This saga started last December. My friend, Jessica, who was one of my friends with whom I could complain that 'everyone was having babies' called and told me that she was having a baby.
Stunned silence accompanied her announcement.
After a few hours (okay, days) I got over it and became excited. Then I realized that she comes from a sewing-type family. This baby would probably get all sorts of quilts and wouldn't need one from little old me.
So I called her again and I asked if I could make a quilt for her baby. She said yes. So, he might be a wee lad with lots of quilts, but I guess he will be warm. I decided, since these friends live in Massachusetts and I love them, this is a tangible way to say - we wish we were actually there to wrap our arms around your little guy, but hopefully this will somehow suffice.
There were some parameters. No pastels. Check. I don't like pastels either. So, we went with bright. And I mean bright.
So, I pondered. And I thought some more. I just couldn't find any
thing that spoke to me. Trust me, I needed something that spoke. Sometime in June or so I saw a zig zag quilt online and fell in love. I had seen it! So, I went to buy fabric and found some in my stash.
This is the beginning of the process. Sewing all the squares together to make triangles.
And here it is. This is, quite honestly, the first quilt that I have envisioned that turned out exactly like I pictured. I love it. It was very hard to give it away because I really like it a lot. Hopefully, little Isaac will love it too. There has been lots of prayer and love sent to this little one with every stitch, every iron press, every fold. I can't wait to meet him.
Here is the label. Welcome to the world, little one. From people who love you from afar. Thanks for not giving your parents too much trouble. :)
So, friends, I hope you like the quilt. I love it and I am so excited that I can finally reveal it!And here, for your viewing enjoyment, is the cute baby on his new quilt. Cuteness!
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