Quilting

My next project was first for my son.  It was for my sons third christmas and I wanted to give him something special..  He was all of three and totally into trucks and cars and planes.  So I decided to make him a QUILT.  I had absolutely never done this before (never even used a sewing machine), so this was one adventurous project.  As soon as I started cutting squares ( no rotary cutter at the time), I knew I'd bitten off more than I could chew.  But I really wanted to finish it.  My son loved the quilt - he still uses it (I made it to a standard single quilt size as against a baby quilt).  So one side is the quilt back fabric that has a beautiful snowflake print.  The front is the side I worked quite a bit on - it's roads and tracks with details of planes and trucks, fire engines and boats.

My little baby girl got a cosy little playmat that doubled as a carry bag and a little texture mat she could bite, chew and explore.