Train Blanket - The Beginnings

More train fabric from the friend who gave me the train book panel.  My son wanted to do another job (project) with me.

When I got this I figured it was perfect.   I asked him what he wanted to make and he said a blanket.  The fabric's not very big (the above panel is 32"x41"). I haven't decided if I'll try to put some more borders around it to make it bigger, or just leave it and have it be a toddler bed size quilt. 

I'll probably ask him as well.  It is his blanket, after all.  He helped me trim both pieces (we hold the rotary cutter together and we each have a hand on the ruler).  Then he got distracted by racing monster trucks down my mini ironing board leaning against the couch.  Love that kid.

til next time...

Thomas Fabric Book

This is the first project my son and I have done together.

He's 3.

(sorry about that photo, it would just not go horizontal)

A friend of mine gave me a panel that had instructions on how to cut and sew it into a book.

The instructions were a bit vague, but it's a kids book and we had fun making it.

There's a layer of batting in each page, nice and cozy.

And it's all wrinkled because it got peed on the night it was made, so it went through the wash.

And came out whole on the other side!  So it'll last just fine.

The actually "story" is weird.  I hesitate to call it a story.  But eh, it was a job (read: project) to do with my son and he's proud of it. 

til next time...