My Monster Sewing Project

Back here I made reference to a sewing project I was working on through a class at the technical college.  I couldn't tell you what I was working on because it was intended to be a gift.  Now that I've given the gift away, I can show you the finished project!

I originally signed up for the basic sewing class to make a baby rag quilt.  I didn't think it would be too hard as it was a basic class, and since the class only met 3 times, I didn't think it would be too time-consuming.  While the quilt wasn't hard, it was definitely time consuming.  I had sewing homework after each of the classes and then had to spend several more hours just to complete it.  I didn't keep track of the time put in (I wish I would have), but I'm sure it was more than 25 hours.

And I had a deadline since it needed to be completed in time for a baby shower mid-October.  It came down to the wire and I even persuaded Scott to help me clip the fringe at the end, but I did finish it on time.  Here's the finished product.  You can see it's much larger than my idea of a "baby" quilt.  The baby definitely has lots of room to grow into it.

Here you can see the back side folded over to the front side with fringe. 

Each of the squares had to be individually cut out and then sewn together with a piece of bating in the middle.  Then the squares had to be sewn into strips and then the strips sewn together.  Finally, when all of the sewing was done, it was time to clip the fringe, wash the blanket, and then clip again.  Phew.  What a project.  I'm glad I did it, but I'm not any too anxious to dive into another sewing project soon.  This may end up being a one-of-a-kind original as I'm not sure I'd tackle the project again.  But it was made with lots of love for my brother and sister-in-law expecting their first child.  I hope they/the baby enjoy my efforts!