Four years ago (as of the end of next month), I sat down at a sewing machine again for the first time since middle school home ec. After piecing together some patchwork quilt blocks I had sewn by hand about five years prior to that (nothing special, I am just really sloooooooow with the hand-sewing), I decided I was head-over-heels in love with machine sewing and dove into a thousand little projects.
It was around this time that my Etsy obsession was really flourishing, so when I came across Kelly McCaleb's shop of amazing goodies, I HAD TO HAVE one of her baby sized quilt kits! I mean come on. All awesome fabrics, vintage and modern, neatly bundled in a little package deal ready for you to lay out and assemble-- could not resist.
And so my first fully completed quilt was born, in the form of a baby quilt for young Ethan, who was already 17 months old at the time...
Hoping to break my Worst Mom Ever record by being even worse, I just now got around to making Noah's.
Yeah. He is three and a half now. Thanks for reminding me.
Done! I love it. Like super love.
And I got to use my brand spankin' new assorted safety pins,
which live in this awesome box my friend Greg gave me a little while back.
The best part of course is that Noah loves his quilt and it now has a proud place on his little bed every night.
3 comments:
My kids love their quilts. It's amazing how attached they get - and stay. Even when the blasted thing is 16 years old and not at all the same color anymore and getting holes in the corners, etc.
Gorgeous! Quilt AND boy! So glad he loves it!
I'm pretty sure that by making a quilt for your child - period - qualifies you as the BEST Mom ever! :) It looks fantastic - and it's clear that Noah loves it as well. I have been beating myself up about not making a quilt for my son, who is almost 2.5. I've got most of the fabrics picked out, the embroidery finished and have cut some fabric. But the idea of quilting is so intimidating to me and overwhelming (and seemingly never-ending), that I haven't started it...yet. You give me hope to barrel on!
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