Hi everyone! As you may remember, I’ve been working away at a little baby quilt for a friend. I was able to deliver it last Sunday to our pastor’s wife.
This little quilt is made from pieces of her dad’s Hawaiian shirts. Just about every time I saw him, he was wearing a Hawaiian shirt – his favorite! She had had quilts made for her mom, herself and her brother and sister and had these left over. The other brother decided he didn’t want one as he does not like sentimental things! This quilt is for his daughter, who is expecting her first baby next month. They are so excited to be grandparents.
He is now an associate pastor at our parent church in Florida. This past Sunday was our homecoming so he came and led worship and also preached our homecoming sermon. He used to lead worship at our church before they moved to Florida, so it was great to be able to play and sing with him once again. Without further ado, here is the little quilt I made for the baby.
I love how this turned out. It’s pretty much just squares, HSTs, and QSTs and some fussy cutting of the shirts for the blocks. If you are interested, the quilting motif is from My Creative Stitches and is called Don Quixote!
The shower is this weekend in Florida, so they were able to take it back home with them for the shower! It was really fun to make! I hope she likes it. I’m sure it will hold a lot of sentimental value for her as she really loved her granddad.
That’s all for now. Until next time…
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Awe, congrats to them. So happy to hear there were enough shirt for so many quilts. Thank you for linking up to Put your foot down.
This memory quilt is gorgeous, Brenda and is perfect for the new arrival. It will be wrapped in love. So glad you are back online. Hugs.
The way you have transformed those shirts into such a beautiful quilt is wonderful. I’m sure it will be much treasured 🙂
Love, love, love the quilt, Brenda!!! And especially the sentiment!!! So perfectly adorable for welcoming a new life! And Don Quixote looks great as quilting on it!!!
I love this quilt and all the love around it. I am sure they will be delighted with your love from afar and the love of one so dear to them in it. So glad you were able to deliver it them on the visit and that it will be at the baby shower. It is lovely when things work out!
What a lovely baby quilt, and the colors from the shirts are just beautiful! Quilting looks perfect as always. 🙂
That is a beautiful quilt, Brenda! Who wouldn’t be thrilled to receive that?