Faux chenille blanket

So, I decided to try the faux chenille tutorial from Aesthetic Nest.  I had some Michael Miller on hand and a bunch of white flannel so I gave it a whirl.  I will be trying out the chevron blanket very soon!

Sewing the diagonals 1/2 inch apart was tricky because I had a little helper.  Things got wavy.

I used the Clover Slash cutter to make the cuts.  I thought about the Olfa, but I have Amazon Prime and there was no free shipping love on the Olfa.  It was extremely easy to use, but since I used 505 to hold my layers together instead of pins, it got a bit gummy.  I also departed from the original tutorial in that I squared off my fabric before cutting.  I did one row before squaring off and realized it would be easier if I were catching all 3 flannels at once.

I did the binding with some plain black bias tape I had on hand before throwing it in the wash.

Fresh out of the wash, it fuzzed up perfectly!

My little guy was set on stealing the blanket, but it was destined for baby Marek.