Sierra Bagley's blanket

So, this blanket was supposed to be a queen size and ended up being a king. I used the "cascading" reversible style for the pattern but we chose to do only one color on the back.

I finished this blanket about a month ago but Sierra's birthday wasn't until today, so I can finally post pictures of it!

This has been my absolute favorite blanket to sew partly because I LOVE her and her family to pieces but mostly because I LOVE the colors!

So here are some photos of the overview, a close up, and one with Sierra receiving it-which I don't get recipient photos often :-)

Batman/Spiderman Blanket

My friend Hannah and I have been wanting to do this blanket for her little boy for A LONG time, but since the fabric is "characters," it was way expensive at the time. The fabric finally went on sale, and this is the finished product.

I LOVE the way it turned out. :-)

Service Project Blanket

Last month, the ladies in my church held a Service Auction. We were all supposed to bring items or write down a service that could be auctioned off with our "fake" money. Items included things like cleaning, cooking, babysitting, home decorating, etc. Originally, I had planned on having a finished baby blanket to take in, but with the chaos of my life surrounding Ryan's passing, I just didn't have time to get one made. So, I wrote down as my service that I would help teach someone how to make a blanket or I would make a blanket. Granted there were limitations. I told them that it would be a "block" blanket and simple because I am not a good seamstress.

Anyway, the lady that "purchased" my service had a little girl about 7 months ago. She wanted a warmer blanket for her daughter for the winter months. Another on of my specifications was that it would be a flannel blanket, so this worked out. She called me last week to place her "order." She said that she liked light blue and black. Therefore, away I went to the fabric store with the wheels turning in my head. Here's the finished product.


I did a reversible with the same pattern on both sides. I just switched the main colors around. I think it turn out really cute. I haven't gave it to the lady yet, so I hope that she likes it.

Argyle Baby Blanket

This is the most recent baby blanket that I have made. I finished it a couple weeks ago, but I had to wait to mail it and for my friend to receive it before posting pictures. This baby blanket has probably been the most creatively-challenging blanket that I have made. I had it all "visualized" but my visualization just was not becoming reality. Needless to say, the blanket did not turn out 100% perfect or 100% argyle, but I was happy with the end result and so was my friend, Liz. One side was blue diamonds on brown fabric and the other side was brown diamonds on blue fabric. I did all the top stitching with white thread, so I finished off the blanket with a white border to tie all the colors together.

Stripe Baby Blanket

So, I have decided that since all my friends and family are having little boys, I need to get more creative with my blankets. Not more creative in the sense of difficulty but just in style. In effort to "expand" my style but still keep simplicity, I made this baby blanket for my friend Stacey and her little boy. It is a reversible blanket again, but I only used 2 colors and just cut the fabric into strips instead of my usual blocks. I really like how simple it was to make, and I think it turned out really cute.
The biggest change/challenge for me that I encountered while sewing this blanket was the binding/border. I am a fan of simple, so I usually just leave one side of the blanket an inch or so bigger than the other side and just fold it over. However, that wouldn't have worked with this blanket, so I had to make my own border. That is a 1st for me. I was very happy with the end result.

Baby Blanket-Reversible

Another one of my favorite things to do to pass my time away, is to make blankets. I LOVE sewing blankets and experimenting with styles and patterns. I NEVER use a set pattern. I sketch out something on paper, and then cut it out and sew it. Simple as that. This is one area I consider myself creative. Here is a reversible baby blanket I made for my second son that we are expecting.












The one side is a solid cream and a blue plaid print. The other side is sky blue solid and a horse print.

I think that it is adorable.