Plaid Chenille Quilt

 In 2002 I worked at Waubonsee Community College Career Resource Center.  A co-worker, Merle, brought in a chenille blanket that she made.  I thought it looked so neat and warm and cuddly that I made one.  It was yellow.  We took it to Utah and gave it to my mother.  She was really thrilled with it.  When she passed on, my daughter said she wanted the blanket.  So, I made me another chenille blanket, below.  This one turned out to be a bit on the short side but I used it for several years.

Prior to this time, all of my sewing had been in clothing.  So this was the beginning of my quilting.

This is a simple man-made chenille with 5 layers of flannel sewing the layers together and then cutting through the first 4 layers. Then to help the material fray and fluff, you wash and dry the quilt. Very soft and fun. 

Front

Then I decided that I wanted a pink chenille blanket, which I made in a hurry.  Because I was in a hurry, I didn't pay attention to lining up each flannel layer and then when I trimmed the blanket to a square, the blanket turned out to be small.  This one went to a granddaughter.

Finally, in November 2023, I decided that I was going to make me a pink chenille blanket that would cover my entire body length.  I am really pleased with this.  Sheep are on the back flannel.  

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