A quilt for a little boy.

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We went on a long car ride to visit our Nick’s family, which has grown by another little lad. His baptism took place this past weekend, and I had to quick, finish up not one but two quilts, because I am soooo behind on quilts. So FX got one and so did little Patrick, who shall be referred to as PJ. A darling if ever there was one, and of course, in need of a quilt (I will show you that one another day).

(Of course you would love to hear more and see a picture or two, because you are all the best; we will see about that. Thank you for understanding that Auntie Leila must be discreet.)

Now I’m doing piles of you-know-very-well-what and getting things organized. (When asked what I am doing on any particular day, the answer will likely be, “Trying to get organized.”)

Since FX is now three, I thought something fun that will carry him through a few years would be called for, although I’m trying not to set myself up for making a quilt for each stage of each grandchild’s life, as that might turn out to be an unreachable goal. Might.

This car fabric caught my eye right away (not much to choose from at JoAnn’s, but this one is a winner, for sure). He loved talking about each individual car/truck/gas pump/scooter, and the quilt went right on his bed, which makes me so happy!

 

I love how this quilting with pearl (aka “perle”) cotton looks and also goes so quickly. I have talked about it before, and this post about quilting with an embroidery needle and pearl thread has the links that will help if you want to do it as well. I just tied the middle of each square because I didn’t want to interfere with the car/truck pattern.

And it turned out rather larger than anticipated (just about twin size, rather than the throw quilt I usually make), because, well, Auntie Leila can’t count up squares with any reliability…

 

 

I have only three baby quilts and two wedding quilts to go! What are the odds that the world will hold still while I make them??