So close! I have run out of the red thread for the blanket stitch, so off to the store tomorrow to buy more to finish it up! This is the blanket I made for my beautiful little boy, Zay.
I wanted to do a fun blanket for his room that was my version of something for a child. All the motifs are backyard motifs--dandelions, beetles, lizards, birds, clovers, owls, dogwood trees, etc. I bought all my fabric from Alabama Chanin. It is all organic jersey knit, and I stitch the blanket in an "Alabama Chanin" style.
The front of the blanket is created with a double layer of the cotton jersey. The motifs are created with using large backstitched outlines and reverse applique. The back of the blanket is a single layer of jersey with a layer of 1/4" cotton batting (wading) with the leaves quilted with a running stitch and Zay's name and birthday backstitched. The back wraps to the front and is attached with a blanket stitch edging.
What a treasure! I've not seen this technique before - how interesting.
ReplyDeleteHi Pamela,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I have loved what Natalie Chanin does since she was doing Project Alabama. Through a scholarship I won in grad school, I was able to do a Weekend Workshop at her "Factory" in Alabama a few years ago. It was such an amazing experience! Natalie is so inspiring and so generous with her knowledge and experience. You may like her blog: http://alabamachanin.com/journal/ .
When I was pregnant with Zay, I needed a project that I could work on that was fun and relaxing, so I started doing these squares and then decided to make them into a blanket.