I have never made a "real" quilt before. I have quilted comforters and made blankets, but never a quilt. I actually bought a bolt of fabric when Leila and Sarah were babies with the intention of making quilts for them. Instead, I ended up cutting up my existing queen-sized quilt into two crib-sized quilts. The bolt of fabric was packed away and I never thought I'd get a chance to use it.
Then I had Amelia.
And anyone who knows me well knows that I love cows. And so Amelia now has a cow quilt. In pink and purple, of course.
I followed a really simple quilt pattern that I found
here. I cut the pieces and put them together in one afternoon while Amelia nursed and slept and watched.
Then I (very nervously) quilted it and watched it come together. Finally I made the binding. The part that took the longest was hand stitching the binding. It took me every evening for a week to finish that part. I can honestly say that this quilt was made with love.
After the quilt was completed I added a ruffle of cow fabric to an old lavender crib skirt. Then I set up her crib... because one day she will sleep in it.
This has nothing to do with the quilt but it's still beautiful. Isn't desert snow breathtaking? I love seeing all of the sharp and pokey things coated in sparkly white. It never stays for very long so I enjoy it while I can.
