I'm not sure this even qualifies as a quilt, it's patchwork for sure but it's not quilted exactly.
I ran it up today from the cloud 9 scraps, in an attempt to keep occupied. I'm quite pleased with the results.
I haven't made a quilt since around this time last year. The timelines from last year to this are poignant, but often unavoidable.
Last year's quilt is wrapped around Florence. I hope this years quilt gets worn out with love and snuggles from our baby boy.
A quilter I am not! This is my first ever attempt at making a quilt, and I think I've possibly broken every quilt making rule there is in the process.
Quilting is something, though I've often admired I've never really had the urge to try. My only previous attempts were as a schoolgirl, where we did patchwork, using lots of little bits of cardboard and scraps of fabric. I remember making a Humpty, and despite rather enjoying the process, hating the finished object.
Still, I had these lovely fabrics bought from Amy's Etsy store and thought a quilt for baby might be nice.
I've learned a lot while making this quilt, not least to make sure I have a good supply of plasters in the house before using my rotary cutter!
I'm fairly happy with the result, it's far far from perfect and I'd probably be embarrassed to show it to any of my quilting friends,but I don't think baby will mind, and maybe even one day he/she will love the mistakes all the more because it was made with love by his/her Mama!
