So glad you stopped by.
Today it's Show & Tell here at Miss Maribel's Place. Yay!
The large quilt I've been working on is finally done!
To read about the Show & Tell post for the small quilt I made click HERE. And click HERE to read the post about the extra little surprise I made.
Anyways, this large quilt ended up measuring 74" x 63". That's pretty big for my Singer sewing machine. I think it's about as big as my $99.00 machine from WalMart can handle. Yay for Singer machines!
So are you ready for the big reveal??
OK
And here
it
is.......
Taaa Daaaaa!
I wanted to somehow keep the individuality of each of the six baby blankets, so each block consists of two front and two back squares from the same baby blanket. I used dark and light denim to frame each block. The small squares match the back and binding.
And then.....
When I realized there was going to be a lot of squares and scraps leftover, I decided to incorporate a few quilt blocks onto the back. Another little surprise for my cuz Lisa.
Who says only the front of the quilt should be pretty?!
For the center design, I made six large blocks. For each block I used a strip of the front and the back from each baby blanket. Framed them in the dark denim. Added a row of light denim rectangles and one square from each of the blankies. Then finished it all with one more row of dark denim to frame it all in.
Being that there's a pretty pattern on each side, the quilt is now reversible. Kinda like two quilts for the price of one.
Lovin' it!
Thankfully, Lisa wasn't too concerned about a time frame for completing the quilts. It took a lot longer than I thought it would. I admit that I did do a few other sewing and quilting projects in between working on her two quilts and the pillow.
I've found if it's a really work intensive project I need to take a break or I get burnt out. Gotta keep the creative juices fresh and flowing.
There were a lot of hours put into making these things for Lisa, but I put a lot of love in each one, too.
And that's the important thing - the love.
I'm not talking about just from me creating these quilts. But, also the love Lisa has for her sweet daughter to have kept her blankies for all these years and then have such a neat way to renew and reuse them. I'm thinking one day Kennedy will use the small blanket for her own babies. Wrap them in some love that's been passed down from her momma.
I truly hope my wonderful cousin and her sweet daughter enjoy what I've made and that these will be quilts that are passed down in their family for years to come.
How many years does it take before it's considered an heirloom I wonder?
Now, to get it all packed and shipped out to my cuz.
