After being inspired by Leah's and then Owen's quilt, Bobbi decided she wanted to make one, too.
What I've loved about making these with my kids is how different each one looks even when made from the exact same pattern.
Fun details about this quilt is the mix of Mom's leftovers (Buzz lightyear and Woody, cats on motorcycles, that funky neon one on the left, and some solids that fit with the color scheme), a few that Bobbi picked out on her own (the Batman flannel, the horses), and the blue stars donated by Kelsey, her occupational therapist. The finishing touch was the Superman fleece on the back in honor of Dad.
One beautiful thing about the directions for this project is that it suggests using no batting, so only having to wrestle with two layers. The fleece offers warmth, and with the smaller size, it's not too bulky.
Bobbi and I did the cutting with a rotary cutter hand over hand, and the sewing was done with Bobbi on the pedal and Mom at the machine itself, and I didn't lose any fingers. It probably took us six months from start to finish, but we did it! She was pretty pleased with the results, and equally proud of the 4H blue ribbon at the county fair.
It was pretty neat, too, to come back later in the week and see the burgundy "award of excellence" added next to the blue.
She ended up taking the quilt to the State Fair as well, and only got a red level ribbon, but she was satisfied, knowing that it's a solid middle-of-the-road award leaving room for improvement, and she was inspired to start another project this year. We'll see what comes of that!
