Friday, February 18, 2011

4sq baby blanket no. 5 under construction

aside from "out on a limb" i'm working on another four square baby blanket. it's in the border stitching phase. oh, i so enjoy the handstiching on these. i've currently run out of new nephews, nieces, and first cousins once removed to sew them for, so i've begun creating them for friends' babies. this one goes to anne hillstead's little girl, who was born a few months back. a little late, but i need someone to sew for and i admire anne so much. i don't think she'll mind a belated gift. as i've stitched away, i've thought of anne and her sweet little family quite a bit. contemplating them has added another dimension of pleasure to the handwork. i'll be rather sad when this blanket is finished because i've completely fallen in love with the fabrics (from sandi henderson's collection, meadowsweet 2 for michael miller). i'll definitely need to wash this one before gifting because it's been everywhere with me, including soccer games (above) and to the stables for riding lessons. no fear of it's being dirty, i've been very careful of that, but it may have picked up an allergen or two along the way. gotta watch out for those little ones. two more friends from church are expecting soon. lucky me! i'll get to whip up some more.

5 comments:

  1. These look like a good starter blanket for me. Do you have a tutorial to follow?

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  2. sure, i can do that! they're easy. a great beginner project.

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  3. Love the 4 square blanket, but I need to know how to do the blanket stitch on the edging.

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  4. I'm a follower now and always a fan.

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  5. RandM,

    you can find instructions for blanketstitching in most any book on sewing or embroidery. i'd be happy to show you how here if you give me a few days to photograph and post it. maybe by next week?

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