Craft Project for Cole

My latest craft project has been a "Taggie Blanket"... Cole's first birthday is coming up and I wanted to make him something. Crafts always look easy... but crafts always look better when someone else makes them! I admire anyone who can sew, knit, crochet, etc... But this is a simple sewing project, I know I can handle, I made one for Cecelia when she was in utero.

First things first ... figure out the color scheme and find the right material, I found a soft flannel with jungle animals on it for the one side and and a brown textured cozy material for the other side. I shopped at Joann Fabrics they usually have a nice selection of nursery graphic prints and different textured material. The color scheme for the ribbons I went with is brown, orange, green, yellow, and turquoise.

Now to start the project I figured out what size blanket I wanted to make. Cut the material to size, then laid the material right sides together, I then pinned the material together. Next step is to cut the ribbon, I cut the ribbon in 6-8 inch pieces. With the material pinned and the ribbon cut... Now I was ready to sew! As I sewed along the edge of the blanket I put a piece of the folded ribbon between the fabric on the inside of the two materials every inch or so. I continued to do this till I was 3/4 of the way finished, or 3/4 of the way the around the blanket. I then turned the blanket right side out and continued to sew the ribbon. Quick and easy! (and I only had to rip it apart once! I was lazy and tried to sew without pinning the material together!)

A visual aid

Finished project... Happy Birthday my sweet Cole!

Making Sweet Memories...

Kelly