- Positively Splendid {Crafts, Sewing, Recipes and Home Decor}

Hi. i’m kim from a
girl and a glue gun (and ironically, i’m not using my glue gun at
all today.)

I’m SO excited to be here on P.S.!

I’m a huge fan of amy’s and so excited for her and her growing family!

and I’m so excited that she got me started early on my

Christmas gift making…

i love Christmas.

love.

hate shopping.

hate.

i always dread that (insert person) won’t like the present i get

or worse, already has one.

so i choose to go the homemade route.

introducing…..

It’s a pillow….

it’s a blanket..

it’s
a planket….?

okay. so it’s a working title.

but whatever it is called…

it’s awesome.

and usable.

and a great gift for the traveler…

or the napper…

or the picnicker.

or the football fan…

and I loved the excuse to go to joanns and buy some flannel….

i narrowed it down to like 10

but ultimately i choose this one…
(cause i thought it matched amy’s
blog design nicely!)

I bought a yard and a half of the print..and half a yard of the green
(but realistically you could buy a pre-made blanket and just add the
pocket!

trimmed the edges to make it all even and nice..

then i had to break out the math.

i used to be very good at math.

then i had kids.

fried the brain or something.

but it’s not too difficult. I drew a picture cause I’m a visual

person….

basically..to get the measurements of the pillow piece..you need
to find out how big your blanket is…then divide it. the top piece
will have to be divided by odds (3 or 5). but the side pieces can be
whatever you fancy. (so if you have a HUGE blanket you could do 3
across the top…and 6 going down.

if your blanket is big…and you do only 4…than your pillow is going
to be pretty big. (so keep all this in mind. )

The measurements of my pillow is 14 x 18…so i added an inch for a
seam and cut 15×19

and cause i feel the need to add crap to everything..

i decided to sew on some flowers to decorate the pillow.

made a template

cut them out..and sewed them on

Now…if you are only using one piece of fabric than you need to pick

something that will be okay from both sides (like you can’t do a
letter k. cause it will be backwards on the blanket or pillow
side)

but you could just add another piece of fabric and then the

problem won’t be a problem.

I put the flowers face down on the blanket…(so the pillow will have

the pop outs)

okay..so just like my drawing…the pillow goes at the top (or bottom)

in the middle (centered) (on the back if you have a back to
your blanket)

sew it on…except for the part i have written do not pin here. that will be our

pocket to stick our blanket in

lucky for me, i’m using fleece. which means i don’t have to finish any

seams…but if you are using a fabric that frays you will need to
finish these edges before sewing it on…

okay.. sew it on!

you could get all fancy and bind it but i like the

~~lazy~~ easy path.

this would be great to take to a ballgame

keep you warm if you need..

or keep your bum from going numb on the hard bleachers

(you could even get all fancy and make it in your team colors!)

i think i will keep this one in my car. great for picnics,

for long car rides when your kid is falling asleep against the cold window

or for ANYTIME you kid complains cause they are freezing…(even when

it’s like 75 degrees outside.)

i think i might just add a pocket to all my blankets. makes them so

handy to have!

thanks for having me amy!

and please feel free to stop by and hang out at my blog

we just finished a week full of hair
crap

and you can go HERE to

see my other stuff

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Amy @ Positively Splendid

Having grown up in a home brimming with sewing notions and paintbrushes, Amy has a deep love for all things creative. On any given day, you’ll find her knee-deep in her latest creative endeavor, with projects ranging from sewing and crafts to home decor and kid-friendly ideas. Amy believes that everyone, regardless of skill level or experience, possesses the ability to create something beautiful, and Positively Splendid was born of her passion for helping others harness their innate creative potential.

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