you cut the flannel layers to make the "chenille", do you make ONE cut along the middle between the stitching rows? Or do you cut twice for each stitching row, along both sides of the stitching? Please give me a quick answer if you would---I can't tell from looking t the pics just how the cuts are made. Thanx so much! judequilt@gmail.com

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