When my sister let me know she was pregnant, I was determined to make her a baby blanket. In fact. I bought all of the supplies to make hers at the same time I was
making one for Mart Girl. It was a wise move because I might have changed my mind once I realized what actually went into making the baby blankets I had in mind.After toiling away for more hours than I work in a week and stumbling at several points in it’s creation, I finished it! I am more proud of this than anything I have sewn so far. And while I love the one I created for Mart Girl, I learned a few lessons in the first attempt that made the second one even better.
The state of Ohio is created from strips of fabric I cut from Wonder Boy’s shirts. (Don’t worry – they were all ones from the donation pile.) I augmented that with fabric from one of my own shirts and then some brighter fabrics I purchased. I sewed the strips into many squares which I sewed into one larger square. I sketched the state of Ohio on paper and traced that onto the fabric, used Stitch Witch on the seams and sewed the state into the large piece of yellow fabric. There is a state of Ohio on both sides with batting in between. Many spools of thread later, and a few errors that took some research to solve, I sewed the two pieces together, added the satin trim and voila!
Little H likes the blanket, but E is also a fan.
In fact, it turns out to be a great picnic blanket!
If you’re interested in making something similar, contact me if you want any tips. I don’t really know much about sewing, but what I do know I learned in an
online class from Freckled Nest. The classes teach you the basics and give you enough knowledge to convince you that you can create projects that are a little above your skill level, like a quilted baby blanket.
Anonymous
LOVE the quilted blanket but ADORE baby Henry and sister Evie!
sarah.
this is so, so good. thoughtful and practical. just love it. nice work, kate 🙂
Kate H.
It looks great, Kate, and so does your nephew! Definitely a blankie to keep his whole life through. Nice job, auntie.
Leigh-Ann
What a beautiful baby and blanket!! I love the texture of the quilting lines and beautiful colors 🙂 Thank you for sharing it with me, so impressed!!
xo, Leigh-Ann