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DIY :: You Are My Adventure

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My apartment is filled with crafts that Doug & I have tackled together. We’ve always gravitated toward dates centered around projects or unique ventures, as demonstrated by these stools and this cabinet. We even first said “I love you” after a pottery class in which we both spent the whole time drawing hearts on our respective cups, wondering how to vocalize the words. {I hope none of his friends are reading this, and if you are, pat him on the back for being comfortable enough with his manhood to go to pottery with me.}

As such, many of my crafty ventures are done with the help of my handy man. But this Valentine’s Day, I wanted to do something special that he wouldn’t expect. Something outside the box and filled with love to demonstrate that, through all the years, he has been and always will be an amazing adventure of mine.
After a trip to Chicago’s fabric warehouse, I found a french-colonial pattern that would be perfect for his apartment. “Ah-hah,” I thought, “A blanket it shall be.” An adventurous one at that – not only because the pattern reminded me of riding horse-back through colonial fields but also because I’d never made a blanket before. And so I set out on my voyage.

Before showing you the step-by-step, I want to say a huge thank you to my friend & seamstress extraordinaire Laura for helping me with this project!

 DIY instructions following the jump.

Step 1: Cut the top & bottom fabric to your desired length. I did approx. 7 ft x 3 ft. Line up the filling and cut it to fit in between your fabrics.

Step 2: Set aside the filling for later. Turn your fabrics inside out and align them. Put needles along the perimeter to set fabrics in place as you sew.

Step 3: Sew along the whole perimeter, rounding the corners if you choose. Once you get to the end, leave approx. 12 inches open to put the filling into the blanket.

Step 4: Stuff the filling into the blanket, smoothing as you go. Make sure the filling is equal throughout.
Step 5: Turn under the open edges to prepare for sewing.

Step 6: Secure the still-open edges at the end with pins. Hug the edge with the sewing machine to close the blanket.
Step 7: Measure what you want your middle hem to be. I left approx. 7 inches around the perimeter. Sew in the middle of the blanket, securing the filling where it lies.

 

 

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  9. How cute! And very brave of you to tackle since you had never made a blanket before. But those are always the most memorable projects, right! I’m sure he LOVES it!

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  19. This is lovely! I’m currently in the process of hand sewing a patchwork quilt. It is taking FOREVER but I know I’ll be seriously proud of it when it’s done. I love that that is something you’ll both have forever now! x

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  32. WOW!!! This is so incredibly sweet!!! I am so impressed 🙂 (but not surprised!) It turned out absolutely beautiful! And I absolutely love the story that goes with it! XO Brynn

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