1st year quilt

My second son is now 14 months and I have gone through all his clothes and picked out all my favorite outfits that he wore. Just like with my first, I am going to make a rememberence quilt made from his clothes. It is fun to look at the quilt and remember each and every outfit and what they were doing at the time they were wearing it.

I pick out a backing color for the quilt. I don't need that much because I make the quilt a simple lap quilt size. (Size can vary with how many outfits you pick out to cut up. Yes, I cut them up, so the real special outfits I put away for safe keeping.) Lay the outfit out flat and cut out a 5" by 5" square with a cutters wheel. I use the front and back of the outfit. I then tile the squares together and sew a 3" border, then finish with batting and the backing.

Later on I might sew some hanging tabs on them so that I can hang all three together. We are expecting a little girl in June, so I have one more after this to make. I think it is a better way to remember those little life moments than box it up and only look at the items 3 times in your life. Why box those memories up when you can make a piece of art out of it? or a warm quilt to cuddle up with.

I will post images of my progress for those who would like to do this very same thing. I just need to carve out time to start the project, hopefully tomorrow.