Leah's farm quilt

This was Leah's baby. She wanted to do a quilt, and specifically, a farm quilt. I immediately envisioned a simple patchwork representing the grid of farm fields from a bird's eye view. She had something very different (and more challenging!) in mind.

It turned out really well, and was a lot of fun to plan and sew together! I helped her with the cutting, but she did most of the sewing by herself. Most of the fabric was stuff I had on hand, but she purchased the chickens and the cartoony farm animals as well as the blue and the beans for the borders. She finished it in time to show at the Dakota County Fair for her last year as a Cloverbud.

Leah for Evania

Leah made this one from our box of pre-cut squares and a piece of leftover jersey knit, and gave it to Evania for her baby dolls. We don't know exactly when she made it, so this is an approximate date! It was her first venture into piecing all on her own, and the finishing of the border was also a first independent venture.

Elia's Quilt

Nothing out of the ordinary - just another one in our collection of denim baby quilts for the Engesser family! Leah helped me pick out the fleece backing for this one, and also helped with the layout and sewing.

Like the rest of the denim quilts, this one is a 10x14 grid of 4" (finish size) denim squares, mostly from worn pants, but a few from other items. The batting is 3 oz polyester (because I couldn't find 4 oz), and the quilt is hand-tied.