Quilt Retrospective. Last One. Baby Quilts.

I almost forgot about these.  They've been packed away under the bed for a few years now.  They needed an airing out and cleaning anyways. 

The plaid triangles quilt is R's baby quilt.  I think the triangles are the shape they are to make the most of quarter-yards of fabric.  It was intended to be a bigger quilt but somewhere along the way I lost steam and it was set by the wayside.  As my first pregnancy progressed, I realized I wouldn't didn't have the time or energy to make a baby quilt so the unfinished one was just folded in half, quilted and edged.  Voila.  Nearly instant baby quilt, reversible, with the same but different triangle patterning on the other side as well.  It's hand pieced and quilted.

The star and moon one is E's baby quilt.  The strips were added around the outside to make it bigger.  It's backed with a yellow patterned flannel.  The star pattern is a small section of a quilt in some magazine and the moon was improvised.

The leaf quilt?  I don't know.  I think I started it before E was born but didn't finish it until later.  I'm not sure when, although I'd guess it was when we were still considering having or adopting another child.  It's based loosely on a pattern from the same magazine, I think, as the star pattern in E's quilt.  Maybe I intended this for a girl if we had one?  I don't really know.  I had forgotten about it but now that I think about it, E used this one a little bit, too.  It's hand appliqued and machine quilted.  This one could probably be

None of these have much wear and tear because both the boys slept with us and never had a crib, moving straight into a bed on the floor next to our bed.  In the winter they wore fleece snow suits so I think we really only used these to lay them on when they were too little to crawl.

That's it.  The end of the quilts.  So many more I'd like to make. 

Comments

[Miss T]

What gorgeous quilts! You did a beautiful job with the colors. They feel both traditional and very contemporary at the same time.

[Tina J.]

Ok, wow! I want that leaf quilt! I'm really excited to be starting on my first ever quilt tonight! Bought the fabric a month or so ago and my girlfriend (who quilts) is going to help get me started. CAN'T WAIT!
Yours have all been beautiful and I loved hearing the history of them. Thanks so much for sharing with us!

Tina J.

[leah]

Your quilts are beautiful! I love your organic approach to making them. I think I'll cut some fabric today...

[Michelle]

All these quilts have been amazingly beautiful. My mother quilts so I have quite the stash myself.

Thanks for sharing!

[Amber]

Ah, your posts are making me want to quilt again...:-)

I'm so impressed you have made so many quilts! They are beautiful. Do you still quilt?

[Lucette]

Each day this week I have savoured your stories and the quilts and it has been a delight. Your stories have made me reflect on my own and the things I make. It is amazing how our lives unfold and how the things we create along the way give it all some meaning. Thanks so much Siri.

[Stephanie]

I have loved your quilts retrospective. I absolutely adore that moon and stars baby quilt!! I have been so tempted to get into quilting. I've made one small one years ago but nothing as pretty as the ones you have made. I think for now I'll stick with knitting because I can totally see where fabric would get to be an obsession for me....even more so than yarn probably. My husband would kill me :o)

[Peg]

I am sorry we have come to the end of the quilts! You are a natural story teller and I have enjoyed the 'life' of the quilts. I especially love the 'stars and moon', as when I quilted, I always loved borders! It is true that we 'weave stories' into our hand work and that is what makes them so priceless!

[Britt]

Thank you for sharing your quilts and stories from your life. I used to think of myself as a quilter (and I still have the fabric stash to prove it) but I've never been a quilter to the degree that I'm a knitter. Still, quilts mean something much more to me, from a life story perspective. I think they tell stories better than knitting can. There are quilts that I have that will always bring a cascade of memories about my grandmother. Knitted things tend to remind me of the weather in which I was knitting them in :) That's just me, though. I'm sure there are many who have the opposite opinion.

[Carrie]

Thanks for sharing all your quilts along with the stories behind them which make them memories, not just quilts.
I really like the stars & moon quilt.

[Jennifer]

What a cute sign. But the sign is nothing compared to this tour down memory lane with all your wonderful quilts. Thanks so much for sharing all the love that went into each and every stitch.

[sugarmama]

Hi there! I'm here from Sew Mama Sew and just wanted to say I love your color schemes. The leaf quilt is so lovely, too, that it makes me want to try an applique quilt for the first time.

Lovely, inspiring posts!

[jen duncan]

Hi! I came over from sew mama sew as well. Something about these scattered leaves just really speaks to me. I only do scrappy quilts, plus I have a die in that shape, so I may very well have to make one of these. Thanks for sharing!