The quilt I have chosen for the quilt festival was made for my daughter, Isabella. It was made with a combination of her infant dresses and all my scraps. I originally wanted the whole quilt to be made with her dresses, but found that I just couldn't cut into a lot of them....I really wanted her to have them for the day she has a daughter of her own. That is when my scraps came in handy. I also really wanted the quilt to have a warm patchwork feel to it, with a bit of modern thinking. Once, the top was finished and it was time to quilt, I realized that I didn't really want to distract the eye from the prints or the blocks, so I went old school and tied off using embroidery thread. I had never tied off a quilt before, and I am still not sure I like it, but I do love the simplicity of the overall look of the quilt. my daughter has spent countless hours loving it and dragging it around, so I feel like I accomplished the most important part of a quilt.
One of the main things I love about this quilt is that I really feel like it represents a time not only in my life but in my daughters life. A piece of history that she will one day share with a child of her own. I have pictures of her in all the dresses that I used in the quilt so she will be able to connect to that moment in time. I also incorporated a few pieces of her crib bedding, which will also add to the long term sentimental feel to it.
A beautiful quilt! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI've used scraps of both my daughter's dresses in a couple of my quilts too. I love the compostion of the two blocks you used here, what a lovely memory of her childhood!!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous. What a gift. I know that I still have my baby quilt, and the fabrics were not anything so special. Great job!!!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
KT
Pretty and fresh, with the right amount of scrappiness and lots of meaning!
ReplyDeleteNice idea and I bet both of you will have fun watching her look for the fabric in the quilt that she sees in the photographs.
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is beautiful! How great that you will have it as a keepsake to treasure!
ReplyDeleteHi Chris! It was so nice chatting with you last night. I'm glad you're able to make the trek up!
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is wonderful! It's such a unique design. I really love it!
A fantastic quilt! I love the fact that you have reused some fabric, it has worked so well!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful duvet .
ReplyDeleteI love that you used her dresses, what a great idea!
ReplyDeleteI loved the combination on the string blocks and the pieced blocks. Reminds me of a quilt I made from my graduation dress. Didn't have a pattern, but it didn't turn out nearly as pretty as yours. Wish I'd have kept it, but I sold it in a garage sale when we moved. Fun, fun look at your creativity.
ReplyDeleteHow cute and fun!
ReplyDeleteAdorable! I love the scrappy colors and the patchwork design
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! I love the design of it and your story behind it. This is definitely something that your daughter will treasure forever!
ReplyDeleteLove this design and that you used her dresses! I have two bins full of my daughters clothes that I have yet to cut into. I really need to though, no reason to save that much! Were yours all quilting like cottons or were there knits too? Really pretty!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! and I love the story behind it. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletelove it! I thought about doing that with my daughters dresses but have the same problem with cutting them up!
ReplyDeleteoh this is so special. you are so brave to use your little daughters clothes...what a special way to use them. the colors look great. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely stunning. I love how you have incorporated your daughter's dresses and your scraps together.
ReplyDeleteI think your quilt is just beautiful and love the fact that you've incorporated scraps from your daughters dresses in it. I too have done that in the quilts I have made my daughters but like you was unable to cut into the dresses themselves and have saved them in the hope of grand-daughters one day.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of using her dresses. It is really a beautiful quilt and an awesome keepsake for the future. BEAUTIFUL!
ReplyDeleteThis is a precious quilt and something that can be treasured forever.
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