One day this summer, I was doing our laundry and realized that we have many, many homemade blankets. Store-bought blankets are outnumbered 5 to 1 or better at our house. This makes me tremendously happy.
This is the first quilt I made at Camp Lebanon's quilt retreat, way back in the 90's. I had already made several quilts by this time, but being surrounded by women quilting made me more careful and conscientious. It's a standard log cabin stitched in the ditch, and is crib sized. I made it before I even met Shaun, and many of the attendees of quilt retreat commented that it would be a perfect quilt for a little boy. 
Which made V's birth even more victorious: I was thrilled for my daughter to roll around and drool on this. Those are lizards on the green jungl-y fabric. 
It was also the first quilt I finished with a proper binding, and after machine sewing the homemade binding on one side, I hand-sewed the whole thing to finish it.
Which made V's birth even more victorious: I was thrilled for my daughter to roll around and drool on this. Those are lizards on the green jungl-y fabric. It was also the first quilt I finished with a proper binding, and after machine sewing the homemade binding on one side, I hand-sewed the whole thing to finish it. It's still big enough for V to use, though not by much. Soon it will be relegated to babydoll swaddling, I suppose. Not a bad way for a quilt to retire.
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You Johnson ladies are bold women with bold quilts to match. I am so glad to know all of you.
The first quilt I made at Camp Lebanon was a lap size (not as brave as you with your LARGE quilt) and I gave it to one of my "new" sisters, Karen. Karen passed away almost a year ago. The next one was a featured called Apple Bars, I thought they wanted something from my oven; I never lived that one down. I so miss the days at Camp Lebanon with "my girls" the Sundseth Women and the Johnson Women...the kibitzing, the polictical conversations...oh oh and the laughter. They all began to have babies, whom I love dearly. I am thankful for the effort made by all for our Mpls mini-retreats where I can enjoy again the kibitzing, the political conversations...oh oh and the laughter. gma s
I also forgot one of the most important Sundseth Women, Meagan who never made it to Camp Lebanon for the foldoral but who has been such a wonderful blessing at the mini-retreats joining in on the kibitzing, politcal conversations...oh oh and the laughter. Thank you Meagan. gma s
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