Friday, June 3, 2011

Baby Madison's Blanket


 
I made my newest niece a nice cozy minkee blanket. I swore I would never sew with minkee again, but somehow I got suckered. Maybe because it matched so good and seemed so perfectly girly without being all binky and babyish. Maybe because it's so stinkin' soft.  Maybe I secretly needed to conquer the challenge of minkee and make it work.  Either way I did.  I did find better success this time... my mom introduced me to basting spray.  I may sew with minkee again, but only if I can afford basting spray.
 
I think I may have outdone myself anyway.  It's super cute, and I machine quilted around the flowers and then I bound it, by hand.   I did need a creative outlet, but a small blanket got turned into a project and I don't think I could top it!  I want one! 
 

2 comments:

  1. Basting spray is amazing stuff, I swear by it. But for minkee I also like to use a Walking foot. It makes a world of difference.

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  2. Wow! That is so beautiful! I want to try!! Why is it hard to sew on that material?

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