I went to a 40th birthday bash back in November, and we kind of hi-jacked the birthday with a baby shower as the birthday girl was also 8 months pregnant with her first baby. I had cut 30 x 8" squares, and taken along fabric pens for the guests to decorate a square each. Baby Ben arrived a few days before Christmas, and I then waited until I received a good photos of him, plus photos of his mum and dad as babies. These then got printed onto photo fabric, and then got pushed to one side to work on other projects.
I'm actually going to meet Ben, and get my first cuddle next Friday, so it was time for his quilt to go back to the top of the pile
I'm really pleased with the way is has come out so far (pieced, basted, quilted in the ditch, and binding attached at the front)
I love the binding, and think it works really well with the colour pens used, but there wasn't quite enough. I then remembered a blog post I had seen a while ago (sorry, cant remember where or find the origin) where the binding included a plain section, and the label is written on the binding. So I added a white strip at the busiest block (the red number 23) and now have to steel myself to write on it after I have stitched it down
Ooh, that looks fab, well done, sure they'll love it
ReplyDeleteGreat looking quilt - and I love the idea of writingon the plain section of the binding.....but just check first if you are going to write someone's name onto it(sorry, just being cheeky!).
ReplyDeleteLooks a really nice quilt. Well done! xxx
ReplyDeleteThis looks wonderful and what a great idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat a simply wonderful idea - and looks great. I love memory quilts. Ben, Ben, Ben ... lovely name. xx
ReplyDeleteOh they will love it!!
ReplyDeleteHi Benta! That is really special and beautiful baby quilt! They will adore it! And your idea was so great to make them write on the blocks! x Teje
ReplyDeleteI love it! Lucky baby and parents.
ReplyDeleteThat is such a lovely idea! They are going to be thrilled to bits!And you can be sure that they're not going to get anything else like it!!xx
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea about the label in the binding, even if there is enough fabric! Such a fun quiklt and a great gift for Ben and his family.
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