a blankie for sister

James was blessed with a HUGE assortment of blankets when he was a baby. Really. Tons. Derek and I bought him a cute blue one when we found out he was a boy, and then he got a bunch for shower presents, etc. Anyway, I tried really hard to make the above-mentioned blue blanket his "lovey" {we don't say that, but you know what I mean, don't you?}. But no. He fell in love with another.

Grandma Julie had gotten him a simple, fleece blanket that was rectangular instead of the typical square and stretchy, which is fairly uncommon as well. It was perfect for burrito-wrapping our boy... which made for some wonderful sleeping for him. We used it pretty much every night... and as a result, it became "Blankie." He loves it. It's nappy and gross now {not to mention in need of a "bath" at the moment} after two and a half years of constant usage, but he still loves it... and so do we.

{Here is James burrito-ed in Blankie. The blue blanket beneath him is the one we tried so hard to make him love. P.S. Isn't this a hilarious picture? It was staged and taken in honor of a childhood memory of mine... trust me; you don't wanna know.}

As an homage to this love, I decided to make a similar blankie for our soon-to-be-here little girl. Mostly I don't care if she loves it as much as Jamesie loves his, but I wanted to make sure we had a blankie capable of excellent burrito-wrapping. So I went shopping {note: JoAnn's is really the only place to go for fleece; they had a HUGE selection full of fabulous prints- unlike anywhere else I looked in town} and bought one yard of fleece. Just one yard. I trimmed off some ugly parts {selvage, etc} and then hemmed it. That's all. It was uber-easy and turned out really nicely. It's slightly larger than James' blankie, but I figured a little bigger wouldn't really hurt. I think it will work well. And really, how can you go wrong with easy + adorable??

And again- here is James. This time he's modeling "sister's blankie." Looks cozy, don't you think? Yeah... I like it.