THE REVEAL: FAUX CHENILLE BLANKET

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all are well rested. :) Over the weekend, I attended a lovely baby shower for a good friend of mine and fellow blogging buddy. She's having a girl next month and we all are so excited for her! 

As I mentioned last week, I was working on a little project for the baby. I've been wanting to make this fun chenille blanket for quite a while now. Aesthetic Nest and Made already have the most AMAZING and detailed tutorials, so I recommend just following theirs.   

I do have some tips to share though from making mine that hopefully you'll find helpful...

• Lay the color you want to show up most on top and separate the darker colors with a lighter color in the middle. Make sure to also use a washable spray adhesive to keep all the fabrics together. I skipped that step and ended up with a lot of my fabric shifting. I lost a few inches to my blanket due to that.  
• When sewing the diagonal lines, make sure to sew on the back fabric and not on the flannels. I didn't at first and ended up with bunched up fabric. 
• If you're only planning on making one or two of the blankets, make sure you find a good pair of ergonomic scissors. If you plan on making more, I definitely recommend purchasing an Olfa chenille cutter. Cramped fingers are not good...
• Yes this process will be very long and tedious, but don't give up! It's definitely worth it at the end! Make sure to give yourself at least 3 - 4 days for this project. 

• Trim the uneven edges AFTER all the diagonal lines are cut. 
• Use a plate to create the rounded corners.
• Make your tag ahead of time if you'd like to attach one to your blanket. 

I purchased a satin blanket binding from Jo-Ann's and it was the perfect length. The only difficult part was creating the double fold binding. 

Here's the cool transformation after I washed it and threw it in the dryer!

This seriously has to be one of my favorite projects! Even my husband was amazed by the results and that rarely happens... ;) What do you all think? Have any of you ever made a chenille blanket? I'd love to hear from you!