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Showing posts with label Home Made. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home Made. Show all posts

8.13.2008

My Daughter's Quilt




I made my daughter, A, a quilt before she was born. Hopefully it is the first of many. My husband and I didn't want to find out the sex of our child before she came so I was actually trying to make a neutral quilt. It came out a little more feminine than I hoped but I love it still. Eventually I will stitch on all the names of our children and their birth dates.

When she gets a little bigger I will make another one that is more girly to fit her big girl bed. I have dreams of being old and opening our blanket chest to look at all of the quilts I made for our children over the years. Then they will be able to pass them on to their children. Another dream is to take a quilt and lay out in the grass and have a picnic while my husband reads a book aloud with my head in his lap and the children either listening or playing nearby.

Now my sister is going to make a quilt for her little boy and I am on the look out for blogging websites and info for the both of us.
Any suggestions would be great and helpful in our quest.

8.12.2008

My latest Creation


Here is the elephant doll I made for A this weekend. It was pretty easy to put together - I just grabbed two socks out of my drawer and started sewing.

I plan to make a whole bunch of animals from socks and gloves. There will be a couple monkeys - some of you might remember sock monkeys - a couple of puppies, fish, a horse, a pig, and a few bunnies.

Now all I have to do is shop for cute socks and gloves to make these critters. Next time I will post the step by step process so you will be able to follow along and make your own!

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