Approximately 29 months ago, my youngest daughter and her partner announced they were having a baby. My first thought was that I'd better get started on a baby quilt; a few days later I began working on a design based on Moda's Farm Charm charm pack, Gingiber. Turquoise, red, black, and white were the prominent colors.
Then came the second call... Baby #2 had come into view and things became a bit hectic. This time my first thought was YIKES...and then gotta make a second baby quilt. While working on the first one, I began thinking (obsessing?) about the second. Clearly, the second wouldn't be done in time for the baby shower and likely not before the births. I'm a fast sewist but my perfectionist gene sometimes interferes.
Then I remembered something I'd seen in the stash of sewing stuff my mom had given me before she died. Like my maternal grandmother, my mom was a lifetime quilter who had learned as a child when quilts were created out of necessity as bedding and were made from leftover pieces of fabric and old clothing. Lucky me -- turned out she'd done much of the hand embroidery on a baby quilt top.a
I suspected she'd begun it in hopeful anticipation of one of her granddaughters getting pregnant but had never finished it. In the end, it became a three-generation project, with my oldest daughter finishing nearly all of the embroidery, leaving the finish work to me.
About that time, the serious packing for the big move ramped up and sewing projects were lost in the shuffle...not that I had any time to sew. Moving took up all of my energy and once we were in the new place, getting settled took months.
Finally, though, I finished the quilt, choosing to knot this one as well. I finished it up last week; the twins are almost 20 months old, the quilts are ready for their step up to a toddler-size bed, and this old granny has new projects underway.
Coming up: Trying some new things in a new town.
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