Monday, May 24, 2010

Blogger's Quilt Festival entry

This is my entry for Amy's online quilt festival (have you looked over there? Over 500 entries!!) This is a mini quilt I made for my daughter Emily, but not just any little quilt. I blogged earlier this year about Emily's first quilt. She made it out of construction paper at school for my 37th birthday in January. I was so touched that she thought of me with every piece she cut and pieced, just like making a real quilt out of fabric right? After I posted about Emily's quilt (and the story about me giving my mom my first quilt and my mom making her mom her first quilt) a blogging friend left me a comment, suggested I make Emily a mini quilt like the one she made me. BRILLIANT! Here is Emily holding the mini I made for her, she just loves it!
Here is Emily holding the quilt she made me, I JUST LOVE IT, and her too of course! :)

I tried to stay as close as I could to the colors she used, those triangles were a bit tricky! Thanks Christina for the idea!


12 comments:

  1. Such a sweet idea! :) Great job!

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  2. How fun to make a replica in fabric for her. It turned out great and she looks very happy.

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  3. What a cute kid. And a great way to encourage a future quilter, what?

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  4. What a wonderful way to honor the original project she made for you.

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  5. Very beautiful quilt work !

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  6. what a great idea! i'm going to have to let my 4yr old design a quilt like this--she'd love to have creative control! your daughter is a little ball of sunshine-so cute --& i love your blog title- glad i'm not the only one with that philosophy! http://erinlebeau.blogspot.com/

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  7. I'm so glad that you did this! Such a great way to always remember her first quilt for you. :) You did a great job!

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  8. This is absolutely wonderful! I loved reading your post about Emily's construction paper gift quilt!

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  9. what adorable quilts--yours and emily's. the smile on her face is priceless!! what a sweetie pie

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  10. what a PERFECT idea. nicely executed, too!

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  11. What a sweet quilt! I love the story behind it.

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