Now, which do you think is cuter - this wonderful, whimsical baby quilt or Jackson himself??? I sure know which one Sandy, the new grandmother and Shelli the new mom would say!Although we have not yet gotten to meet Jackson in person, we have been keeping up with his progress by watching what his Mom posts onto her Facebook page. (as an aside, do you know that Over The Top Quilting Studio has its own Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Austin-TX/Over-The-Top-Quilting-Studio/72993575201?ref=share). We have, however, had the pleasure of working on this quilt for him, created by Sandy who is a very excited and proud new grandmother with the fantastic new name of Cha- Cha.
Take a closer look at the quilt. I particularly love the energy and frivolity of the sheep.
Notice the 3 poufy bags in the row right underneath the words Have You Any Wool. This wall hanging will be a wonderful place for Jackson to store his secret things as he grows older. Whenever we have the privilege of working on a quilt for a baby, we urge the quilter to encourage the recipient to USE the quilts, which we believe are made to be loved forever.
This truly was a fun quilt to work on. Through it, we have built a relationship with Cha-Cha (Sandy) and Shelli and indirectly, with Jackson. And through the magic of technology, we will be able to see Jackson's life progress. A wonderful merging of the ageless technology of putting pieces of fabric together into something to be loved and the new technology of Facebook to watch the goings on of a new life.
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