It's been way too long since i've been on my blog - i was worried that i wouldn't remember how to log in anymore!! It's been over a month since i've last posted something, and i have no excuse as to why it's taken me so long to post again... I guess i can say i've been busy, blah blah blah, but that sounds like such a bad excuse...
Anyway, let's get down to the good stuff... A while ago i mentioned that i was going to make a quilt for Aiden's room - well, believe it or not, it's finally finished... It feels like it's taken forever to get it done - but i'm going to be very honest now, i had to call in some help to finish it... Once i had all the blocks sewn together (all 300 of them), and had the whole quilt sandwich (meaning the top and bottom layer with the batting in the middle) going, i couldn't get it thru my sewing machine - the sewing part wasn't the problem, it was when i had to roll it up to get to the middle section that i realized that i was going to have a big problem...
It was a looooooooong process, first cutting strips, then cutting the strips into blocks, then sewing all the blocks together, etc... My biggest task was to make sure that i do not get the same colour or patterned block next to one another - this step probably took the longest... And of course i documented every step of the way - so here's a look (sorry for the bad quality pictures, was taken with my cellphone):
Here are some pictures of me while sewing - please note all the jets and army tanks watching me - Aiden was sitting next to me playing - he wanted to "help" me, but in the end just kept me company while i worked - the toys just kept on getting closer and closer...
Here's a picture of all the blocks once it was all together, and i was trying to figure out how i was going to sew on top of the quilt once i got the batting and back piece together...
Anyhoo, long story short, i got some help finishing the quilt and this is what the final result looks like - i'm super happy with the way it turned out, and my little man LOVES his new "blanket"...
The final product:
Don't you just love it...
I'll be back with more crafty projects soon...
Liesl
xxx
