Circles Blanket

Wow I actually finished this blanket!  

I started it way back in the summer and finally managed to get it finished just before Christmas. 

I was absolutely determined to get it done partly because it was taking up so much space in my sewing area but also because little one was beginning to need a bigger nap time blanket.








So here it is and I'm so happy with the bright, cheery colours. 

It's so plain and clean looking and completely unfussy, just the way I like things....and it's also simple enough to still suit his room in years to come - you know what I mean?  
It's not a babyish quilt, it's just...colourful!!!







So to make it I just cut a load of white squares and then some colourful circles in all different sizes.  I laid them all out on the floor to see how it would look and when I was happy with the size and way it looked I appliqued the circles onto the white squares and then stitched all the squares together.


That was the quick bit!  The bit that took all the time was me deciding that I would hand stitch around each circle in a contrasting bright colour to hold the front and back together and make it look a bit more quilt-like (I'm definitely NOT a quilter!!  I often just cut things about the right size, I don't have the patience that a proper quilter needs!).

Once all that was finally done, I finished the edges with bias. 

Phew.  So glad to see it finished and I think it looks lovely in his room and more to the point he LOVES snuggling into it at nap time!

Fabric Fabric Fabric.....

Just had a quick tidy up of all the bits of fabric in my little work space and  have tried to balance things as best I can on the shelf.  
I was surprised with how little pink there is now compared to everything else.  I used to buy loads of pink and I'm still very tempted when I see it....but who am I buying it for - I don't have any girls and my niece has grown out of the pink stage!


I'm finding it really difficult to get nice fabrics for boys, most of it has robots, dinosaurs or vehicles, which I'm not that keen on, whereas the girly prints are full of beautiful flowers and butterflies.  

So as a result I seem to have been buying plain coloured rainbow brights and trying to get creative with them instead.  I bought some a while back with the intention of making a quilt.  

I haven't actually started it yet so that could be the next project.  




Here's one I made for my nephew last Christmas.  The quality of the pic isn't that great but you get the idea.  
I think it'll be roughly the same but white instead of blue.