I spent some time this weekend in front of my sewing machine. Oh how good it felt! :) I *finally* finished Asa's 2nd birthday quilt. I would like to make our children a handmade gift each year for their birthday. This year, I planned a dog themed quilt for Asa. He had a puppy birthday party, and while the gift was not ready RIGHT on time (I was 9 months pregnant!), it IS done now.
I purchased some dog machine embroidery applique files for each square of the quilt with nine squares total. I received a free motion quilting foot from my husband for Mother's Day, and I decided to try it out on Asa's quilt. Lesson #1: free motion quilting is a LOT harder than it looks! I thought it was simply a matter of having the right sewing foot and lowering my feed dogs. WRONG. If you have any tips for me, especially for achieving even stitch lengths, I greatly appreciate it!
I pressed on, regardless of my free motion newbie foibles. I read a post by another blogger who said a quilt for her child was a great first project because your child will love the quilt regardless of the mistakes that will glare at *you.* That encouraged me to finish what I started and be glad I could make something special for Asa as I learned. :)
This evening I finished the free hand quilting and added a silky blanket binding. He likes "soft" things, so I thought the silky binding was a good choice for this particular project.
Without further ado, here is his quilt--my second quilt but the first I've completely finished (my "first" is waiting for binding), my first attempt at free motion quilting, and a happy return to crafting after having a baby. :)
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