There is a long story that goes with this baby quilt. Before Carter was born I was going to make him a quilt, just like I had done for his big sister Allyson. Carter came just a little early and I was no way near ready. I got busy...rushed to JoAnn's to find something to match his room. I found a really nice kit type of thing. All the squares are already cut and the strips that frame the squares are in long lengths. Putting it all together didn't take anytime at all. I got some brown minky for the backing, the kind with the little nobs for texture...you know they say that texture good for babies...different textures. What I forgot to get was something for the binding. So after piecing the quilt I went back to JoAnn's to get more of the same strips. Emmy went with me and that means that Grace was with us too. I don't know what I was thinking, but I ended up with the wrong fabric. So what to do...
...make a 'Gee's Bend' type of quilt to be used when we change Carter. I found some black fabric I had left over from another quilt and I used that for a border and binding. So I guess my mistake isn't so much a mistake after all.
There is a long story that goes with this baby quilt. Before Carter was born I was going to make him a quilt, just like I had done for his big sister Allyson. Carter came just a little early and I was no way near ready. I got busy...rushed to JoAnn's to find something to match his room. I found a really nice kit type of thing. All the squares are already cut and the strips that frame the squares are in long lengths. Putting it all together didn't take anytime at all. I got some brown minky for the backing, the kind with the little nobs for texture...you know they say that texture good for babies...different textures. What I forgot to get was something for the binding. So after piecing the quilt I went back to JoAnn's to get more of the same strips. Emmy went with me and that means that Grace was with us too. I don't know what I was thinking, but I ended up with the wrong fabric. So what to do...
...make a 'Gee's Bend' type of quilt to be used when we change Carter. I found some black fabric I had left over from another quilt and I used that for a border and binding. So I guess my mistake isn't so much a mistake after all.
...make a 'Gee's Bend' type of quilt to be used when we change Carter. I found some black fabric I had left over from another quilt and I used that for a border and binding. So I guess my mistake isn't so much a mistake after all.
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