Chenille by the Inch Buttlerflies

Here are the step-by-step photos of how the chenille by the inch works. I got a picture from the Internet and blew it up to the size i wanted to fit a 6" finished square. Then I traced it onto tear away stabilizer, which I pinned to the square of background fabric.






I back tacked the end down and just followed the lines, starting a new strip by back tacking onto the end of the old. Back tack the end and the line is done. After you have all the lines down, spritz with a little distilled water to dampen and use the chenille brush to fluff it. Note: It will fluff more after washing it. It was relatively easy. the fluffing part was not as easy as the manufacturer made it sound but it wasn't all that hard. Just takes a good arm. It works best if you brush in the opposite direction from the center stitch line. We are using it to make a baby blanket for my daughter Jenna's soon-to-arrive baby.

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Cons: They sell you a book to tell you how to do and give you some lame designs. Don't buy it you don't need it and it doesn't tell you what stitch length to use. That seems like pretty basic information to give in a instruction book. All machines are different so just use a really close stitch or it will lose to many threads during the fluffing process. Don't buy the ruler it's not necessary. It has a line than you line up with the center stitching to help cut apart the strips. but they put lettering right next to it that interfere with your sight line. Don't waste your money. Your standard rotary cutting ruler will work fine.

Pros: It is what is says it is. There is no waste. If you like to look of chenille, its a good product.