BUNCHES OF BLANKETS: #3 - #7

I busted out five blankets on Thursday night. That's right. Five. That's a bit much for one night, I've discovered.

Anyway, here they are. I didn't do pics of the full blankets, but did a closeup of the printed side with the solid side folded over a little instead. Feel free to ignore the majorly crooked seams. Guess next time I'll be sure to take pics of areas where my seams are perfectly straight in order to keep my pride intact.

Here's a sidenote. I gave my first blanket to Becky. Three days later and at 21 weeks she was put on bedrest. I gave my second blanket to Tamie. Four days later and at 35 weeks she was put on modified bedrest. I gave my third blanket to Jess on Saturday. We'll see how her week goes. If she ends up on bedrest, then I think I'll only give blankets out after babies are born!

BLANKET #2

Remember a month or so ago I mentioned that my grandma said I could use her sewing machine to make baby blankets? Well, it's about as basic of a project as you can do, but basic is good. I like basic.

Four weeks ago I gave my first homemade blanket away to Becky. It was ... ummmm ... a first blanket. Super cute fabric ... crooked sides and some messed up seams. However, one of the perks of a good friend is that you don't have to impress each other. Plus, Becky and Brandon's kids have a moral obligation to love us as much as our kids love them. Which is a lot. And she knows I'm a total sewing rookie. All those facts add up to Adler getting the "trial run" blanket. Lucky guy.

I forgot to take a picture of blanket #1, but perhaps that's a good thing. However, I figure that instead of viewing it as an obvious "first", we can consider the option that someday it will be "vintage". That sounds much better, doesn't it? I mean, when I'm a world famous baby blanket designer, then little Adler's blanket will be worth millions. I'm sure of it.

Yesterday I gave away blanket #2 to Tamie. Still basic, but the sides are straight and there are no blatant errors in seams. Plus, I even trimmed it out in a contrasting color. Pretty impressive, right?

Come on. Play along with me. Act like a baby blanket is the most complicated thing a person could ever make. Okey dokey?

Anyway, here is blanket #2. This bug fabric was the first thing I purchased in a fabric store. I love it!!