it's that time again

daddy's old shirts

Yes it's that time again.  The time where in the midst of busyness (finishing a basement, training for a 20k to name a couple) I add fashioning a quilt to the mix.  Why not?!  This time it becomes a major priority because it's for my little man for his first birthday coming up at the end of the month!


I promised myself even before having children that there were 2 things I wanted to promise to make for them:  #1 toddler size quilt (ideally given on first birthday) & #2 baby book (ideally given on second birthday).  Anything beyond this promise is fluff. You see, being the middle child that I am, they must have equal items made from mama and in my mind a quilt and a baby book are quite special, not too much for me to commit to, and not too much of an annoyance to for them to hang on to for...well, forever.  My plan gives me one year after having a baby to figure out a theme for their room and make a coordinating quilt, during which time I also write out entries month by month for the baby book.  Then I have the second year to print out photos and assemble the baby book.  It worked pretty good for Hannah, so hoping it does this time around as well.


This little quilt for AJ will be made from daddy's old shirts.  Daddy must have quite an aggressive elbow, as he eventually wears a hole right through the sleeve of his dress shirts.  I have been saving them up for many years now, hoping that someday I would need them for a little boy quilt!  They are worn and soft already.  Perfect for my little man.