It took me a bit after the demise of typepad to get set up with a new blog but I’m ready to get back to sharing all my crafting exploits.

Shockingly, I came out of the gate in January with a completed project: A baby blanket celebrating a first grandchild for one of my closest friends. Her daughter is a gorgeous mom-to-be and we are all so excited about the new baby.

I used this pattern from The Embroidery Place AU on Etsy. The fabric is Little Fawn and Friends in the Willow colorway. Also an Etsy purchase from Hawthorne Fabric.

For help with putting the blanket together I looked at a few tutorials on pinterest, but primarily used this one from Suzy Quilts.

If I’m being honest, I found the minky fabric to be kind of tough to work with and the finished product was far from perfect, but it was soft and I hope it will be well used!

I’m hoping to finish at least one project every month this year, so this is a good start. I have so many WIPs that I hope to add to the completed list so I’m happy to have a little momentum.

Hope everyone’s 2026 is off to a great start!