Well, being overdue with nothing big scheduled has meant that I’ve had time to finish a big project before the baby’s arrival. This afternoon I finally finished sewing the binding on Elizabeth’s big girl quilt! I’ve had to cut back on quilting projects tremendously since Tommy dropped naps, but I’m determined to make each of my kids a twin-sized quilt for when they move out of the crib into the big kid bed. Elizabeth’s quilt took its inspiration from her 30’s braided rug (which will eventually migrate with her to a big girl room, though she and Tommy will likely be sharing a room in CA). It’s a simple nine-patch pattern set on point with several borders, so it went together fairly quickly compared to Tommy’s. I avoided pink fabric altogether and opted instead for a whimsical lavendar backing so that it’s feminine but not overly girly-girl. Hopefully she’ll like it! She’s seen me working on it this week, but I don’t think she’ll get that it’s HER big girl quilt until we put it on her big girl bed after the move.
Okay, now that this is done, the baby can come any ol’ time…
Oh how I love this quilt!! The prints and the colors are perfect. You’re right: it’s feminine without being girly-girl.
I sympathize with you re not having time to quilt as much. Evangeline rarely sleeps during her nap, so we only make her stay in bed for 1.5 hours with some books. That’s basically enough time for me to take out the trash, check e-mail and have a quiet time. So I have mostly given up sewing and crafting. That season will come again, right? 🙂
It’s lovely!! Bravo! The quilt on Geneva’s bed is from my dad’s grandmother and one of the fabrics is too old and frayed. I need to replace those squares but I have no idea how to, and am petrified of trying since I really don’t know how, and it’s an heirloom. I wish you were here to lend your expertise!!
um, I don’t know why that came up as anonymous?! obviously, it’s me, unless you know another mother to a geneva! haha
Christina, I have actually read a couple articles in my quilting magazines about replacing specific fabrics in heirloom quilts. It’s a scary sounding process but actually fairly straightforward if you know what you’re doing. I’ll see if I can hunt up the articles again. Take some up-close pictures and send them to me, and maybe I can do a bit of research to find similar fabrics while I’m waiting for baby to come…there are so many great reprints of older fabrics out there now. Maybe I can even take a look at it in person when we’re coming through this summer! I love that Geneva has a quilt with so much heritage.=)