Where is the hole?  Is it in the center or at an edge?  Do you have a sewing machine or access to one?  If the hole is close to an edge you could trim that edge and re-hem.  The blanket would still be usable on a smaller bed or as a throw.

Hey there.  I've been stencilling it bit by bit--Used the back as practice and color tests and such and it's going very slowly for a variety of reasons.  I have a number of assistants, and while they are dynamic and creative, I must confess that their skill level is iffy at best.  Mostly, tho, I really hate the stencil adhesive.  Icky stuff.  I haven't used it before and it seems to be more guck than the guck I removed from the sofa in the first place.  Of course, the sofa remains uncovered and so is quickly gucking up again and this is the cycle of motherhood, I think.  I did get the skirt part done and some of the shoulder (I don't know what that stuff is called--I  have no business touching it) and it's pretty good.  I'm using too much green, tho.  I had envisioned a coffee/mud/tea/milk sort of palette, but that really didn't seem to work when I tried it on the back so I have to wonder if I'm inventing the wheel ONCE again while my children thrive in benign, albeit colorful, neglect. 

also, it's an odd time in the deep south when some days are close to 80 and some, like today, have snow falling, so I've been outside rolling in leaf mold and refreshing the shoulder blowout I got from carrying the twins' double stroller.  And that's before they became the alpha and omega of terror and body functions. 

Yes, I do seem to ramble at the least bit of question, don't I?  And I'm not even a real southerner. 

thanks for asking.  Will soldier on. 

regards,

leslie

leslie, what did you do with your couch?

Well, my first thought with regard to time, energy, and pain in the butt-ness would be to find a couple of nice-y cloth napkins in a print or contrast and use one to patch the hole and the rest for the "I meant to do that" look.  You could also do this with decent fabric placemats.  I mention these two things b/c the edges are finished and they will be least likely to induce a headache (in me anyway), but you could always just find some fabric and do the same thing.  Or felt squares. 

Yeah, I get a lot of holes in a lot of stuff, but I think my standards might be a bit low for most people.  I like to use stuff I don't have to initially hem because I'm not good at it. 

In the end, there are always duvet covers.  If it's a queen or smaller, you can use two of the next size flat sheets to make one with minimum fuss.  Again, square and finished edges.   I have a lot of duvet covers too for the same reasons.

Good luck.

leslie