And possibly compare and contrast to this:
This was the first quilt I made without thinking I had to follow someone else's directions and rules. That's Nate, at the age of five- he is now 31 (ohgod, did I say that?). I used a floral fabric, leftover from a Bo Peep costime I made for my daughter, in his hair. My choice distressed him greatly so he took scissors to it because 'boys don't wear flowers in their hair'. It also has a few holes caused by the time he opened up a battery to see what was inside. Please also note the artistic sag caused by tieing it instead of quilting it. I made it by graphing up a kindergarten picture to 11" x 14" and then assigning every square a value. Guess I should have waited and simply used the computer, but I didn't have one in 1981- all I had were polished cottons in every imaginable solid color and a pair of scissors. This quilt is stuffed into a cardboard box waiting for the day that Nate has a son, should that ever happen. And if it does, I will change the damaged fabrics to un-florals. My bad (as they say).
PS. Didja notice the BLUE RIBBON on that thing? It was taken at a local art association show held in the church rec room and it was the first time they had ever seen a quilt like this. So much for living in the past. Let's just say that my ribbon days were numbered.
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What a great story and love the scale of the quilt!
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