February 19, 2008 - I'm a nana again!
Our third grandson arrived on February 8th – Deegan Kane Reynolds weighed a healthy 8lbs, and both mother and baby are doing wonderfully!
With babies on my mind I decided to play around with making a bassinette quilt – something from mostly recycled fabrics (my new obsession). I did some small embroideries, cut up ancient doilies and embroidered hankies, threw in some vintage white cotton from an oversized petticoat that I found on one of my recycling threads trips, and used some extra blue cotton check from my stash. Not satisfied with that, I found a small piece of blue-silver fabric that looked as though it had come from cushions or a bedspread, then set about using it for the small appliqués.
With some words of love embroidered along the inner borders I was almost done. My only purchase was the lovely white and blue/green print for the binding and backing.
This will be put aside for the next grandson…but I’ll be making a pink equivalent too, in hope that we get some girls to balance things. ;-) Of course, this sort of thing is what I love to do, so I may make a mint green one, then a mauve.
Comments
February 29, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by blessinghill
The quilt is gorgeous! You definitely have talent in the area of sewing. I'm sure your recipients will treasure them forever, and be pleased to pass them down to the next generation.
June 13, 2008 - Beautiful.
Posted by steffanie
That is beautiful.
