Taking Orders Part Two

You may (or may not) remember me writing before Christmas that I wasn't going to take orders any more. Well, in retrospect, this may have been a little hasty and more than a little conceited.



Anyway, for some reason I was feeling at a bit of a loose end last week when David's sister called and I did a U-turn and took an order for a baby blanket for a little girl called Kaia.

I dutifully checked my stash of fleece to see what I had before I offered a choice of colours. But after the  choice was made and I took down my apparently large piece of yellow fleece, it turned out to be very long but also very narrow. The kind of size you would need for a Dr. Who type scarf, say, not a baby blanket, however small and new the babe!



Nevertheless, (after an essential trip to a local craft shop for supplies),I really enjoyed making it. Maybe because I got onto it instantly instead of letting it hang over me for a week or two, gradually loosing interest and turning the whole thing into a chore. I was able to take my time with it and appreciate every step of the process. I didn't have to rush or get frustrated when I made mistakes and then had to undo them, because I had two weeks at my disposal.
So I took a lot of care with it. As a result it's probably my favourite of all the baby blankets I've made. And  I learned a valuable lesson in the process... although, I must admit, I'm sure I've learned this lesson more than once before!

Comments

[jennpal]

It looks beautiful!

[Sarah]

It's lovely! And I don't think that breaking the "no commission" rule is as bad when you do it for your sister in law. That's more of like an exception to the rule!

[risa]

how lovely! i love that color yellow for a baby. i am sure it will be treasured. kaia will be thrilled you decided to make an exception for her. :)

[Betsy]

Lovely!

[monica]

that is soooo beautiful.

Did you do the butterflies too? Is it a special fleece? I can't ever seem to sew on fleece... it puckers and stretches...

[Ruthanne]

That is stunning! Gorgeous lettering and butterflies. So does this mean you are an Aunty now?