for charlotte

i have finally finished something..yea! this is for my great niece, little miss charlotte. yes, i said great niece. and in my defense my oldest sister is 12 years older than me and had her first little one when i was 10 years old. so my niece is only 10 years younger than me. of course, even so, being a great aunt still makes me cringe a little!

i just love this blanket, it's my favorite so far (I think I say that every time I finish one!). I love the pinks, yellows, and navy blue together. The kitty cat fabric has been around and I've always wanted some, so I took the opportunity to finally buy it. I already had the pink gingham. That's from sewmamasew. I've really enjoyed this large gingham. i have some in brown also, and i want some in red. It's a great addition, you just can't go wrong with gingham. The navy blue circles are metro living and i love those circles too. I want a yard in every color! And finally this fabric, by alexander henry, was perfect to tie it all together. I was counting on those pinks, yellows, and blues to match the kitties cause they were alexander henry also. So yea, they matched and I can't wait to make something for cornelia with the leftover. She really loved these fabrics. She kept saying, "is that for me?" with a huge smile. And oh me, I hated saying, "no, not this one," and then her going to a total disappointed frown. :(

The embroidery is from Doodle Stitching the motif collection. I added the kite (simple enough for me to draw myself).

Once the embroidery was done, I just zigzag stitched it, sewed the quilt top to the minky back (leaving an opening to turn inside out), turned it inside out and did a straight stitch border about 1/4 in. from the side. Then tied knots at the corners with white perle cotton.

So there is my ultra linky, probably way too long, show off post of my latest creation. But really, these blankets are so easy, that's why I make them! I think you should make one too!