1) It's the first quilt I ever made and
2) It was created for my beautiful great-niece who turns 2-years-old today.
After my interest in sewing and embroidery had been revived, the birth of this wonderful child seemed like the perfect time to try my hand at quilting. I wanted to make something girly and sweet for her and planned to start with a center square embroidered with her name and birth year.
Which was a terrific idea, in theory, until I added the lace and the square puckered. *sigh*
Which led to my Hubby's brilliant solution of turning the center square into a stuffed pillow to lay her little head on. I love that man!
I made a small pillow back, leaving an opening for stuffing, and hand-stitched it onto the back of the square …
Stuffed it with polyfill and whip stitched the opening shut …
From that point on, I cut and seamed patchwork, learning as I went about joining seams and pressing. I made 5" squares and have been in love with charm squares ever since.
Adding borders, quilting, making and attaching binding -- I even ordered a special walking foot for my 1969 Bernina 707 that has been invaluable ...
The finished quilt has this puffy little pillow in the center …
And an embroidered quilt label on the back …
Aunt Janie loves you, Melody Rose … Happy 2nd Birthday!
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