Monster & Mink Rag Blanket

My friend Holly is expecting a little boy and asked me to sew her a baby blanket for him. She picked out the fabric and let me arrange it how I wanted. This is the first time I ever tried using the mink (cuddle & soft from JoAnns) in a rag blanket. In fact, I usually avoid sewing with mink like the plague because I find it annoying to work with.

That being said, I love LOVE the way it turned out! This may be my new favorite way to sew rag blankets.

As a side note, I am so happy that the whether is getting colder and that gardening and canning season are over.  More time for sewing blankets and reading!!!! :)

RJ's Thomas the Train Blanket

I finally made a blanket that will stay in our house. I found this super cute Thomas the Train fabric back in March or April. There wasn't enough of it to do an entire blanket with it so I put it back on the shelf. Rj saw it and pulled it off the shelf and would not set it down. Well, I finally decided that there was enough that I could use it as a "base" so I bought it. I finally didn't have any orders so I was able to sew a twin size blanket for rj.

I LOVE the way it turned out. Rj loves it too...the trick now is to make it "disappear" without him missing it until his birthday. :)