Sewing ladies...Fabric help?

aml0905

I am planning on making my Mom this blanket as a gift:

https://www.aestheticnest.com/2010/08/sewing-heirloom-cut-chenille-baby.html

I had picked out fabric and showed my Mom what I had picked (thinking more of her taste than my own) and I was WAAAAY off the mark. She said it looked "old lady". LOL

Anyway, have any of you used a fun fabric that you loved that you think would work well for this?

I'm looking online but I'm having a hard time getting a feel for what it would look like in person and we don't have a ton of selection around here to view in person.

ghm

I'm really confused. You're making her a blanket but she should think of your tastes above hers?

aml0905

Noooooo....I'm making it as a gift. I showed her the fabric I purchased (did not tell her what it was for) just to see what she thought of it. I bought it because I thought she would like it and I totally missed the mark because she thought it was "old lady".

 

ghm

Ah, I get it. I got about 2 hours of sleep so I'm not operating at full potential today

 

Check out amy butler fabrics. They're fun. 

jessicaclare

Check out Hawthorne Threads They have tons of cute fabric.

just.a.lurker

I second hawthorne threads.  Their customer service is great as well.  Have fun with that blanket!  I've made one so far, and am working on my second.  I made them both with kids fabrics though, so not much help for you there. 

aml0905

just.a.lurker:

I second hawthorne threads.  Their customer service is great as well.  Have fun with that blanket!  I've made one so far, and am working on my second.  I made them both with kids fabrics though, so not much help for you there. 

I'm planning on making one for my sister for her shower too! What fabrics did you use?

 I'm excited to tackle this project!

jessicaclare

aml0905:

just.a.lurker:

I second hawthorne threads.  Their customer service is great as well.  Have fun with that blanket!  I've made one so far, and am working on my second.  I made them both with kids fabrics though, so not much help for you there. 

I'm planning on making one for my sister for her shower too! What fabrics did you use?

 I'm excited to tackle this project!

Michael Miller has adorable fabrics that (I think) would work great for kid's projects. 

https://www.hawthornethreads.com/fabric/designer/michael_miller_house_designer

AnnapolisLari

Those fabrics are straight out of the 60s and 70s, which is probably why she thinks that they are 'old lady'.

ETA: chenille is also extremely old ladyish. She's probably thinking of her mom's chenille bedspreads from the 40s and 50s.

Ask her what she DOES like.

just.a.lurker

For my DS, I used this one:

https://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?pageName=search&flag=true&PRODID=zprd_10370401a

I am making one for my SIL's shower right now, and they are doing a winnie the pooh nursery (I know, not everyone's cup of tea), so I'm using this:

https://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?pageName=search&flag=true&PRODID=zprd_10370856a

I'd love to make one with an adult fabric as well, but wanted to try something fun for my first try at it, so went with the sesame street for DS. 

It's a fun blanket to make!  Very time consuming, but turns out great.  I would definitely recommend getting a specific cutter to make the chenille rows, trying to use scissors would take forever!  I got the clover slash cutter and it worked great, and I think is cheaper than the one shown in the tutorial. 

just.a.lurker

Robert Kaufman has great kids prints as well that aren't the character style.  They are a little more my taste, but I got the character fabric on the cheap, and didn't want to go all out on my first attempt in case it was a fail

JellymanKelly

I am working on a faux chenille blanket right now using Valori Wells'  Nest corduroy. I'm using pink, tan and light green for the cut fabrics. I plan to bind it with the blue bird fabric that matches.

 

 

aml0905

Thanks for the help ladies!

JellymanKelly - I really like the idea of binding with a coordinating fabric. I was only thinking about a blanket binding or something similar and solid color.