Leah's Quilt

I love sewing. More than sewing, I love sewing quilts. There's something magical about starting with a giant mountain of folded pieces of fabric and a few spools of thread, and turning it into one big piece. And as a bonus, it just has to be a rectangle. No cinching up the waist or letting out the armholes, just a big fat rectangle with only straight-line seams.

I started on Leah's quilt when I was expecting Asa. It got me through a long pregnancy and year one of four kids. Sometimes I worked on it every day. Other times I worked on it every other month or so. I'm pleased with the result and so excited that it's done and on the bed!

 

I used lots of scraps, but also took the kids to Joann with me one day and let them pick whatever fat quarters they wanted. We got about twenty that day, and it was a total blast. They picked stuff I would've never touched, but they loved helping, and it all looks so pretty together! Addison and Bryn also helped lay out the cut squares into wheels. They helped with so many of them.

There are some scraps that are kind of special.

This was from the dresses all the sisters wore for me and Shauna's wedding receptions.

Also on Addison's quilt.

From dresses I've made for Bryn and Leah.

From a dress I made for my sister Megan when we were still living at home.

From the mobile we made for Addison and have used for all our babies. We also have a crib sheet from this one.

  

An elderly lady in our ward taught me a new way to tie quilts and this was my first time doing it. It's called the Decatur knot. I love the way it looks.

 It's backed and bound in pink.