6 years ago today, I was holding my brand new baby girl! We did not find out what we were having for our first three kids, so this was an epic surprise! She was born at 4:10 pm in Texas and I was so excited! She was my first baby born at home as well...right there in my claw foot tub! Having a baby girl was fun from the beginning. Pink, pink, pink...and pretty dresses!
Before she was born, I started working on a quilt for a girl. I had this fabric, liked the pattern, and wanted to put it all together. I thought it was so cute and turned out well. It started with a paintbox quilt tutorial, but I didn't read all of the directions, so I ended up improvising some, which made it a little more difficult than it should have been.
The back of it was just leftover fabric and a super soft green minkie fabric. It is hard to sew minkie fabric, but it ended up looking alright! I quilted it together with an all over free motion. (The picture was taken before I finished the binding by hand - I haven't been able to find the box the quilt is in after our recent move yet, so I had to use an older picture.)
So, I'm happy to say "Happy Birthday" to my sweet girlie today! We have had a fun day playing with friends, painting nails and watching a movie. Cake and popcorn were also included! And lots of baby dolls!
My favorite hobby is quilting. Take a peek at my other quilt posts:
Texas A&M Graduation Disappearing 9 Patch Quilt
Grandma’s Comfort of the Psalms Hexagon Quilt
Quilted Christmas Stockings
Nana’s Pinwheel and Spools Quilt
Stacks of Sweets
8 Sponge Bob Quilt
First (and Only) Triangle Zig Zag Quilt
First Quilt for my Baby Boy
Purple Disappearing 9 Patch Quilt
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