a keepsake

it is no secret around this blog

that i am a purger, 

and do not tend to exhibit hoarding tendencies.

ok, maybe with fabric and yarn.

there is something very cathartic

about purging, getting rid of the clutter

and stuff you just dont need.

i have not kept many of chace's baby clothes.

i sent them all to my nephew,

but even if i did not have someone to pass them

down to, i know i would not have kept them.

i mean, let's be honest.

chace does not want a box of his clothes

to put his child in 30 something

years from now.

but he might want a quilt

made from those clothes. 

a keepsake to pass on to future generations

that is actually useful and does not cause clutter.

the above quilt was made for valerie's 

daugther gianna.

she asked me a few months ago, if i could

make a quilt out of her clothes.

of course i said yes.

i have seen other quilts made out of clothes,

but they seemed disjointed, random.

there was no connection between the clothes used.

i knew that i wanted mine quilt

to look different, 

to stand out,

to be unique.

i solved this by using a group of fabrics 

to tie the pieces of clothing together.

the center of each square is the detail

that valerie wanted to keep.

i think my favorite is gianna's footprints

taken after she was born 

and put on her father's scrubs.

( he is an ED doctor).

i loved making this quilt.

it turned out much better 

than i imagined.

now i need to make one for chace.

oh, and if you would like 

your own keepsake quilt

i am now taking orders.