After i made Bunny her Elephant quilt , Buddy told me he also wanted a new quilt. Being younger than her, I expected that i would choose all the fabrics etc, i was imagining something very monochrome, very minimalist, very scandanavian. No he tells me. I want all my favourite things.
So off we went to the fabric store together, and stood in front of the wall of quilting cottons, and i just watched him pull out fat quarters piling up the ones he liked, rearranging, fine tuning. Until we ended up with these. I have to admit, it was such a cool experience. I just love seeing what my kids choose on their own – and this is a perfect little collection of what Buddy likes. And amazingly, it all kind of coordinates! We have orange ( a LOT of orange), robots, dinosaurs, tools and puppy paw prints. It’s not at all what i expected – but i love it! He calls it his “everything quilt” and i think that’s a pretty awesome description hehe. Buddy absolutely loves it, and sat by me almost the whole time i was making it. Total win.
It’s just backed with some checked cotton i had in stash, and the binding is white with navy crosses which i think goes well. It’s so funny to me to think how many quilts i’ve made, considering how much i used to swear i would never quilt. I think next up i need to make a quilt for baby birdie and work on my next collection scrap quilt!
[Here is the very first quilt i made him when he was a toddler and which he has now outgrown awwww]
Awwww, how perfect for Buddy! Who wouldn’t want a quilt with all their favorite things?? ;)
I love it! I’m sure it will be something he grows to treasure. It sounds like such a cool bonding experience for the two of you!
Lovely! Such a sweet project :)
Lovely and so nice he chose the fabrics himself. I love quilting and find it funny that it sneaked up on you!
What a lovely quilt! I’m just about to make my first quilt for my eldest little girl (having also said I’d never make one!!!) but I know nothing about quilting. Do you prewash the fabric first?
This is gorgeous! I made quilts for my kids when I was pregnant with each of them. I love those quilts so much. Although I think imogen is due for an upgrade as part of her room makeover.