Over the past few posts I've been revealing and counting down the final chapter of my Project Sewing 101 learn to sew book. Today is a very special day, because this is the absolute last project I needed to complete in order to finish the book!
That means that I've sewn 34 projects total! I'm pretty excited about this step, and have vowed to continue my sewing education through 2013 in a more targeted way. More on that later, but now, on to today's project, a baby blanket:
There was nothing all that special or particularly hard about this project, so it was kind of a nice one to end on. It basically involved cutting out two rectangles of fabric, sewing them right sides together, flipping them inside out, ironing it flat, and then finishing it with the blanket embroidery stitch all the way around.
I really liked embroidering the edges. It was kind of therapeutic to sit down, watch two movies back to back with a glass of wine and knock it out in one night. Perhaps the most exciting part of this whole chapter was that now I get to carefully fold and pack away these three projects (blanket, burp cloth, and bib) for my own future offspring. Pretty neat!
What's next? I'll definitely outline my sewing goals and projects for the year soon, but just to give you a sneak peak: You may have noticed that I've launched Project Sewing 201, in the form of a new tab in the header of this blog. Click on the tab, or the link above to read a blurb about my plans and see my first already completed project in this series!
15 comments:
I love it! The blanket stitch really gives it a nice finish!!
Again, I love the bold fabric. Your future kids are going to have one snazzy nursery.
The blanket stitch edging is the perfect touch.
What a great project to end on! I bet the blanket stitch took forever, but well worth the effort...looks great!
These will be so great for your little one...when the time comes :)
Can't wait to see all your new projects in v201!
Congratulations completing the book! The blanket is so sweet. I like how you work with wine!
Congratulations on finishing the book and all those projects! Wow...quite an accomplishment. My Nana taught me how to do the blanket stitch when I was a young girl.
Lovely blanket, and the embroidery stitch is the perfect finishing touch! Congrats on finishing the book, I am looking forward to all your future sewing projects.
Valerie
Everyday Inspired
Congrats! what a wonderful conclusion to your book and sewing lessons! I love this fabric, and you did such a wonderful job on your blanket :0 look forward to seeing all your upcoming sewing projects!!
I love the look of that border. Congrats on finishing 101 and good luck with 201!
Fantastically even blanket stitching! Very impressive.
Congrats! You have accomplished so much this past year. The baby blanket is beautiful. I love the pop of orange.
that embroidery stitch around the edges really make the baby blanket look homemade. It's very sweet! Oh, and congrats! on finishing the book! {:-D
Your blanket stitch is so even! That's special that you are saving the baby things you made for your own!
Very cute! Nice work on the edging. Your stitches are perfectly spaced.
It's quite cute!
Congratulations on finishing all those projects! looking forward to Sewing 201!
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