Girly military Camo blanket

I really wanted to do something with camouflage. It might just be the country in me, I don't know, but I really wanted to complete a camouflage blanket. I knew that I didn't want it to be a "dark" blanket though. I saw this idea for ragged stacked blocks and I knew it would be perfect. I love the "ratty" look and I think it turned out cute. :)

All about Fabric Strips-Girl

This blanket was totally fun to do. We wanted something different that used strips. We had several ideas but we decided for the size of the blanket and the amount of fabric, that this design would be best. There is not a "true" center.

The back of it is solid pieces of purple and teal. I top stitched along the strips' seams for the "quilted" look to hold it together. Instead of self-binding it, I used some of the charcoal/cream zebra fabric. This is also the first blanket-larger than a baby size- that I have rounded the corners for.



The finished sized is approximately 81"x81".  This blanket is going to a young lady who is turning 11 this year, and she happens to be my closest friend, Niki's daughter.

I LOVE the way it turned out!

Cowgirl/horse Rag blanket

This blanket was just a simple square ragged blanket that I made for my cousin Stacey who is expecting a little girl. She and her husband live on a ranch and he ropes. I didn't want to do all pink and brown so I threw in the black as an accent color. I thought it turned out super cute.

Springtime Mother's Day gift blanket

A very wonderful friend asked me to make a blanket for her so that she could give it to her mother for a Mother's Day gift. She said that her mother liked pastels. The following is what I came up with. I LOVE it and the "Spring" feeling to it. There is a close up and an overview picture of it.

The finished size would be considered a "throw size" blanket and I, obviously, finished it with the rag look.  Like the previous "Cowboys" blanket, I used batting as a center to each square.  I thoroughly enjoyed making this gorgeous blanket!

PS...The pictures do not even begin to do the awesome colors justice. :)

Newborn Pink Chenille Blanket

I recently finished up my second chenille blanket. Can I just say that I LOVE LOVE LOVE the way it turned out!?!?! It is WAY cute.
Due to my human error while cutting the fabric, this one turned out slightly smaller than the first chenille blanket that I ever made. It's finished size is about 29.5'x40.5'. Despite that, it is the perfect "snuggle" size or "newborn" size blanket.

This is a close up.And the finished project.

Lots of Girly-ness going on

Thanks to my awesome friend, Holly, and her idea, I have been sewing non-stop since last Wednesday-ish. JoAnn's has become my favorite store and I have used up every coupon that I have possibly been able to find. But the result is 6 more finished rag blankets...5 of which are baby blankets and 1 of which is a little shy of a twin blanket (which has been sold to a cousin in Colorado, if the snow clears so we can drive there).

So here is my posts with all the finished products.

This is the same style and color of blanket as the last post, but it is just larger.

I LOVE doing this and I currently have 3 orders for blankets when I get home after Christmas. Just remember that even though all my current pictures are of girl rag blankets, I can do SO much more :)

Purple and Green "Peace" Blanket

I am totally LOVING these rag blankets. I think, unless I get an order for something different, I am going to be sticking with making these for awhile. They are so fast and so easy...not to mention forgiving if you make a mistake.

My awesome friend, Holly, and I are trying an experiment. She makes and sells girls' hairbows. She wants to try to sell a blanket and some hairbows as a set. So, I have agreed to make several "unique" baby girl blankets for her. I have had a lot of fun so far, and I have only finished one ;-). The following "Peace" blanket is the first of 4 or 5 I am making for her. (Note: The background color is a really pretty dark purple...the picture makes it look blue.)


I totally LOVE the colors and the way it turned out. Click here to see Holly's awesome bows that she makes. She only has a few on her website, but she is totally awesome and creative and can make anytime of hairbow.