My favorite quilt

I think that this is my favorite quilt! I made this for my friends little boy when he was born! He's 7 now and look at this thing! It's awesome! I'm so excited by how much it's been loved! He sent it with his dad (they live out of state) for me to fix it! This is a HUGE deal. It's taken him a few years to get to this point! He wouldn't let me before! First when he was 4 he didn't want me to put a needle in it and hurt it. Then when he was 5 he wouldn't leave with me overnight. So I'm going to at least sew up the tears and worn spots.  I'm debating on putting on a new binding but then that may be to much. This quilt has been everywhere with him for these 7 years! I think this is the first time the brave boy has been without it! I'll fix it up and mail it off to PA this week! It's my favorite because it's so used! I've made I don't know I'm guess at least 30 baby quilts over the years. Almost all of them get put up and "saved". Saved for what?! I want them to look like this quilt, loved, used, and battered. It's what it was made for! 

There's a poem that I always give with my baby quilts, it goes like this : 

This quilt is made of cloth and thread
To place upon your little bed.
It's not an heirloom-just to keep,
But to lay upon as you count sheep.
Or perhaps the floor's the perfect place
For a doll and teddy picnic space.
This quilt can be anything you can dream-
From superman's cape to the robe of a queen.
Pretend it's a raft adrift at sea,
Or just cuddle up when you watch TV.
So use it up and wear it out-
I promise I won't yell or pout.
Just tell me when its days are through,
And I'll make another, just for you.

I've smiled every time I've seen Matt's quilt over the last seven years, getting rattier every year. It's wonderful! It's how it should be! So Thanks to Matt and his mom and dad for using up this quilt just like it was meant to be! 

(PS His sister still has and uses her quilt too! She's 9 now! She wraps hers around her pillow every night..it's just not a worn out!)

Comments

[Dawn]

The quilt is beautiful and I love the poem!

[Robin]

That's a really great quilt!! Did it take a long time to make? It looks really intricate and detailed. That is so cool that the little boy you made it for loves and appreciates it so much!

[Shannon O.]

I love this post, the quilt is beautiful and I love the accompanying poem.

My SIL made a quilt for my son, he received it when he was born. It is his most loved blankie, and I'm not sure what we'd do if something happened to it. When he's stressed out, he twirls the strings used for tacking. He will not sleep without it! Those are my favorite gifts...ones that have nothing to do with what I think about it, just how my children feel about it. The ones I will always remember.