i love this blanket. i just finished it the other day. it was waiting to be top stitched since a few days before anika's birth. that was about 8 weeks ago. my gosh. i also love it when my little one can use things i made. and loves what i make her. yes, she loves it.
this is one of my very favorite japanese fabrics. it is a double gauze designed by junko onishi. i have been hoarding it. silly me. it was time to use it. i also made a blanket for my niece in a different colourway. now anika and evangeline can be bosom blanket buddies.
they are super simple to make. and are a great way to use large chunks of your favorite fabrics.i just cut a big square of the top fabric. and the lovely flannel for the back. i then used a small plate to make rounded corners. sewed the two fabrics together. flipped them right side out. and top stitched. easy peasy. i think this will be my new baby gift go to.
and anika is sleeping on my lap right now. swaddled in her blanket. and i am loving life.
What a beautiful little girl! Lovely swaddle too.
Posted by: Emily | January 24, 2011 at 04:21 PM
so sweet! I wish I had taken up sewing again *before* I had my babies...but gifting will have to do! thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Nancy | January 24, 2011 at 04:46 PM
Your little Anika is so precious she's melting my heart!
Posted by: {gemmifer} | January 24, 2011 at 09:43 PM
adorable! the blanket's pretty cute, too. ;)
Posted by: erin | January 25, 2011 at 05:12 AM
Anika is so so so sweet. And that blanket! genius!
Posted by: Amanda Elizabeth | January 25, 2011 at 11:33 AM
I love the blanket. And I love her! I'm going to have to have another baby so I can get on your gift list! ;-)
Posted by: Liv | January 25, 2011 at 04:37 PM
oh, leslie! super super sweet! both of them!!!
enjoy every precious moment!
Posted by: leslie | January 27, 2011 at 07:24 PM
I cannot imagine women actually enjoying making them!sf
Posted by: Microsoft Office | December 16, 2011 at 06:29 PM