Cute as a button that’s very cute indeed

Today I finally got to see my good friend Zoe and her beautiful baby boy, Sam.  To say he is cute is a complete and utter understatement:

BabySam

Sam is the recipient of the baby quilt I have made and so at last I can share some pics of it, since Zoe and Chris (the very proud parents) have now received it!

Here is the quilt top.  It’s a little creased but it was put through the wash and I didn’t want to risk ruining the batting by ironing it.

top

Then there’s the fun and boyish (and completely right for parents who love motor racing) fabric:

back

Rather than sign the quilt by hand which always comes about a bit messy, I used printable fabric to produce the label, complete with dedication, date, quilter, place and name of quilt.  I will definitely be doing this in future even if it is a little tough to hand-sew onto the quilt (I think the fabric would do better through a machine but that isn’t an option unless I do it before making the quilt sandwich).

patch

And then the final bundle, ready for wrapping:

bundle

They seemed very pleased with it which is relief after all that hard work.  It was a total pleasure to make.

If you are a friend or family member reading this and wondering why I haven’t made one for these for you or your kids, the simple answer is because you didn’t ask!   I would be delighted to make you all the quilts you want but you need to ask for one – they are far too much work for me to make on the off-chance that it is something that you would want and I wouldn’t want to put either of us through the awkwardness of an unwanted / unappreciated quilt which took many hours to make!!!!  So you know where I am if you would like one of these!!!

About Kate

Find my niche? Such advice is gleefully ignored here where I spread the bookish, crafty, navel-gazing, teevee, mama love.
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6 Responses to Cute as a button that’s very cute indeed

  1. Pingback: More quilty gratitude « all five horizons

  2. Howdie my dear. Out of interest, where did you get the printable fabric from? I need some!

  3. Katie Mc says:

    I would ADORE one, if it ever happens LOL xxx

  4. Katie Mc says:

    Thank you honey, how lovely xxx

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