See the video here: Making a Queen/ King Fur Blanket
This had to be the most challenging fur project that I have done so far. It consisted of:
· 2 Full Length Fox Coats
· 1 Full Length White Mink Coat
· 3 Mink Shawls ~ 2 Tan Mink and 1 Silver Mink
· 1 Patchwork Fox Short Waisted Jacket
I gave the customer a few different types of patterns to choose from. The first one was a patchwork blanket made of 12. 5 inch squares. The squares we're mixed in random order. The second blanket was also a patchwork blanket, but instead of random squares they were placed in a repeating order. The next pattern was a pattern made of 7 vertical strips with a patchwork like border. The strips were 84 inches long. Ultimately this was the pattern that the customer chose.
The repeat pattern is Brown Fox-White Mink- Silver Fox-Silver Mink- Silver Fox – White Mink – Brown Fox. All Strips were 12.5 by 84, except for the center panel, which was 8.5 by 84. Just not enough Silver Mink to make the 12.5 strip.
The side borders were 3 inches each side. The sides had to be narrower because there wasn't enough leftover fur to have a wider side border. The top and bottom border were 5.5 inches wide. One of the mink shawls was a little damaged and dried out. It wouldn't be able to hold the stitches very well. The patchwork fox jacket also had some damage to it. One particular fur that was in that coat was dried out. So, I had to work around those sections. The blanket would measure 90 by 95. Just a little shy of a king size blanket that the customer wanted. It is very heavy and will be extremely warm!
