Something for a Little One

Have you ever heard of Craft Hope? Well if you haven't, you must hop on over to their site right now and check out the amazing wonderful things they are doing in order to bring hope to those who need it with hand-made love. Back in May, I was able to participate by making adorable dolls for beautiful children in Nicaragua. And this month, I was able to participate by making a quilt for a child who will need something to keep them warm during the cold winter months in Michigan. The quilts are for Margaret's Hope Chest. You can find out more info here.

I used a hodge-podge of fabric from my stash, which was nice because I was able to actually use what I had. The squares are actually made out of a re-purposed cloth napkin that I bought from Pier One back in the summer because I liked the print on it. Thought I was going to use it for a purse, but when I stumbled upon 3 yards of this fabulous blue paisley fabric at an antique store, I just had to pair them together. I was very excited about how it turned out. I didn't have a pattern for the quilt. I just drew a couple of sketches and Voila! This is what came out!
What's that amazing bench the quilt is sitting on, you ask? Well, it's only a bench my Hubby made out of re-purposed bed frame rails. That's right, my friends. He got each rail for $2 and made a bench to go at the foot of our bed. It's absolutely wonderful...don't you think?!