I haven't made a baby quilt in years. One of my mother's friends recently became a grandma. Yeah, my mom is in her early 90s. So, most of her friends should be great grandmas. This person is about my age. She became a dear neighbor to my parents decades ago. She still chats with my mom even though my mom has dementia.
Every so often I'm in touch with my mother's friend. When I heard that she had become a grandma for the first time I was so happy for her! She stated that for the next six months she will be babysitting the granddaughter.
About seven years ago, my mother gave me her fabrics since she was no longer quilting/sewing. Dementia had already stopped that activity for her. Well, knowing that my mom would have given her friend's daughter a baby gift, I decided to give the friend the gift. I collected some fabrics from mom's stash to use in a baby quilt that the proud grandma can use while babysitting her granddaughter. Yes, this is a baby gift for the grandma!
I also looked through my stash to see what fabrics would add to the cuteness of the quilt. I had enough flannel fabric from a pervious project that became the backing fabric.
Baby quilts go together quickly! Looking forward to making more in the future.
How sweet of you to make the baby quilt for your mother's friend. Dementia is a terrible disease. My grandparents and my father all had it.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear that you had to deal with dementia too.
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