Suede and Sherpa Monkey Blanket

     Here is a pattern I picked up here, exclusively from Sew Much More, this shop is the only shop I have seen with the Kwik Sew Patterns.  Everyone else has McCalls, Buttericks, or Simplicity (and Vogue, but I'm told you have to ask for them, cause they hide them somewhere else) here in Paris, and I did the leg work on visiting these sites and Kwik Sew is the only site that offers a few free patterns, even a search on each of those sites with the keyword "free" did not come up with anything for their customers.  This makes me applaud Kwik Sew, seems like a good company, but I've only sewn out 2 patterns from them.  This Monkey Blanket and a Western Style Men's Shirt, to be posted later.
      The pattern was amazingly easy to follow and do, I had very little question (except for where I strayed from the pattern).  Easy to read, and they are printed on a much more durable paper than tissue paper all the other patterns come on.  I'm not sure how it will hold up to multiple useage yet, but as I wear and tear on the shirt pattern I will keep you updated. 
     We have all the fabric here, if you want to do it all in suede and follow the pattern or the sherpa fabric if you would like to stray from the pattern.  That is the one thing I regret about using the sherpa, because it is then a single layer of fabric having paws and tail and head sewn to it, where as when you use the two layer (which is how it tells you to do it) the seams are hidden from view and probably a lot more durable too.

      A little background information, I have a 5 year old little monster for a sibling, and he is getting this blanket because he loves Curious George to the extent that he has three smaller stuffed animals already.  As he has started kindergarten he gets nap time still, so I made this throw to be large enough to be a blanket for him (again straying from the instructions).
      I didn't use the suggested stuffing methods or materials, scrap batting from the fabric worked just as well, as we have a lot of quilters, I'm sure a visit to one of their classes would surely find you enough to complete your own.