Thank you for not being perky

I’m making a few sets of baby blankets for my aunt, the other set would be done by now but I am out of cream colored thread and stopping by the fabric store with a baby is sometimes too much of a pain.

My scraps stash has reached epic proportions. It’s absurd, really. I need help. What can I do with all this stuff!!? I’m in full on pack rat mode though. I look at the several bins of fabric scraps and think, “Okay, I should get rid of all this somehow.” but then my brain rebels instantly, “NO WAY! What if I need this someday?!”.

What IF I need it someday? The world would implode, clearly, if I no longer had all these scraps. SHEESH!

One way to help get rid of the tail ends of satin blanket binding is to use it as little tabs for blankets and bags. On this travel lovey I sewed the edges of the binding together, doubled it over and sewed it into the edging of the blanket. You can then use little tab to attach toys and linking rings to the blanket. For a bag you could attach a D ring or the like.

How To Make Your Own Applique
- Cut a simple shape out of your desired fabric. A bird, some circles, a tree, a flower, the star ship enterprise… whatever.
- Pin the cut out fabric onto some heavy duty tear away fabric stabilizer – the iron on kind works well.
- Iron it on. You can double it, with the second iron on side face down if you want your applique to be stiffer and to be able to iron it to your final project.
- Now you need to sew around the shape using a satin stitch – use a zigzag stitch with the stitch length moved WAY down. My machine comes with a special satin stitch foot that basically has a grooved area where the stitches pass though uncrushed by the foot.
- Once you’ve sewn around the shape go ahead and tear away the excess stabilizer
- I sometimes sew around the shape twice to make the satin stitch look thicker.
now you are ready to sew your applique
- Iron it on to your final project and then I usually satin stitch it again. or just straight stitch it on.

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