DIY Chevron Baby Blanket

Last week, I shared the fabrics I planned on using to make my son a baby blanket. I thought it would be fun to make a modern Chevron print blanket. I wanted the blanket to be cozy in the winter and fun to play on in the summer months. I wanted the blanket to be a nice size but not too big, so I did a little research on the net and found a happy size for the blanket 36 x 36. Making this blanket couldn't be easier, its actually the first blanket I've ever made. So picture me patting myself on the back. I only had one mishap during my sewing, I broke a needle, so did have to make a quick run to Wal-Mart for replacement needles. I cut my fabrics 37 x 37 and allowed for a 1/2 inch seam allowance on either side.


Next I pinned my fabrics with the Chevron and Minky facing each other. I used all purpose white sewing thread and  worked my way around the blanket.

 I left about a 6 inch gap, so I could easily turn the fabric inside out. Next I did a simple hand stitch and closed up the hole.

I wanted to give the blanket a more finished look, so I did a simple top stitch 1x on top of the chevron print. I am by no means an excellent sewer, so I just took my  time keeping a straight line.

Here's the modern Chevron blanket, I made for my little baby boy. It's the perfect blanket for him to play on and for cooler evenings out. I love the Chevron print has many colors that all look so cute together.

I held the blanket up against the nurseries new wall color Silver Drop and love how it looks in the room already.

I love this blanket, and it was made on the cheap. The Minky fabric was only $ 4.54 for one yard and the Chevron was $ 8.98 - Total $ 13.52 plus I found a coupon online taking 10% off my purchases, so I spent around $ 12 bucks, not to shabby. I bought this fabric from Fabric.com 


What do you think of the Modern Chevron Minky blanket I made?

Project Nursery: Paint Makes the Difference

We finished painting the room, and I already love the transformation  even without any furniture present! After looking the the two color options Martha Stewart Opal or Behr's Silver Drop paint colors we decided to go with Behr color. We had the color matched to Olympic Paints Low VOC paint line. We couldn't be happier with our color choice. After the painting was complete, I realized every bedroom in our Rancher is painted a shade of grey! I guess my love of grey has spread to all of our bedrooms. Here's a quick reminder or how the nursery looked a few short days ago. I addition to painting the the walls Mr. CLH also paint the ceiling a crisp white, also using Olympic Paint Low VOC ceiling paint. 

Nusery Before:

I took the picutres of the nusery in the afternoon on a non sunny day, so hopfully you can still see the color ok.I love how the color Sliver Drop looks in the nusery. It's such a pretty shade of grey, not overly dark or deary. It's a sublte color.  We also made the existing baseboards in the room taller, just like we did on our living room. Here's our how to { Making Baseboards Taller } By adding height to the baseboards it really creates an elegant look. Next up we need to paint the baseboards a glossy white and freshen up the trim too.

Nusery Now

 Here's a peak at our color scheme for the nursery, were mixing a color called Sultana { by Martha Stewart } with pale blues, light greys & dark greys and white. I'm really excited about added Sultant to the room, I love the color! It's such a fun punchy shade of yellow / green.

This is our mini Construction / Improvement Breakdown:

Replace closet doors { This weekend }
Paint Ceiling & Walls
Replace light fixture { Install amazing Light Fixutre we already bought this weekend }
Beef up our baseboards { like we did in our Dining Room }
Improve closet storage
Crown Molding - on the maybe list

What do you think of the grey shade we paint the nusery and our color schemce?

Follow Along - as we create a nursery for our baby boy due in June 2011: Nursery Bare Bones