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Monday, February 7, 2011

Faux Chenille Blanket

Barely February and already two new years resolutions done.  The first was to put in a zipper which I did here, the second was to make a faux chenille blanket.  I found the tutorial on MADE and was instantly certain I'd make one.  I won't give you any sort of tutorial because Dana's is so good, she tells you everything you need to know.

Here is the beautiful finished product that I just can't stop looking at.

One side of the blanket is the daisy fabric, the back is 4 layers of cotton/flannel sewed into rows of diagonal lines and then cut and washed to create faux chenille.  A little pricey and definitely time consuming but the end result is so worth the effort.  Making one with a friend definitely helped with the tedium.

Here are my fabrics before I started.  The white and yellow are flannel and the others are all 100% cotton.

I enjoyed this blanket so much that I already have an awesome corduroy picked out for my next.  Now I just need to find a cute baby to give this one too.
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7 comments:

  1. Cole's CornerFebruary 7, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    It's beautiful!

    I just made one of those, too and LOVED the end result!

    How big is yours? It looks bigger than mine.

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  2. EmilyFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    I love it! It looks great!

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  3. LauraFebruary 7, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    I used 1 1/4 yards of fabric, it's a good size for a baby.

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  4. SandyQuiltsFebruary 7, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    Adorable. I might have to make one. I use to make the chenille scarfs several years ago.

    Anyone hunting for the tutorial go
    http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-faux-chenille-blanket.html

    Also I believe there's a link error to your "second was to make a faux chenille blanket". That link takes me to blogger.

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  5. LauraFebruary 7, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Thanks for the heads up Sandy, I've fixed the link so it actually takes you to the tutorial now.

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  6. JDzJaneFebruary 26, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    I have a cute baby you could give it to. ;) Its beautiful. Is it as hard to make as it looks?

    jdzjane@hotmail.com

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  7. RhiannonMarch 11, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    looks gorgeous

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