On the last day of last year (also known as my birthday) I wrote a post of all the things I had to look forward to in this year. The thing I'm most excited about is becoming an aunt! Indy and I are beyond excited and I can't believe that my sister is already in her 5th month. For anyone familiar with the baby-growing process, month 5 is when you're able to finally find out the gender of the baby.
My sister and brother-in-law debated for a while on whether or not they wanted to find out if they were having a boy or a girl. My mother decided early on that she didn't want to know. I knew from the get-go that I had to know. So you can imagine how relieved I was to find that last week my sister and brother-in-law decided not only to find out, but tell everyone. (Once my mom heard that they knew, she couldn't take the suspense!)
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My sister and brother-in-law debated for a while on whether or not they wanted to find out if they were having a boy or a girl. My mother decided early on that she didn't want to know. I knew from the get-go that I had to know. So you can imagine how relieved I was to find that last week my sister and brother-in-law decided not only to find out, but tell everyone. (Once my mom heard that they knew, she couldn't take the suspense!)
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I knew it!
We are all over-the-moon excited, and now that I know it's a boy, I can get-to-getting on the first of many (many, many, many) gifts I plan on making/giving him.
When good friends of Indy and mine had their first baby (also a boy) I spent months knitting him a multi-patterned, multi-colored baby blanket. While it wasn't without it's hiccups and mistakes, I worked really hard on it and was so proud of how it came out. I couldn't wait to give it to them.
Since I started taking my sewing classes more seriously, I decided to forgo the knitted gift this time (don't worry, there are several knitted gifts in this baby's future...I've got plans for booties and hats and sweaters and all that good stuff!) and go with a sewn gift. More specifically: a quilt!
I've never made a quilt before, so I wanted to start off simple. After perusing pinterest (say that 5 times fast!) for a few days, I had a bunch of really fantastic ideas:
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I love this raw-edge layer cake quilt, because it looks super simple to make. It also has this well-loved quality to it with all the soft, frayed edges. I can totally imagine the little guy dragging this around the house with him.
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This puff quilt is totally adorable! It'd be a little more work sewing all those tiny squares, but I think it'd be worth it. It looks ultra comfy and I could choose a lot of fun different fabrics.
(I couldn't find the original site, but I pinned it from here.)
I like this different take on the traditional quilt- skinny rectangles as opposed to big, block squares. It would give me lots of options for fun fabrics, and again, it'd be super easy to execute.
This is the most traditional of all the quilts I'm considering. Clean lines, simple design, but could still be really cute. I also like how this person made their border nice and colorful to balance with all the white space.
Right now, I've narrowed it down to those four. I'm not quite ready to try anything much more ambitious than those. Also I've only got four months left to decide on the type of quilt, get all the fun fabrics, and make it. Four months isn't a lot of time when you're a full time teacher, part time grad student, part time rocker, and sewing lesson taker!
Help me out! Which of the four do you like best for the new baby boy? I think I'd like to start it next weekend, so I'll keep the poll open until then. Help an indecisive sewer out!
Which quilt should I make for my nephew?
I chose the traditional quilt but the frayed edge is very cute! I think the traditional would stand the test of time and a little boy dragging it around! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your vote, Mrs. C! The traditional quilt is quite nice!
DeleteI chose the puff one, because it just looks so cuddly and I can imagine it being hugged and loved, but my close 2nd choice is the rectangle one. I'm not usually a big fan of the traditional look quilt, and I think those frayed edges might, well, ... fray.
ReplyDeleteGood point about the fraying, Phyl. Haha. Yeah, the problem with that one is I think much sooner than later, it will look old and haggard. The puff quilt definitely interests me! It's so unique and although it looks rather tedious to make, could be really fun!
DeleteIf you like the raw edge look, but want to avoid fraying, you can use flannel. I am a quilter, as well as an at teacher, so I have made raw edge quilts with both flannel and cotton. Plus, the flannel is so super soft. I prefer the rectangle, but I think the traditional or raw edge would be the easiest for your first quilt. Lining up all of those seams for the rectangle can be difficult.
ReplyDeleteOooh! Thanks for the tip, Angie! This is my first quilt, ever, so I have no idea about using other types of fabric. The Flannel sounds like a great solution to the fraying, and it'll be so cuddly!
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