I had a brilliant idea to make my middle school aged niece and high school nephew fleece blankets for Christmas. They run cross country and track and my SIL thought they'd get use out of them during their meets. I started with the idea for the tie blankets, but I never liked how they didn't look too tidy and always end up a little wonky. I wanted something durable as well.
I ended up making them like I do my burp cloths, sewing around, turning right side out then top stitching. They turned out nice and fairly square for eyeballing it. I used 2 yds of fleece for each one. Their school colors are forest green and white with a little grey, but I couldn't bring myself to do a blanket that will most likely be used outside in white. So I did the green with a very light grey on the other side.
Here's where my terrible part comes in...I failed to take pictures before wrapping them. You'll just need to use your imagination. My dad had this heavy wool letter blanket from when he was in high school. I kept thinking of that while I made these.
The other thing I made this year, and failed to take a picture of was a little felt bear. This year added a niece along with my Mallory to the family, but I wasn't making bears for my kids. I figure I'll make them enough other things. And the year Henry was born, I just ran out of time! I didn't get a picture of the one I made this year, but it looks quite similar to this one with the eyelashes.
That completes this years Christmas round up. We'll see how much I get accomplished this year. There's a new niece/nephew that is arriving in March so that means another quilt and eventually a bear. Wish me luck!
