A double sided Thomas blanket

My first ever double sided blanket. Normally when I make my blankets the top fleece is a pattern or a licensed character, and then the underside is a plain/solid fleece in a matching color. Recently I had an order for a Thomas the Tank Engine blanket but the customer wanted a Thomas print for the underside as well.

The top was a panel print

The underside was a patch print of different characters from Thomas the Tank Engine

It turned out really cute, and I think I will have to try doing some different double sided blankets in the future.

Some of my Favorite Blankets

I wanted to share some of my favorite blankets I have made over the years. Most of the time I do my up most to match the top fleece to a solid color fleece for the underside, sometimes it is easy, and other times it is hard to decide which solid color goes best.

But here are some of my favorites:JUNGLE BABIES

The print on this blanket is so cute!, and incredibly soft, the underside of this one was a light green.

TINKERBELL
This blanket was just over a yard, the small size that I make. Why I love this one is the underside fleece that I used was awesome because it had every single color in it that the Tinkerbell print had.

ANIMAL SQUARES
This fleece was a brand new design, and sooooo soft. I used a light purple solid fleece for the underside. I actually made a pillow to match this blanket and sold it as a set.

So just a few of my favorite ones I have made. Because I take custom orders, most of the customers tell me what they want, but when I make blankets for my Etsy store and for craft shows, I get to have fun picking the fleece fabric!

I must be crazy...................

So sitting here, kids are in bed, and hubby is at class I decided I know I don't have enough going on in my life, I will start another blog! Crazy I know, but it will be a great way to show case my crafts, I have my web site, I am on Etsy, one more bit of advertising won't hurt, plus it will be FAB to share what I am working on. I am going to be 35 this year and I am a stay at home Mom to our youngest son, who is 3, and we have an 8 yr old son as well. I am very lucky to be able to be here for both my boys, despite the fact that my hubby probably wishes I would stay away from the craft stores!

When it comes to crafting, I have this habit of saying "Oh I can do that" and I buy the supplies and have a go, sometimes it becomes a passion and sometimes it ends up in the trash. But for the most part I try my hand at anything. For the past couple of years I have been making the No Sew Fleece Blankets, love making them, although crawling around the floor on my hands and knees is hard (I am not getting any younger!) I love working with the fleece fabric. From making the blankets I branched out and made pillows and ponchos, all 3 have been a great success.


My new craft is handmade recipe books, made from card, paper, scrap book paper, embellishments and ribbon. I saw these at a craft show last year, and the lady was selling these for $8 with 6 recipe, yes the words "Oh I can do that" came out of my mouth, so I set to coming up with my own spin on them. Surprisingly I had all the supplies in my craft boxes, and they were fairly easy to make. It has been fun coming up with different sets of recipes and designs. I have even branched out into making them as wedding favors and baby shower gifts/favors.

The above two crafts are my passion, but don't be surprised if I suddenly tell you all about a new craft I have tried or suddenly found!