My grand daughter turned two in May. Her parents invited all her grandparents and every friend who had children to join them in celebrating. I had a great time. I was invited to read "Three Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed." I got to help little ones blow bubbles. We ate birthday cake and other goodies, and generally had a good time.
We watched our little one open her gifts and thought maybe we should have purchased stock in Fischer-Price! Dear Husband bought a table and chairs that were 2 year old sized. I was working on a quilt, and finally had to admit the night before that it wasn't going to be done on time. I had decided to machine quilt it on my own, and it's been a while since I tried machine quilting. I broke two needles and one quilting foot and was only two-thirds of the way done, but it was time to go.
I put the quilt into a fancy bag and as the little one and her mom opened the quilt, I called out that I'd need it back to finish it. There was silence for a moment, and I was worried that I'd made a serious goof. Then, every woman in the room started to talk. My granddaughter turned to the quilt, opened her arms as though to gather it up, and kissed it! It was a success, even unfinished.
In the picture below, you'll see the bottom half of the quilt. Diagonally from the upper left to lower right, there are five pictures of our granddaughter built into quilt blocks. I made the center block a star block. The fabrics in the quilt are from every pink in my quilting stash.
A friend from quilting bee is going to bring me a darning foot for my sewing machine that won't break, and I'll finish the quilt in a day or two. I'd like for our daughter to let our granddaughter use this quilt up, wear it out, and throw it away, but I don't think I'll get my way. She was talking about hanging it on the wall.
Comments (7)
Three beautiful little girls and a beautiful quilt. Wow! The raspberry patches really add richness. Nice array of pinks.
Posted by Cop Car | June 14, 2006 8:02 AM
Posted on June 14, 2006 08:02
Gorgeous!
And thanks for your compliments on mine. It took months of shopping online to find it. I bought it from a place in Canada via EBay. Expensive, but worth it, for it was my dream design.
I am sure your granddaughter has a good chance of having you make another one for her doesn't she?
Posted by Susan | June 14, 2006 8:41 PM
Posted on June 14, 2006 20:41
Thanks, Cop Car. I hoped it would all be eye-catching when it was put together. I didn't have the chance to work with a design wall, so it was un-nerving to piece all those blocks, not knowing if it would look okay when they were put together.
Susan, it looks as though your quilt is closely quilted, which will make a difference when it's time to wash it. There are a lot of inexpensive quilts out there that don't have enough quilting, and they fall apart when they are washed. Beyond that, the fabric is lovely, very delicate. It was well worth the search!
Yeah....there's a good chance my granddaughter might get another quilt from me! *G*
Posted by buffy | June 14, 2006 10:40 PM
Posted on June 14, 2006 22:40
WOW can I just ask you to do one for Ms Prissy ~ blank is almsot 8 years old and taking a turn for the worse she needs to make a move up LOL. Buff it is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For the record Q17 turns 18 in August ready for a road trip???????????
Posted by Jamie | June 17, 2006 10:05 PM
Posted on June 17, 2006 22:05
I can see that Ms. Prissy is in dire need. Unfortunately, before I could do anything for her, I have to finish four quilts I've started for family members. Nan's oldest will be 17 shortly, and I think I started her quilt more than five years ago.... She's given up nagging me to get it done, and that's a bad sign. I'm glad you like the quilt I've made for our little one. *S*
I just doesn't seem possible that Q17 could possibly be almost 18 now. I've seen pictures of him pitching, and wonder who that cold eyed stranger is. He's got intimidation down pat! lol
Posted by buffy | June 18, 2006 12:03 AM
Posted on June 18, 2006 00:03
Buffy, that is an awesome quilt! What a lucky young lady to receive it.
Posted by Desiree | June 21, 2006 10:33 AM
Posted on June 21, 2006 10:33
Des, I can't wait to get back to it and get it finished. Maybe this is a good "sitting down" project! I hope our little one enjoys it as much as I've enjoyed putting it together.
Posted by buffy | June 21, 2006 8:00 PM
Posted on June 21, 2006 20:00