I have been quiet for a while… just not sewing, quilting or doing much of anything creative or productive. I have to decided to try something different for me. I plan to post short blogs first detailing my plans then tracking my progress. I am hoping this will keep me on track so that I actually make some progress with my projects. Here is the first project I am blogging about as it is one I am currently starting as there is a great need.
My grandson came to me dragging his current quilt and told me he need a new quilt cause the ones he had are too small. He is right cause he has a bed ( full size) and I have not made him a quilt since he was a toddler. He has grown like a weed and the older quilts no longer cover him adequately….. My daughter has threaten to buy him a STORE BOUGHT QUILT if I do not get one done for him by the time they move into their new home. So after consultation with my grandson we have come up with a plan.
Every year in school my grandson participates in a school wide art project. They make self portrait and they are displayed in the hallways. I sometimes wonder how much work he did on the projects and how much was done by the teachers and para-pros. Regardless he is very proud of these picture and insist they be kept safe. I have taken pictures of his pre-school and kindergarten portraits (see pictures below.) He is currently working on this years portrait and I will probably include it in the quilt too. I am planning to replicate the pictures in fabric. I am going through my stash of fabrics in order to get started. I am planning to add my grandson’s favorite fabrics to the quilt but am not sure what pattern I will be using. I am letting my grandson have a lot of input into this project.
I plan to post pictures of my progress …
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I just love these pictures and look forward to replicating them in fabrics.
HAPPY QUILTING,
NONNIE
Nonnie's Quilting Dreams 
Those are so cute! You have to include the backwards “e” too.
I plan to replicate these pictures as close as I can … I found some neat cloud fabric for the background.
WOW, what a great idea!!! I think you are wise to track your progress as you blog and sew. It is fun for me to follow a project along it’s journey; and that is the way I tend to blog. Gives me a “journal” of sorts. I don’t know if people tire of seeing the “same old thing” or not. Sometimes I let a week or 2 go by without posting, as I don’t feel I have made much progress or can say anything interesting. (It’s why my quilt blog sometimes has posts about non-quilt stuff!) Enjoy the process and the project. I will enjoy following along.
What a treasure! Have fun making this.
Oh boy, not a store bought one, yikes! Great idea to replicate art. I will look forward to see it asit progresses.