But I'm getting a little ahead of myself. I had made small quilts/play mats for my two nieces in Australia back in July, each with their initial (A and E). Sadly, I was in such a rush to get the quilts done and to pack that I completely forgot to take any photos. I really have to ask my sibs to send me some.
Anyway, I recently made another small quilt for my nephew (son of The Boy's little brother and his wife). This time I got wise and took some photos as I went along. That was partly to document the process and partly to work on my photography skills. The mad photography skillz that I've seen on other crafting/quilting blogs blow mine completely out of the water but I know we all have to start somewhere.
But back to the quilt. What started as this:
Soon became this:
Which, in its entirety looks like this:
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| The front |
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| The back |
As you can see, I ran out of the pale blue Kona and had to add a strip of white Kona to make the backing. I like the two tones and the strip of colour, myself. The photo's don't really do the colours justice (which is why I need to practice!) and I really should become better friends with my iron.
The Boy picked up a few books for little L at the comic book store to send out with the quilt. Hopefully the little guy (and his parents!) will like it and I really hope L gets good use out of it. I like to think that the quilts I make for little people are being dragged around and loved, curled up under and worn as capes. The more they're scrunched, the softer they get, and who doesn't love a nice, soft quilt?