Sometimes you have to kick the impress-factor up a notch. Like when you have a really talented friend who is having a baby.
My friend Stacy’s baby shower was coming up.
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(You must look at Stacy’s website. She’s the most amazing photographer. I want to have our wedding again just so she can take our pictures. Or, maybe we should just have a “Trash the Dress” session with her. How fun are these photos??)
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So her baby shower was coming up, and I was looking for a handmade idea for her little man. I found these adorable rag quilt letters (complete with tutorial and pattern download!). I wasn’t brave enough to tackle the whole alphabet, so I just made Quin’s* name. Mom reports that she loves them, and I was pretty tickled to see how well they matched his hip nursery! (Dad gave me a little secret coaching on colors, but I was surprised and thrilled to see just how well they go.)
The letters are just fabric fronts with quilt batting on the back (I used pre-quilted batting). You just cut and sew!
(*Quin is so-named because he’s the fifth. How cool is that? Every time I think of him, I get “Quinn the Eskimo” stuck in my head. My other favorite Quin fact is that he came out with red hair… that matches his nursery perfectly.)
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Amy! I LOVE Quin’s letters – thanks again SO MUCH!
LOVE these! See- can tell you WHERE to get some really cool letters, but not HOW to make them. This is why you need to start at Etsy store and I can send many people to BUY all your DIY projects!!!
Haha… well, one of these days I’ll come up with that unique thing I make and open an Etsy account. Thanks!
I had no idea you made this cute little wall hanging for Quin! I’ve always thought it was so super cute – I’m glad you put up on HNWN!
Oh how adorable! A friend of mine is expecting, and I think this might just make the perfect gift.
Jenny- Just be ready to respond, “Oh, it was nothing,” with a flick of the wrist, and humbly soak in the glory. And if you didn’t see Jessica’s rag quilt alphabet, where I got the idea, you’ll love that even more!