Chenille quilt

Back in January when Boss posted about making this for baby Emma-Clair, I added a chenille quilt to my list of projects to try someday.  In August, Marty's Mom gave me the the mother-load of all stash builders--about 4 big plastic tubs of fabric and other assorted items (Thanks Mom!).  Among the bounty was loads of flannel and a chenille cutter.

Now that I basically had all the supplies just handed to me, I figured it was time to give it a try.

I layered 3 different flannels together (a pink, blue with pink flowers, and a generic baby-themed print with pastels).  I paired that with this Hushabye by Tula Pink for Moda that I got on clearance.  After a few days of sewing lots of (mostly) parallel lines, and then using the chenille cutter on the flannel layers, it was just about done.  I bound it with the same flannel as the middle layer and washed it several times.

Then we started the quality control analysis--this mostly involved snuggling with it on the couch while watching TV.  Marty gave it high marks (I asked him if he wanted to keep it, but it's a little too feminine for his tastes, I think).  I really like the end result.  Thanks for another great craft idea, Boss!