I had seen many Single Girls Quilt's on the blogs I follow and I knew I needed to make one. But for which darling daughter. I was picking out fabric and love Children at Play which I purchased for dd #4, purchased and cut out various feed sack prints for dd #2 & 3. Then I came across Strawberry Fields by Fig Tree...perfect soft tones for my daughter #1. I underestimated how much time it would take and was stitching the binding up until Christmas Eve. I also purchased flannel for the backing and realized that I had enough to make pillowcases. My daughter was coming out from the East Coast for Christmas and I was trying my hardest to finish.
She hadn't been home in a couple of years so as she was wandering around the house she had seen the other quilts I had made for her sisters and she made the comment, "I would like a quilt....." mumble mumble.....Yea! I knew I had made a good choice. I stitched every night in my room and was trying to finish the pillowcases when she came into my office and saw me pinning and sewing the pillowcases. I quickly said they were for my my husband. Later she told be she thought they were kinds girly for a man....duh! So it is fitting that I should take the picture of the quilt with her holding it in our front yard. Looks like fall, it was December 26th 2011.
I had best start on the others before they aren't 'single' anymore.
Have a great weekend!
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