As the new year kicked off I started at a snails pace. It was hard to get motivated..but as the month dragged on the days started getting longer and the sun would peak out from the clouds. That put wind in my sails. I finished January flying through some projects.
Our family is expecting a new granddaughter next month so I've been busy sewing for our new arrival. I decided to make a small cuddle/minky fabric baby throw. I've never worked with this kind of fabric before so to get my feet wet I purchased a kit. The kit was from Shannon Fabrics - pattern called Bunny Hunny.
Luckily I watched a couple tutorials and got some great pointers before tackling this project. Shannon Fabrics website has many great tutorials to help with a successful project. Working with minky fabric has its challenges. I love learning new techniques and this was a learning challenge.
The baby throw came our great. with a finished size of 28" by 37". It is so soft and cuddly that I'm sure it will be a hit with our granddaughter
Working with cuddle fabric was certainly messy. I spent more time cleaning up after cutting the fabric than actually sewing. After cutting my rotary cutter mat was. mess. Back to my computer for some suggestions for cleaning my mat. I came across a technique that works like magic - using a pencil erasure. It worked so great that I now have included an erasure with my daily sewing tools. The erasure not only cleaned the cuddle, but it also cleaned batting that stuck to my mat.
Presto - before I knew it my mat cleaned like new.
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