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Trip Around the Wool Blanket

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This lovely handmade patchwork blanket is quite possibly one of the most beautiful blankets that we've seen. Ever.
 
 
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Times like these we wish we were a bit more patient and a lot more nimble with the needle.
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Comments (12)

wow- looking at the price of that fabric, that's one expensive blanket!

posted by Oneformybaby on 2008-04-17 13:48:06
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Yeah, I agree. That is a blanket you have to be DEDICATED to with a cost like that.

posted by phoneill on 2008-04-17 14:02:02
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$312.50 blanket... definitely a project you'd have to finish :P

posted by suziegoombs on 2008-04-17 14:33:32
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do you think this would work in another fabric? (allergic to wool!).

posted by rachael in dc on 2008-04-17 15:37:29
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!!!!!

posted by orangered on 2008-04-17 15:38:57
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Imagine how much love you would feel upon receiving something like this!

posted by callbob on 2008-04-17 16:17:31
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While cute, if you sew as shown your blanket will not stand up to very much wear and tear at all. Do a nice finished seam and use a backing and binding if you want something that could survive a trip through the wash.

posted by J. Cipa on 2008-04-17 16:50:00
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beautiful. you have such a great eye and superb taste!

posted by marnilr on 2008-04-17 17:53:09
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Anyone who would even think of washing this beautiful blanket is CRAZY. It's art, an heirloom. I agree with the original blog - it is one of the most beautiful pieces I've seen.

posted by ramonathe pest on 2008-04-18 00:16:27
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sigh. no money to buy it. no time to make it (or the skill, for that matter!)

posted by closertotheocean on 2008-04-18 11:06:49
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very inspiring, would make a great quilt pattern

posted by LaDonnaNichole on 2008-04-20 11:41:50
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ramonathepest, if you intend to use it as a piece of art, you probably shouldn't call it a blanket and put it on a bed. I would hardly call it an "heirloom" if it's sewn together so poorly that the stitches would pull through the felt at the slightest tug.

posted by J. Cipa on 2008-04-20 18:47:21
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