Can I say . . . I went bananas when I received Gina's e-mail! Leave it to 'big brother' to come up with a cool theme like Sock Monkey.
Gina writes:
"My six year old son helped me pick out the theme since they will be sharing a room & he didn’t want it to be too “babyish”. I checked out buying a crib set & found one that sold for over $500. Yikes! Since that wasn’t in my budget, this worked out perfectly. I am not a seamstress and have only sewed a few things in my life. I was blown away by how easy it was and how beautiful it turned out. So, you certainly made my dream come true!"
She got her selection of sock monkey fabric pre-picked from the fatquartershop. What a darling crib set. How sweet is it that the brother picked out the theme and watched mom make it up. Priceless memories and a very special room that all can be proud of.
Gina's sister was kind enough to share the quilt instructions which are extremely easy and can be done in an afternoon.
Instructions for the 'don't leave home without it' quilt!
Cut 11” squares of fabric and place them back to back with thicker cotton fill in between. Sew an “x” across each square and then stitch the squares together in the pattern you want, leaving a 1” hem where the squares are attached. Gina's blanket is 5 squares by 5 squares, but typically her sister sews 6 sq. (W) by 7sq (L) and uses flannel in order to skip using quilt filler. After sewing all the squares together, she fringed all of the hem that was around the squares and the outside border. She then tossed it in the wash and ran it through the dryer until it the edges were nicely frayed.
I would love to hear your ideas for a baby room theme and definitely send some photographs to info@makeroomforbabykit.com
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