Crib quilt...CHECK!

I marked off the last item on my "sewing to-do list" when I finished Emmy's crib quilt last night! I realized that this deployment marks the last period of time that I will spend by myself for a very, very long time...Kinda crazy to think about! My sewing projects have definitely kept me busy in the meantime.

I get chuckles when I tell my peers that I enjoy quilting, but you'd be surprised just how fulfilling it is to begin with cuts of fabric and end with a beautiful, cozy blanket. I decided to teach myself to quilt several years ago when I was trying to come up with the perfect 20th birthday gift for my Nick. It seemed to me that wrapping yourself in a warm blanket is the next best thing to getting a big hug. Being that we were so far away from eachother at the time (and for quite a long time afterward), I thought it was worth the challenge! I bought "Quilting for Dummies" and a bunch of fabric and spent two solid weeks over my summer vacation figuring out how to work my mom's sewing machine, designing and piecing together his patchwork quilt. It wasn't fancy, but it has done it's job to keep Nick warm for the last nine years :-).

Now both of my loves have their own special blankets...


Fabric squares


Finished product!


Made with love for our sweet baby girl.


Daddy's quilt and Baby's quilt