One of my relatives gave me a small fleece blanket for Christmas. It folds easily and fits in my carry-on bag, so I used it on the airplane as a travel blanket.


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The airlines used to provide a small thin blanket for you if you got chilly during a plane ride. The majority of airlines no longer provide that service unless you are flying in the first class cabin.

I decided to use my gift as my own personal travel blanket. I also decided that I would add a little something special on the blanket with my embroidery machine. I decided on a butterfly and my hive name of Jluvs2fly.

I changed my bobbin in the machine from the standard white to a purple to match the color of the embroidery thread that I was using. I usually just use white no matter what color are use on top of the fabric.

I used tear away stabilizer on the bottom, and water soluble stabilizer on top of the blanket. I also used my 5 x 7“ magnetic hoop instead of the standard hoop that came with the machine. I prefer floating the fabric on the magnetic hoop instead of clamping it down with the standard hoop.


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The design that I used for my blanket is one of the free designs that came installed in the machine. I also used a font that was installed in the machine.

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The butterfly that I used actually had several colors in it, but I chose not to add the extra colors. The blanket already has a geometric pattern on it and I felt like the other colors would make the butterfly too busy.

Using the same color thread in the bobbin worked out very well.


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The butterfly and my name on my blanket add a nice touch to a great gift for me. Enjoy your evening.


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