More Blankets and A Shout Out to a Supplier

This past week has been really hectic. I made a few new blankets and completed extra copies of others I have show here before. I did complete three Redskins blankets, two Marine Corps blankets, two soccer blankets that have been detailed previously. But I also completed two cat blankets. These were requested by someone at the first craft show I attended...... these are pretty neat because the reverse side is the matching plaid that is the background the cats are on.

I also made two more Breast Cancer Awareness Blankets. Each one is with different material. I have also received two other types of Breast Cancer Awareness material I will be using to make several more blankets this coming weekend. But here are the news one that have been completed.

I also have two completed two very nice green and grey plaid blankets. These two are just like the one I made for our use back in December. My wife uses ours like this almost every day. They are soft and warm.

This week I have put together fourteen blankets to work on. There are six for Breast Cancer Awareness using two different materials. There are five baby blankets, each with the same nursery rhymes pattern on the material. And three very colorful hot air balloon blankets. Pictures of these will come when finished.

Oh, this week I had an issue with a shipment of material from PicoTextiles. They sent me a piece of material with a large hole in it. I contacted them via email and the responded quickly and precisely the way you want a supplier to respond. They sent me a replacement piece of fabric at no cost. Way to go Pico Textiles. Check them out and purchase with confidence they will get it right,

Grandma Jim out.

Breast Cancer Survivor Blankets

I finished a total of four of the Breast Cancer Survivor Blankets from my last post and they were gone in a couple of days. So I have ordered material to make five more and may end up repeating that order again. These blankets are very popular and are very nice.

The quality of the material is outstanding.

Grandma Jim out.

Busy Weekend with Results

This weekend was a very busy weekend. I setup 10 blankets to work on over the next week or so on Friday night and Saturday after I got in a round of golf. I started working on blankets Saturday afternoon and just sort of continued until after the NCAA semifinal games were done. And then again yesterday.

I finished a couple blankets that have already been shown on here and three new ones that I will show here. The first one is a print of wild horses. A couple people have asked about blankets featuring horses, So I made one. The two views that follow are a standard quarter view folded and a quarter view with the reverse revealed by turning up the corner. This blanket is a standard twin bed size (48" x 74").

Quarter View

Quarter view corner view

I recently saw some really nice Breast Cancer Awareness (Survivor) material with embroidered roses and ribbons on a pink background, so I ordered enough to make several blankets. I had just finished making two Breast Cancer Survivor blankets (for relatives) and wanted to make a few more. These all turned out very nice. Each blankets is done with a matching light pink reverse side. I completed four of these this weekend and have one left to complete. One is already spoken for by a friend where I work. These are a little smaller than my normal size blanket. Each of these is around 66" long by about 48" wide. A nice size for most ladies. Below are two photos of one of the four finished this weekend.

Quarter view corner view

Quarter view

Two weeks ago I found some cute material for toddlers with embroidered teddy bears on it. I have three of these. I have only completed one and will finish the other two this week. These blankets are more for the baby and or toddler. I am trying a new material for the reverse side on these. This material is called whisper fleece. It is a thick long napped material that is very soft. These may be the softest blankets I have made to date. When done, I will have a blanket with a baby blue reverse, a mint green reverse, and a white reverse. The two photos below show the quarter view and a closeup of on of the embroidered teddy bears.

Quarter View

Closeup of Embroidered Teddy Bear

Until the next time.

Grandma Jim out.

Breast Cancer Survivor Blankets

As I mentioned in my last post, I made a couple blankets that I mailed as gifts and would post pictures of them after they were received. Well, my aunt and sister got their blankets yesterday.

I made my Aunt Marjorie and Sister Julie these blankets. Both are survivors and I wanted them both to know how much we all love them and respect them. Here are a couple pictures of those blankets.



Grandma Jim Out