Sorry about being absent for a while. Life always seems to get in the way! The important this is we have been having lots of fun this summer! One thing we have been using a lot of is this picnic blanket I made. I wasn't planning on making one but I came across this flannel backed vinyl at my local fabric shop on super-duper clearance. It was $1/yard! I picked up 2 yards not knowing what I would use it for. It was just too cute to pass up!
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I also gave the blanket a mitered corner. It just gave it a cleaner look.
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But how to assemble with out using pins??????????? I came up with clips from an office supply store!
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The clips kept it in place and didn't put excess hole in the vinyl. I also added some fleece wrapped elastic to hold the blanket together when wrapped up.
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So here's the final product:
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Perfect to keep in the car for that impromptu picnic!
Thanks for looking!!!