A lot has happened this week and I won’t go into it, but I HAD TO make a Scrap Happy Post.  I actually have several little items I have worked on but will start with this one first.

When Bob and I first got married we bought a really nice blanket for our bed.  That was over forty years ago and it had been well used by us, and then by the dogs since moving here to Alabama.  Frankly, it was quite warm for California weather, but simply insufficient for the winters here in N. Alabama.  Ergo, it became a dog blanket.  And pups, being pups, well, it did get some abuse.

So I measured and trimmed off the ugly bits…

Then squared and pinned the whole thing to split it down the middle.

I chose a leftover bit of flannel from some ten years back when I tried my hand at making pajama bottoms.

Cut into 2.5 inch strips, sewn end to end, the strips were folded, pressed, and then stitched as binding to the edges of my personal blanket.  I basted the backside of the binding so I could hand stitch it into place with embroidery thread… Which just happened to be an ombre of colors from the old paisley flannel.  To be honest about the thread; the one skein I had on hand went much faster than I could have imagined and I had to go searching for more online.  Amazingly, I found that this particular thread is still available after all these years and the newly produced thread matches perfectly to the old!

I would like to tell you that I have actually finished this blanket, but with ZERO DEGREE WEATHER overnight and not breaking freezing for the next few days, well, I am using it anyway and putting in a few new stitches each day.  But, the basting is holding and I am staying warm at night!

And that my friends is a comfort.

ScrapHappy happens each month on the 15th.  The many participants are listed below, and although they don’t participate every time, it’s always fun to see what they have created from their scraps!

Kate, Gun, Eva, Sue,
Birthe, Turid, Susan, Cathy,  Tracy, 
Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys,
Claire, Jean, Dawn, Gwen,
Sunny, Kjerstin, Sue L, Vera, 
 Ann, Dawn 2, Carol, Preeti,
Nóilin, Viv, Karrin, Amo, Alissa,
Lynn, Tierney and Hannah

Oh yes, and the reason for this blanket being made in the first place?  Well, it’s because Bob is always too hot when sleeping and I am always too cold!