Comments on: Fiber Arts Monday – Receiving Blankets

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:03:43 +0000

Great idea, Shirley!

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:49:09 +0000

Wow, the blankets with vintage fabric are too sweet! And these would be much more appropriate for summer swaddling than the more conventional flannel.

By: Christa

Christa — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:09:33 +0000

I love those receiving blankets! I’ll have to look at my sewing machine to see if I have a similar stitch so I can attach a trim like that.

This week I made a different kind of memory quilt for a fellow pastor’s wife (as a Father’s Day gift to her husband): http://frugalideasfromtheparsonage.blogspot.com/2011/06/different-take-on-memory-quilt.html

By: Shirley

Shirley — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:07:15 +0000

Gorgeous trim – and so evenly done! Way to go!

I have the hardest time getting my stitches even ‘by eye’, so my trick is to use my tracing wheel & paper with a straight edge along the edge… the ‘dots’ created by the tracing wheel are the perfect spacing for my stitches! (for looser effects, as you have done with the fun fur, you can always skip every 2nd or 3rd ‘dot’ if needed for spacing!).

By: Melissa Carr

Melissa Carr — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:59:06 +0000

I love how you did the trim on those blankets. What a beautiful little touch and looks easy too! Thank you for sharing such wonderful ideas!

I just finished a t-shirt memory quilt for my son. I was very intimidated by this project, but much to my surprise, the piecing was pretty easy and the quilting wasn’t too difficult either…although I don’t think I could could quilt one much bigger than this one on my machine.
http://homeschoolstamperof3.blogspot.com/2011/06/memory-quilt.html