Handmade Gifts are the Best Gifts

I know I’ve mentioned Sarah before, as she was one of the first blog friends I met in “real life” back in the spring of 2012. I had just arrived to my hotel for Kansas City Quilt Market and met Sarah in the elevator at the hotel we were both staying at. I was a nervous wreck that weekend, and meeting some friends really made the weekend so much better (food poisoning and all!). Sarah and I immediately hit it off, and have stayed in touch since.

I opened the smaller, wrapped package first. Oh. My. Gosh. The sweetest appliqued baby onesies ever! I love them all, but the little alligator is too cute for words.

I unwrapped the larger package and recognized the quilt right away! Sarah had actually shared it in her post for Craft Book Month this September. It’s the “Tumble” pattern from the book Growing Up Modern by Allison Harris, made from Riley Blake gingham.

My husband walked in from talking to the FedEx guy, and I couldn’t wait to show him the quilt. He’s a really good judge of quilts (he’s seen plenty of my attempts, both successful and unsuccessful), and he loved it just as much as I did. Winner!

I immediately texted Sarah, “Oh my gosh, I want to cry!” She replied right away, “Why, what happened?” I told her her gift was so special to me, and that no one has ever made me a quilt before.

I also wanted to share pics of some of the other handmade goodies from my baby shower in Ohio a few weeks ago. This crochet baby blanket was a sweet gift made by my mom’s friend and co-worker Kathy. Love it!

My mom made these cute handmade burp cloths from flannel and terrycloth. This was perfect, because it’s one of the things I wanted to make for the baby, but didn’t have the time to do. I’ve heard they are super absorbent. Also, this green knit baby hat and orange crocheted baby hat (with headphones) were gifts from Judy and Sally. So sweet!

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