Sunday, August 1, 2010

Stitching to Send!

Today I finished two baby blankets to send to a friend (she has twin little girls).  I know she will love these.  I sent her photos of the fabrics I had on hand and she chose the ones that she wanted.  I chose the binding colors.


I try to match the binding more to the main color of the fabric and then use a brighter color on the stitching.  However, these greens were really hard to match and I couldn't find any that made me happy, so I had to go with the brighter colored binding.  I hope that my friend likes the finished product. 

Usually, I just do two rows of zig-zag stitching to attach the binding.  This time I also put a decorative row of stitching in between the two rows of zig-zags.  I doubt that you can tell from the photos...but I think that it turned out nice.  The decorative stitching seemed like it took forever, though.

4 comments:

Jandi said...

Very cute! I'm sure those little girls will love them!

Dee said...

Adorable! I clicked to make the photo bigger and the stitching really popped! I like that effect.

I know your friend will LOVE these two lovies for her girls.

skippymom said...

keepsakes. absolutely.

binkies! :)

Duff said...

You are on quite a roll for CUTE!
What kind of material is that? flannel?
Also, I have tried the satin binding with fleece and even if I pin it, it's a mess. Can you give me any tips?