Labour of Love

When Kara was born, I decided that I really wanted to make her a quilt.  Something that she could keep forever; something that she could cuddle with; something special that her mom made her when she was brand new.  Anyways, I'm not much of a seamstress (I've always taken my pants to Stitch It to get a simple hem!), but I tackled a rag quilt and was very happy with how it turned out.  Rag quilts are very forgiving so it was a great way to start.  But now, with another baby, I realized that I would have to keep up the tradition so I started one for Jonas.  I planned on doing another rag quilt, but when I went to the quilt store, I got excited by a few different fabrics (who knew I would ever be excited by fabric) and ended up attacking a real quilt with a back and batting and the whole nine yards!  There were moments when I thought I should give up or else pay someone to finish it for me.  But I stuck it out and just finished it last night.  And so here is my labour of love for my little boy.  It is his Christmas gift but I'm sure he didn't mind getting a sneak peek!

ps:  if anyone was interested in the kind of fabric I used, I think it is called "minky" and it's that super-soft-almost-like-fleece-cuddle fabric.  Everytime Kara touches it she says "mmmm, cozy"