Boy Rag Blanket-Strips

So, I have officially decided that all things "ragged" are my favorite blankets to currently sew. This is my third finished one. I LOVE it! Awhile back, a friend posted on her blog a strip rag blanket. Before that, I had only seen them in block form. Anyway, I had to give it a try. From start (cutting fabric) to finish (all the snipping), I think that it only took me around 2 or 3 hours. Then of course I had to wash and dry it, but that doesn't count in my "completion" time.

Here is the over all picture of the finished blanket.

Here is the close-up photo.


This one is going to a neighbor that recently had a baby boy this past week. This family also showed a very generous and outpouring of love and support when Ryan passed away. I feel very honored and blessed to have them as neighbors and that I can show my appreciation in this small way.

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.