I love blankets. They make me feel cozy and secure. I keep them all over the house; just in case I feel cold, or tired, or sad, or cranky. A nice warm blanket coupled with a cup of tea or cocoa and a great book is my idea of the perfect afternoon. Especially if it's raining. So I thought I'd share some of my favorites with you. There are many more scattered around the house but well, it's raining and the tea kettle is whistling. And I have a great new book to read....
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| A Big Lots find, very warm and nubby-a rainy day curling up on the sofa afghan. |
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| I bought this at a Salvation Army Christmas Craft sale. I have to admit I felt like a thief paying only $25 for it. |
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| This came from a specialty home decor store. It's wonderful at Christmas time either on the sofa or as a wall hanging. |
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| My sweet daughter-in-law Karen made this for me for Christmas some years back. She even hand stitched the quilting! It's vintage look fabrics with a cozy flannel backing. I like to do yoga on it. It makes me happy to look at the pretty fabrics and think that someone loves me enough to make it for me! |
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| A nice light weight afghan from Costco. Its good to wrap about my shoulders on chilly days while reading. I love the color. |
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| My first hand-made quilt. I made it for my hubby. An easy one- the old 9-patch strip quilt. It's hard to see, but I quilted shamrocks into the white squares. Why? Because my husband's name is Kelly, and it's Kelly green. So I wanted a bit of the luck o' the Irish in it! |
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| An inexpensive find from our local hardware store of all places. I use it on my bed when I want lots of color and a warm feeling. All other times my bed is covered with a white chenille bedspread. |
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| A thrift-store find. Isn't the shell pattern beautiful. It goes with everything. But I must admit, the wool is a bit scratchy. |
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| One of my favorites. This is a Ralph Lauren vintage look duvet I bought at a garage sale for $1. I know!!!! I can't believe it either. It's soft and luxurious. The colors are just yummy! |
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| This is a quilt I bought for a twin bed. I don't even have a twin bed anymore, but I just can't part with the quilt! |
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| Two pretty afghans. The light blue one on the left is another Salvation Army Christmas sale find. The one on the right is a thrift store find that I call my VanGogh afghan. Doesn't it remind you of VanGogh's sunflowers? |
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This afghan was my mothers. When she died we were going through her things and I asked if I could have it. My sister had first dibs because she's the one who made it for Mom, but she didn't want it. Now I have something to remind me of two special ladies in my life.
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