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Sewing Quilts with Daniel

Daniel is not one to sit still very often at all. My parents say that he is totally my son and that I drove my mom crazy too but frankly I can't remember that far back. There is one thing that Daniel loves to help me with, and that is sewing. He loves the machine and loves to sit in my lap as we sew anything. Sometimes I think about just sewing straight lines down my endless supply of fabric because I know he will sit still for awhile. A few months ago I had a good friend show me how to make rag quilts. The first one that Daniel and I sewed together was for my niece Abigale.


Then of course I had to make one for my nephew Joshua.



Then I decided to make one for Daniel. I was going to make a transportation one, full of trucks and planes and boats, but when I took him to the fabric store, much to my surprise and delight he chose dragons over the airplanes. So we started his quilt last week. He sat on my lap or next to me while we sewed every piece together. He was so excited when it was done and was really upset that it had to be washed before he could throw it in his crib.


Daniel thinks of most blankets like rugs.


I just loved the dragons on both of these fabrics.


I did this quilt a little different, I did the whole back blue. I think it turned out pretty awesome but Daniel cannot understand why I even turned it over.


This is him telling me that the dragons should come back.


I tried for a long time to get him to look at me and smile. I kept having him say things and finally when I told him to say "Anna" he looked at me and shouted it.


Daniel is showing me where some of the dragons are.

I used to sew and scrapbook and do all sorts of crafts and cooking before Daniel was born. I am just glad I finally found something we can do together without too much trouble.

Comments

Sarah Kay said…
Cute. He's such a kick. how could you NOT put dragons on the back? Ugh, mom. jk
3:16 PM
Josie said…
Mel! I am SO impressed! I just got a sewing machine from my mother-in-law and I don't even know how to use it! What an amazing talent you have! That is so cute that he loves to sew with you. Sew away!
4:53 PM
Megan said…
Rag quilts are about the only ones I can make. Although just looking at all of the ones you made made my hands start to cramp from all that clipping! LOL. They turned out great though. I love that Anna made him smile for the camera. We better still hang out even though I will be more than 200 ft away from you!
10:12 PM
Erin said…
I'm impressed. The dragon quilt turned out so cute. Are you going to make one for the baby too?
10:19 PM
Cynthia said…
wow, good job on the quilts. I really liked how the dragon one turned out!
8:52 AM
Montgomery Q said…
You watched Mamma Mia.
5:52 PM
mikeandash said…
Way to go! Those look great!
1:23 PM
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