Fun with Quilting

Over Spring Break I was busy sewing away! The ideas came when my cousin and I were talking over Christmas and looking at Martha Stewart Baby magazines ... I started saying it would be fun to use Spencer's old work shirts to make a quilt for Little One! ( Spence tragically ripped a few on a loose edge of his work desk, so I have been saving them for something special.) My cous Jaima gave me the idea of using the pockets and so I chose a few shirts that were fun colors.

Then cut out my favorite parts and put them in some sort of arrangement. This was a few

months ago before we knew we'd be having a boy! It all worked out well, since there are

lots of blues and greens:)

Sewing a crazy quilt with my Grannie back when I was in High School was helpful in knowing how to cut the squares, sew them together, and then add the backing and the edges. But this was the first time I sewed a quilt all by myself!  It was so fun to choose fabric from the fabric district with my friend Julie.  I was so pleased with the backing that matches the squares.  She has a good eye:)

 Here's the finished product!

It was so fun to make this quilt, and it was also special that we used Spencer's Grandma's sewing machine that was given to us. Talk about special family love! Can't wait to wrap our Little One in a special blanket that's made from his Dad's shirts!  Now we just need the baby!  ;)