A Quilt Made from Children’s Clothes
December 14, 2006 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
The quilt is well worn from love and use. However, I found it so interesting when a friend brought it out of her closet to spread over a table we were using for a display.
“What interesting fabrics with designs for children,” I remarked.
She explained the quilt had been made from outgrown dresses and play outfits her daughter had worn more than 25 years ago. As the child outgrew the clothes, my friend’s mother kept them and eventually created this quilt.
The pattern was simple. Rectangular pieces were sewn together in strips. However, the mom pointed out patches from a dress, a romper outfit, a blanket, etc. that brought back memories.
Grandma made the quilt for her granddaughter’s bed. Mom saved it when her daughter was grown. Now it brings back memories for all three.
You can make a treasure like that, too, from your children’s clothing. Start saving now!
(Perhaps in this book you can find ways to use various scraps from clothing or leftover from quilting in rectangular patterns.)
