I still sleep with my baby blanket, its 23 years old and is falling apart. The edgest are huge holes and the middle is almost see through and starting to get holes. I want to find a way to preserve it a little. I was thinking I could sew it to another piece of fabric and make a pillow or teddy bear out of it but I dont think it could hold the thread, would sewing it by machine or hand be better? I also though about cutting it into a long strip and knitting it into a smaller rattie blanket but I know know how long that would last.
Any other suggestions? Maybe I should just keep it the way it is and let it live out its life.
2007-05-26 11:40:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
So many possibilities! I agree that ironing it to an interfacing is a good idea, it will stop the deterioration and help bulk up the fabric so you can do something with it.
If you are dead set to continue to sleep with it, if you strip into 3/4 in strips it should knit up great. You might still consider interfacing it with a water soluble interface until you are done knitting but it should hold up for a very long time once you have it completed.
Just don't be too disappointed when your blankie turns in to a coaster which you can then use as a center medallion for a knitted blanket or such.
Good luck and let me know how you decide to immortalize it!
2007-05-26 12:50:13 · answer #1 · answered by Chele H 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cut it into pieces and iron the pieces onto interfacing. Then cut away any spots where you can see through to the interfacing. The rest will be strong enough for a bear or whatever else you would like to make.
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2007-05-26 18:57:43 · answer #2 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could sandwich it with fine tulle on top and flannel on the back, stitching it along the motifs in your baby blanket and then quilt it to a larger fabric. Personally, I would put it in a shadow box with other memorabilia and find something else to sleep with.
2007-05-27 09:12:17 · answer #3 · answered by mickiinpodunk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe yo could cut out the best pieces and use them to make a quilt.
2007-05-26 18:50:16 · answer #4 · answered by charliecizarny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frame it along with pics of you growing up and a favorite child hood song quote. Poster frame might work nicely
2007-05-26 22:44:22 · answer #5 · answered by txpuddinpie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe turn it into art. Turn it into a collage and put in a poster size frame to hang in your room. Be creative and add your childhood hero with it perhaps.
2007-05-26 19:18:12 · answer #6 · answered by Coqui 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use it to cover a thread-bare baby.
2007-05-26 19:46:18 · answer #7 · answered by tedski2000 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋