My son came to me the other day wanting to make his sister something for Christmas. He does get an allowance, but he's smart enough to realize that he doesn't have enough money for everyone's gifts. The next best thing in his mind was a gift he made himself. You know, that's actually not a bad concept! I'm glad he's figured that out at his age.
Of course, I wanted to know what he had in mind to make. At first he wanted to make a quilt, but after we started talking about how big it would be, he changed his mind and settled on a pillow for her bed and a quilt for her American Girl dolls. That was more reasonable. So we pulled out the bin that contains my collection (you can thank Carolyn for this term referring to the fabric that a person owns) of quilting cottons and he picked out some really nice purples to match her room. He actually liked the Bali hand dyes the best. Besides selecting fabric, I had him draw a picture of what he thought the pillow and quilt should look like:
You can see from the photo above that mom did a little cleaning up of the design. I also allowed for a 1/2" seam allowance instead of the 1/4" traditionally allowed in quilting. It is easier for him to work with a bigger seam allowance. After some cutting help from mom, he was ready to arrange the fabrics in his final design. He even took a picture of it so that he could remember what colors went in what place.
He's been coming down to the studio early every morning before his sister gets up and working on his project. Today was the first day he sewed. I let him use my machine and he loved it! My machine has a speed control, and set on the slowest setting he did a great job. He was so excited to see the pieces coming together. Here he is, getting a little help from Max:
He's got the center section constructed and we're hoping to finish the pillow cover tomorrow! He's so excited and it is fun to see him really enjoy designing and putting something together. Stay tuned, I'll show you the final results when he's all done.Parting Shot: I'm Dreaming of a White Thanksgiving? No, this is not a picture from last year. This is from today! We got a couple inches of snow and the children went out to enjoy it, as it will probably be gone tomorrow due to the incoming rain.
18 comments:
What a sweetie! Snow - we'll be lucky to get some in February!
That is just the cutest, sweetest thing I've ever seen! What a wonderful little boy!
Summerset - Your son is a doll and I think that is the sweetest thing to see him thinking about gifts for other people when he's so young. It's absolutely adorable!
Severine
First, my condolences on all that snow. Brrr! I am not looking forward to our first snowfall, which we usually have by now. But, today it was 60 F here - wacky weather!!
Second, that is one cutie pie of a quilter you've got there! I think it is so wonderful that he doing all this for his sister - you must be so proud of him.
What a great brother! Looks like he had a great day with the sewing and the snow!
I love it that he wanted to MAKE something for his sister and he picked something that she would enjoy! You are making one fine man there Summerset!
And yes, snow blew through NJ yesterday, too...I AM NOT READY for this weather YET!!!!!
He must have learned his gifting skills from a great role model! Big sister will be thrilled!
What a lovely son doing this for his sister. Cute picture of him behind your sewing machine! No question where is inspiration comes from.
And snow! Wish we had more of that, the last time we really had snow here is quite a few years ago. Such a joy for children.
What a great son you have! Hug him from me! The quilt is adorable and a good idea!
We had 2 days of snow last year so seeing snow pics make me jealous!
Fantastic story to share-thank you-gifts from the heart are always the best
Your son had such a great idea for his sister and she will love his gifts! It is so sweet that he gets up earlier every morning to work on the pillow and quilt.
How sweet of your son to think of his sister! Wow, I hope that snow didn't extend up to Maine, where I'm heading for the Thanksgiving holiday... I can tell already that my dog is going to be a muddy mess all weekend long!
This is really amazing! Your son and daughter must be really close. You know he will take really good care of his wife some day. What a treasure!
What an amazing and smart and generous young man! I think it's great that he wants to make a quilt for his sister. Give him a hug from me!
What a wonderful story! You must be so happy, having so much fun and so proud of him! Save a little of that pride for yourself - this story speaks as highly of his Mom as it does of him! ;)
He is your son alright! You've just put a big smile on my face by reading this post!
That is so sweet! What a thoughtful brother. :)
This is absolutely precious. What a wonderful gift, both to his sister, and to you. There's nothing that makes a mother more proud than seeing their children giving of themselves.
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