Fleece Blanket and Appliquéd Onesie

Babies are such a nice way to start people. -Don Herrold

Mr. Bug's sister and her husband are expecting their sixth baby. Some of her neighbors had a shower for her last night and so I threw this together for her yesterday afternoon. I was only a little late getting to the shower.

These blankets are really fast and fun to make. I got the fleece a while ago and I'm pretty sure it was on sale for $2 a yard {I love a bargain like that even more than I love a 50% off coupon }. This piece was about 1⅓ yards, so squared it up and then cut it down the middle to make two blankets {I'll finish the other one later}. The finished size is 32ish" x 47ish". When I've made these before, I always got a yard and then cut the width to 45" {finished size 36" x 45"} because that is how far one package of the Satin Blanket Binding will go. The shape of this one is a little odd, but still very useable, so I think I may do this size again. It is less waste this way.

The appliquéd onesie was inspired by the cute work Little Miss Shabby did on a pillow. I've done a couple of other things using this free motion style of appliqué and really like it. It is fast and fun too.

This means two more finishes for July!