Day 45: Monkey Lovie Blanket

I've been wanting to try one of these blankets for a while.  Probably the only one I will make. 

 

 

Supplies: stuffed monkey from the dollar isle and two 18 x 18 in square pieces of fabric.

 

Then I cute the poor little monkey in half.  (Good thing the kids are asleep!) Originally I wanted to just sew two seems down the middle and then cut, but his legs and arms were too close together.  After cutting in half, remove some stuffing so that you can sew it closed again.  I should have removed a little bit more stuffing from the front end to help it sew together easier.

 



 

I first sewed together the body parts, then sewed them to the fabric.  Keeping the right sides together I sewed the three layers together at just the two corners with the monkey.  I also sewed several passes to make sure it was secure and could hide those stitches inside the blanket.  Don't forget to make sure your critter has both it's parts facing the same way!  For the last step I folded over the edges, ironed and the sewed a stitch around the edge.  This project took a little bit longer than I planned.  I expected it to be quick and easy.  Then again I always expect my projects to go quicker than they generally do.