My First Quilt

Welcome to my sewing blog!  This blog is really meant for my own records of the stuff I've sewn.  I am a total novice sewer.  I only received my very first sewing machine about a month ago.  Ever since I unpacked it, I have been mesmerized with all the awesome projects you can do with this machine.

So far, my biggest untaking has been to make my 2yo son a blanket.  You see, he has grown out of his crib blanket (which is about 42"x42").  But he's not big enough for a twin size bed nor a twin size blanket yet.  I decided he needed an in-between blanket size.  Since I don't think they make those, and surfing the net has shown me that they're really not that hard to make, I thought I'd try it.

Front:

 Back:

I followed the tutorial from HERE.  I got these flannel fabric at my local J's.  I had bought a yard in each color.
The blocks on the front are 8.5" squares.  On the back, I just used the left over strips.
I had read about binding.  Watched videos.  Got some helpful hints from some friends.  In the end, I just decided it's not necessary for me or this blanket.  Hey, it does its job, and that's all I care for.  I'm not one to invite extra work when it's not needed. :)

Thank you for visiting me at my inaugural post.  PLEASE be so kind and leave me comments.  If there's some pertinent information that I should include when I share my projects, please let me know!