Birdie Blanket for Quill Girl #2

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Maya has a favorite blanket, lovingly known as "Polka Dot," that she has had since birth. She still sleeps with it at age 4. It was time to make a blanket for Little Sister to have for her arrival day.
I loved this little birdie pattern, and thought it would be perfect for our little Quill girl-to-be. This was the first time for me working with fleece and the super sweet satin edging. See below for the step-by-step process.




Cut out your fabric to desired size, place wrong-sides facing each other. Pin all sides.


Sew all 4 sides at about 1/4 inch. Then stitch again about 3/4 inches from edge.

This is what it should look like once you are done stitching.


Here comes the tricky part...adding the trim. Open up the satin edge, fold over 1 inch from the end, and iron.
Tuck the edge of fleece in little front or back pocket made by fold of trim.

Pin the trim on, keeping the fleece tucked in as close to the trim center as you can.
Sew trim on, all the way to th
e next corner.

When you come to your first corner...you need to form a mitered corner.
Open up the satin trim,to turn the corner. A diagonal is formed
when you do this, press lightly and pin.
Pin the rest of trim to upcoming side of blanket.
(Don't forget to miter the corner on the back side as well, being careful to make sure the diagonals match up)

Your corner should look like this, before you stitch.
Begin stitching at the outer corner, up the diagonal, and then up the side of the blanket, to the next corner. Repeat.

Catching top and bottom edges of trim can be tricky, so check your work.
See finished product above.

PS: I could have made another blanket, in the time that it took me to upload this post. What...what?







Creative Pen & Quill

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I brought my pen and ink back out, for the first time in a couple years. I put my calligraphy skills to work on this Quaker wedding certificate. It included the really sweet vows of the bride and groom, and spaces for 120 witnesses to sign.

Overall, I was really happy with the final product. While there are usually moments of cursing in projects this detailed, all in all, it was great to get creative and it feels really good to put something in the "done" pile. I have discovered that in life as a stay-at-home-mom, there are few things that are ever completely done. Most things are just done...for a time or moment...dishes, meals, laundry, etc.

So here's to you done pile...