Blankee!

If you have been around me lately, you have probably heard me complain about K having to start school in one week! Already? I know she will love it, but I have this horrible vision of her being scared and alone at school crying. But I digress. We have been getting things ready for school, and my mom had gotten her an awesome nap mat for nap time. K loves it and always wants to get out her 'map-map'. I found out that since the school has cots already, she can't have the nap mat but she can use a blanket. (The nap mat will be great once she can get into our employee childcare at work because she will need it then). So, I decided that I wanted to make K a photo-quilt of all her favorite things and people to take with her to daycare. I have minimal sewing skills (i.e. I can sew a semi-straight line on a sewing machine). But, I made it a simple design and I think it turned out pretty cute. I have a new respect for quilters, there was a lot of math involved. The photo fabric was 8 1/2 by 11 and the squares I was quilting with were 6 inches. I wanted to get 2 photos out of each page of the photo fabric. This would mean I could have no bigger than 5 inch squares. So, I had to add an inch strip of minky dot around the photos to make them 6 inch squares. By the time you factor that in and the 1/4 inch seam allowance, that is some serious math. :)  I used minky-dot fabric on the back, which is K's favorite because it's soft. I had to include her favorite people: Mommy and Daddy, both sets of grandparents, Her BFF Anna (Annie is what she calls her), the Zoeller's, and her doggies. I also stuck pictures of her favorite toys/shows: Little Einsteins, Bubble Guppies, Mickey Mouse, Elmo, and Wonder Pets.

K checking it out after I finished.

Here it is. It's puffy so it's hard to lay it flat to get a good shot.

Let's see, mom. Yep. This will work just fine.

Checking it out. :)