{"id":28736,"date":"2013-12-13T21:24:54","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T02:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=28736"},"modified":"2013-12-31T01:11:28","modified_gmt":"2013-12-31T06:11:28","slug":"precious-boy-child-blanket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/13\/precious-boy-child-blanket\/","title":{"rendered":"Precious Boy Child Blanket"},"content":{"rendered":"
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cotton flannel blanket with machine embroidery<\/p><\/div>\n

This blanket was made for the newest, cutest addition to our church family.\u00c2\u00a0 Much as I have always wanted to make a Precious Child of God<\/em> pillow or blanket, I couldn’t resist emphasizing that this baby is a boy child.\u00c2\u00a0 Born to a family with adorable two daughters, I would guess that they are extremely\u00c2\u00a0 pleased to welcome a baby made of\u00c2\u00a0 “snips and snails and puppy dog tails.”<\/p>\n

The blanket is a lovely, soft, 36″ x 50″ plush 100% cotton flannel, one of several I bought on clearance a long time ago (does that surprise any of you?).\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 The border hemline is embellished with the zig zag feather stitch <\/a>I created in the My Custom Stitch feature on my Brother embroidery machine.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 For those of you who have this capability, I would be happy to send the stitch.\u00c2\u00a0 But it can not be opened or read by anything but a Brother machine with this feature.<\/p>\n

The fun of this blanket was in making it more “boy.”\u00c2\u00a0 I will admit it took a lot of time to find tiny designs that could be read in context as letters but I was pleased with the results.<\/p>\n

With my Brother software, PE-Design, I wrote the text and arranged the top line in an arc above the cross.\u00c2\u00a0 Then I carefully substituted the giraffe, bumblebee\u00c2\u00a0 and other mini designs for the letters.<\/p>\n

I was so happy to have the opportunity to make this.\u00c2\u00a0 When I began my 3 year term as a deacon at our church eleven months ago, I was directed to look over the list of congregational concern committees\u00c2\u00a0 and choose one as my primary responsibility. Let’s see now….soup kitchen, bereavement receptions, greeting cards, new\u00c2\u00a0 babies….NEW BABIES???\u00c2\u00a0 Sign me up! \u00c2\u00a0 That’s right down my alley, I thought.<\/p>\n

But after 11 long months and 35 church member funerals,\u00c2\u00a0 there were no little ones, until now. \u00c2\u00a0 I had an assignment!\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Hurrah!\u00c2\u00a0 Our congregations needs more babies.\u00c2\u00a0 I have more blankets.<\/p>\n

With all the Christmas sewing, it came at an inconvenient time.\u00c2\u00a0 The plus side was it gave me time to think about the “reason for the season” and think about another baby boy.<\/p>\n

You might enjoy\u00c2\u00a0 this video, especially if you have a piano player or student in your home.<\/p>\n