PM blanket

One quality I like about a blanket is softness.  This is a fleece blanket with a satin trim, which makes it soft and smooth.

 

I decided not to do the back in flannel because Hawaii can be hot.  The fleece was printed but looked okay on the reverse side.  The trim is about two inches in width.  I do not recall the size of the blanket,  I think I made it ~50 x 60, but it might have been smaller.

The trim was done over several days because I hand-stitched it and wanted the stitches to be small.  It was the first time I worked with this particular type of satin.  I was careful when cutting in to the yardage, as well as making sure I ironed and pinned it carefully.  I have done embroidery in the past, so I did an embroidered name on the trim using a backstitch.  

Snowy slopes

Yay!  I really enjoy getting pictures of Little frog items being used. Out of the pictures sent to me, I narrowed it down to eight and then looking at how long this blog would get I finally settled on five.

Ears a flapping

Hopefully ears were kept warm while zooming down the slopes in Tahoe.  It makes me smile when I think of the Jack's ears flapping in the breeze.

Pink meow

Snow boarding looks fun.  Unfortunately I have never tried it myself.  The only snow I have ever encountered was up on Mauna Kea.

  

Dwight wearing the Jack

Claudia wearing Pink cat

If you are lucky enough to go up to Mauna Kea(elevation 13,803 ft) when there is snow, you will of course see guys shoveling snow into trucks, with their beverages chilling at their feet.  They will be wearing normal clothes(jeans and a shirt, possibly shorts) and they might have even taken off their jacket or shirt.  People put the snow into their yards and build snowmen that quickly melt in the warm day.  There are warning signs posted about the rocks that can be found at the bottoms of the hills.  Yet, people still ski and even slide down the slopes with their boogie boards.

Shadow of Jack and Cat

I think this is my favorite picture out of the ones sent to me.  If you look closely at the shadow you can see what I think is a single Jack ear flapping in the wind.

Thank you for the great pictures!

Spikes

No ears this time, it is spikes on the hood.  I played around with the way in which I made these spikes.  I am thinking of making the dino hat in the same manner.  

Dino hood

This towel has been in my to be blogged about pile for a little while now,  really nothing to say about it but.. raaawr!  

Dino hooded towel

The other day I was thinking about how as a child we associate sounds to animals, monsters, insects, etc and use the sounds instead of using the names they have.  But as an adult we tend to use the name if talking about the animal, monster, insect, etc.  I think sometimes the sound associated with the thing is all you need.

Rawr.

Adorable kittens.

I got some pictures sent to me tonight, and got the 'okay' to use them. Jordyn(2y 10m) and Jacie(~1 y-o) are so adorable wearing the Certain(one of my custom made hats.)

Jacie

I think out of the pictures I could choose from, this is my favorite picture.  Jacie is playing with her toy, but still posing for the camera.

Jacie

The hat was ordered for Jacie, but Jordyn is enjoying it also.

Jordyn

Jordyn

I hear there is a photo of Jordyn's and Jacie's dad in the hat.  Maybe he will send it in?  Thank you for the pictures and allowing me to use them.

It is nice to see this hat on a smaller head.  I designed it without a model and it has been changed each time I make one.  I am still looking for a child sized mannequin head to work with.

Floppy ears

A floppy ear creation.  

Bunny hooded towel

Trying to keep the towel from being too difficult to dry, I decided to make the ears a  single ply of material.  It took on a worn bunny look, which I like.

Bunny

When choosing the color I decided to do this light brown instead of a white.  But like all my creations it might end up being made with another color.