A blanket finished

I'm pleased that I managed to finish the blanket before our friends' baby arrived.

The final product:

In the end, I opted to sew the backing to it inside out, which made for a nice, simple edge.

The back was made with the left overs from the front.

This was a great project - simple, easy, relatively cheap (1/2 metre fleece, 3 fat quarters of cute fabric, a little bit of ribbon, some white scraps from another project). The hardest part was cutting and pressing all the little flags (not such a big task, really). Other friends with babies on the way, be warned!