The Self Binding Baby Quilt (Receiving Blanket)
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I bought the border of the blanket fabric at Holly Hobbie. It has several different pictures of the mouse on it. I laid it on my copy machine and enlarged it 4 or 5 times until she was huge. Of course, because it was so big, I had to piece the final picture together. Then I had to think of it as a large paper doll, dressing it from the body out.That's how I cut my applique pieces from fabric. I ironed fusible web onto the back of all the fabrics I was going to use and then cut the pieces out. First the face, then the black "body", then the red dress, shoes and bow, then the white eyes, gloves, belt and cuffs, and finally the tongue and the nose and eye black. After all the applique was done I outlined it in a narrow satin stitch, including the tail and eyelashes. Very time consuming but loads of fun. Now the letters are actual embroidery applique.

I bought the border of the blanket fabric at Holly Hobbie. It has several different pictures of the mouse on it. I laid it on my copy machine and enlarged it 4 or 5 times until she was huge. Of course, because it was so big, I had to piece the final picture together. Then I had to think of it as a large paper doll, dressing it from the body out.That's how I cut my applique pieces from fabric. I ironed fusible web onto the back of all the fabrics I was going to use and then cut the pieces out. First the face, then the black "body", then the red dress, shoes and bow, then the white eyes, gloves, belt and cuffs, and finally the tongue and the nose and eye black. After all the applique was done I outlined it in a narrow satin stitch, including the tail and eyelashes. Very time consuming but loads of fun. Now the letters are actual embroidery applique.