Lucy’s blanket
Although I have made a number of these patchwork blankets in the past, I don’t really consider them to be quilts (hence my churn dash quilt being my “first”). They’re really blankets, with pieced patchwork tops. No actual quilting involved! This one is for baby Lucy.
There is a layer of polyester batting in the middle (good quality polyester batting, suitable for blankets that are likely to get a fair bit of machine washing) and it is backed in flannelette. The vintage chenille was all bought a little while ago from a marvellous eBay seller who alas no longer sells chenille ( Jodie!) and the prints are from my stash.
Babies seem to like the mix of texture and colour. This is about cot size: suitable as a lap quilt as baby grows. I cut a second set of squares at the same time to make another one for Stella.
I like the colour combination, so sweet. And the chenille looks really nice to touch.
Gorgeous blanket! A great mix of fabrics – I bet the child will love it.
I love it! I’m all inspired to save squares of my fabrics. I’ve treid some quilts and they didn’t work out for me, but I think I could do this type blanket.
Beautiful.
Beautiful blankie!