There's been a whole lot of sewing going on lately. Mainly the quilt for grandbaby #6, whose arrival is imminent. I finished hand sewing the binding last night. Because it hasn't been gifted yet, I'm going to wait until the April update to show pictures of the entire quilt. Here's a sneak peek:
The backing is a large piece of flannel that I bought at my favorite vintage/antique mall just over a year ago. Kind of an ironic story now, as both DD1 and DD2 were with me at the time, and when I saw this fabric in one of the booths for less than $10 and it was very obviously more than 3 yards of fabric (therefore a great price), I grabbed it. Showing them my awesome find, I said "the next grandson I get is going to have this for the backing on his quilt."
I was thinking that, fingers crossed, it might be DS2 and his wife as they had indicated they'd really like to get a family going. Or, fingers uncrossed, might be DD2 and Brad if they weren't careful enough (DD2 has long said she is happy being an Aunt with no ambition to ever be a Mom).
Turned out about 8 months later, DD1 said "Surprise! You're getting a new grandchild in 2024! (And BTW, we're surprised too!)" And then, in December, when she shared the news that she's carrying another boy, well, obviously he was going to be the lucky recipient of this cute tow truck fabric.
The yarn thief snubbing me because I told her she was in the way
while I was pinning up the quilt for it's photo shoot.
I have to finish stitching the random snowflakes in the 'air' around him, and then do all the back-stitching. The designer of this pattern uses a lot of back-stitching to add definition and realism. With the baby quilt finished, I foresee a return to evening cross stitching and maybe a completely back-stitched squirrel to show you next month.
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