wedding blanket

it was hard to photograph because of the wind! i made this out of rectangles of felted sweaters that i zig zagged together on my sewing machine. there was a lot of hand sewing involved as well. given to paula and jon on their wedding day. their names and wedding date are embroidered into a corner square.
i had planned to use a satin blanket binding around the outside but that stuff doesn't seem to come in any good colors (seriously, there was even an "i love elvis" binding). i bought red because it was the only one that went at all but it didn't look good once i started sewing it on. my mom suggested folding over the edge of the blanket and hand sewing it down, which worked great. it makes a nice looking edge that is sturdier than if i left it open.
this was a huge project and i owe much thanks to traci for her help with hand sewing at knitting group the other night, my mom for lots of advice and vanessa for her tips, inspiration and her great tutorial.