Faux Chenille, Part Three, The Finish

At long last the final result of my faux chenille blanket. After the washing and drying, I'm pleased with how it turned out.

Except for the shapes I thought would show up much better than they do. I tried to show them in this picture but they just do not show up very well. This one is a bear...

The pictures don't do it justice, it's a really heavy, nice little blanket for a baby.

I was going to give this one to my niece who is due in December, but I like it so much I may have to make her another one.

This is my favorite side. Reminds me of sprinkles on a cupcake.

Faux Chenille, Part Two

I drew what seemed like hundreds of lines...not all of them are uniformly 1/2 " apart! Then I spent hours sewing each individual line...then cutting between them. Got some help from the teacher cutting a bias binding. I also found a video on this on this website: http://www.ehow.com/video_4433309_cut-bias-binding.html#

It was exactly as the teacher, Linda, showed me. I attached the binding in class and then it was time to go home. Now all I need to do is finish the binding and throw it into the washer and dryer...and keep an eye on the lint trap! Hopefully tomorrow I can get that done. I'm really anxious to see how it turns out. We also received directions to make a scarf. I want to try that next.