Amy at Park City Girl is hosting a Quilt Festival for the rest of us – i.e., everyone who is not in Houston at the International Quilt Festival. And yes, I am late! Today is the last day of Amy’s QF. I’ve been enjoying browsing through some of the 600+ links to pictures and stories of favorite quilts.Β I don’t actually have a favorite quilt. The quilts in my house that have been made by someone else are all precious. The quilts that I have made have almost all been made for babies of dear friends.Β So, while I can’t choose a favorite, I will share the quilt that was the most fun to make.
I made this quilt in 2007 for my friend’s son.
(Blogged here.)
The appliqued blocks each have a picture to represent a letter of the alphabet. Apple = A, Ball = B, etc. My husband and I had a lot of fun coming up with pictures for each letter. My favorites are T = Trogdor, a character from a website that the baby’s father and my husband both like; W = Weed Patch, the name of the store owned by the baby’s parents; and Y = mx+b, a tribute to the baby’s grandfather, who is a dear friend and a math PhD.
Two and a half years later, I look at this quilt and see all sorts of things I would do differently. Thank you to my friends who received those first guinea pig quilts! (If your kids’ quilts are falling apart, feel free to send them back for repairs!) But I really loved making this one.
Wow, what a special quilt! It is so interesting and I know it was such a hit with the family. Great learning tool for a kid too.
A quilt with Trogdor??? How cool is that! (I’d better not tell my husband though, or he’ll want one too!) π I love the way you really personalized the quilt with your own applique designs. That just takes this beautiful quilt to another level. Thanks so much for sharing! π
What a lucky friend, the quilt is beautiful!
Very nice the quilt
Marika
An amazing gift!
It’s a wonderful and unique interpretation of an alphabet quilt. I’m sure your friend’s son loves his quilt very much.
I really love your quilt! Thanks so much for sharing it!
This is a BEAUTIFUL quilt!!! ALL the work, thought and LOVE that went into creating and stitching this is evident! I LOVE the dark sky and M = moon (?!) block!!! What a magical gift to give a child! : ) Thanks for sharing.
I love your quilt! Is it mostly applique? The child that received this is one lucky child!
Amazing. Not only beautiful but the sentiment behind each of the squares makes it truly special!
Yep, we ARE truly lucky. π Ben loves his quilt, but not as much as he will as he continues to get a little older… but pointing out all the pictures is definitely a fun thing to do. π Our thanks, and love, to the entire Moe Family! π
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thanks so much for stopping by my little space and entering my giveaway!
The quilt is beautiful!
xoxo
crissy
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