Orange Chevron Baby Blanket

Even though it is a lot more work, I LOVE making chenille baby blankets. I love the look of the "quilted" top and the "ragged" backs. I knew for quite awhile that I wanted to do a Chevron stripe one. It just took me awhile to find fabric I liked.

Here is the completed blanket. The back fabric was "earth tones" with brown, green, and yellow. My only regret with this blanket was that the green and yellow didn't show up in the "ragginess" more.

As a whole, I love it!

Girl Plaid Rag Blanket

I have been wanting to make a rag blanket forever. I really like the "rag" look, and they have always looked SO simple. Well, quite a few months ago, I cut out some square blocks and never got around to sewing what I really wanted to make. Since I have been bored out of my mind the last few weeks, I decided to sit down and try my hand at making the rag baby blanket finally.
Here it is!

I LOVE the way it turned out. Not to mention that it was SO easy to make. I had a good majority of it done in one afternoon WITH 3 children running around (I was watching my neighbor kids). I think that this may be my new favorite blanket. I am so going to try to different styles and layouts for sewing the rag blanket.

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.