January Happenings

This must be the year of the babies!  For real you guys.  

I can't even believe how many baby related things I am going to be making this year already 

and it's what? January 4? 

 C'mon you guys, haha.

For every new baby that is in our family and close circle of friends, I make a chenille blanket.  Usually I gift this at the baby shower (if it is the first baby) otherwise after the baby is born.

There are 3 babies due close to the same time.  This is for the first one.  

I LOVE that knight fabric and that aqua chenille is to die for!

If you need to make a chenille blanket you can find it on my tutorial page in my header.

I used up all that knight fabric but was shopping after Christmas and picked up some more.

I bought some Dear Stella Winter is Here fabric last year as a strip quilt and while it is cool, 

I felt it needed some other stuff added to it.  

I found this pattern for a "Baby Norbert" on the Fandom in Stitches website so decided to try adding him to the quilt.  

He was only 5" so I had to enlarge him. 

 The pattern is FPP and I love how he turned out! 

 I'm not going to show you the quilt but I do have the top finished.  

Since it will be a gift I can't really show it until it is gifted.

Cole was supposed to be the inspector but was sleeping on the job (again).

Another new thing I tried was making a self binding blanket. 

 I realized now that perhaps I should not have used minky for the first try! 

 Usually you use 2 flannel fabrics.  

I really like how it came out.  

If anyone is interested maybe I will make another one and do a tutorial about how to do it. 

 I was SO confused when I was making mine!!!  

I adore the knights/dragons flannel I found for the blanket and may 

use that on the back of the baby quilt and also to make a crib sheet.  

I have more shares but that will have to wait for now.

I hope you are all getting to work on a few projects too.  

~XOP~