Pay day finally arrived and I ran out for some fabric to make the cut chenille blanket. I started on Saturday and finished on Sunday. I couldn't rest until it was done. I love my new blanket and, just as I thought, I want to make more in every color of the rainbow. I just love the texture. The fabric I chose wouldn't have been my first choice, but I still love how it turned out. It's this orange and yellow ikat pattern. And for the three layers of cotton flannel, I chose a pale yellow, a gray, and a peach and white polka dot flannel.
I had some helpers, too. Colse wanted to help cut the cotton flannel layers and Griff wanted to push the foot pedal under my sewing table. A lot of "go". . . "stop!". . . "go". . . "stop!" Eventually I kicked him out and took over. ; )
I have to say, I started the cutting process with fabric scissors and felt like I might go crazy. I looked in my sewing box and found this tool that I didn't even know I had (the one Colson is using in the picture above). I don't think I had ever used it before, but it saved my life! Sooooooo much easier. Sewing the lines took somewhere around 5 hours, and the cutting (with the tool) took about 45 minutes. Phew! I don't think I could have handled another five hours of cutting! I have the Clover Slash Rotary Cutter. Trust me, you'll want something like this if you make this blanket. The tutorial I followed suggested a chenille cutter. I've never used one of those but I'm sure they're similar.
Almost done, just need to wash it:
And the finished product. So snuggly. The kids watched their cartoon all cuddled under it this morning. Can't wait for the next one.
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That's way cute! Now I want one. :)
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