Baby Blanket Part 2

Well, here's a quick update. I decided to go with 5" squares, so I cut them to 5.5 x 5.5 to allow for a 1/4 inch seam allowance. I changed the fabrics 'cause I just couldn't get the original ones to work quite right.

I decided to keep the striped green chenille and the pale yellow minky (really can't give up that) and decided to try another fabric which I LOVE, but didn't think it'd work since it's white. It's called a minky swirl, and it's so silky, soft and fluffy it's amazing. The darker green just didn't look right, so I decided to go for a wavy green (just like the ivory one, but the same color as the green stripe) and since I was using white I decided against the ivory.

I think having two textures of the same color tones it down a little, and the white didn't look as stark as I thought it might. Last night I finished piecing the rows together in strips then joining the strips together. Today I'm going to first add the border, then the back. Maybe I'll actually finish this weekend.