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Home / My Blog / Classes and workshops / Gifting Boys

Gifting Boys

March 2, 2013 By Katie

Upon the arrival of the bus, Roan and I use to have this routine.  It started with a hug and a kiss, a high five and then a bump. and ended with waving until the bus turned the corner and we could no longer see one another.  All upon the request of a sweet little boy.

With the blink of an eye he changed his tune and I had to adapt to his next growing-up stage.  Now I get a kiss blown to me before anyone sees and a hug before we leave the backyard.  I miss those moments when he would just reach up to hold my hand.  Life’s bitter sweet like that and I’ll take what I can get.

sewkatiedid/ Improv log cabin pillow

If you catch them at the right age it’s not all about Legos and Star Wars or hiding affection bestowed upon your mother.  You can still make them (or their mom really) something sweet and homemade to be loved for a bit.

sewkatiedid/Improv Log Cabin PillowBrother’s with birthdays very close together and just revolving around the sun for their sixth and fourth year are still of that age.

3694646105_c5b6661a15-1I made these two a little bit larger than normal to have a soft cosy feel.

Fourth’s closure is from my invisible zipper tutorial (Class Scheduled).  I wanted the back to have as much surface design as the front.

sewkatiedidI finished off Six with an envelope closure since I decided to apply the age detail to the front.

sewkatiedid/improv log cabin pillow

 

There are some other details added in if you look close.

sewkatiedid/Improv log cabin pillows

I’ve had this corduroy for ages and finally pulled it into a project.  In fact I’ve had all those fabrics for ages.  It’s fun to dig around in the stash.

As usual I lined these with muslin and serged all the edges, perfect for the wash.

 

 

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Filed Under: Classes and workshops, Improvisational Quilts, invisible zipper, Pillow Tutorial, pillows, Projects, Quilting Modern techniques and projects for improvisational quilts, seattle quilting Tagged With: class, classes, Improv, improvisation, improvisational, improvisational patchwork, modern quilt, patchwork, quilting, seattle, Seattle Modern Quilting Guild

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  1. mtetar says

    March 2, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    Very nice, and got me thinking of a # Project now. Beautiful Fabrics. Be Blessed, Mtetar

  2. Pillows A-La-Mode says

    March 2, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    I just love these!

  3. thecraftypioneer says

    March 3, 2013 at 10:52 am

    Perfect for boys. Love the fabric.

  4. Katherine of Aurora Spitfire says

    March 4, 2013 at 7:57 pm

    I love these! The robot motifs are my favorites, and I really hope they stick around for awhile! I was thinking about boy gifts this week too, so it was fun to see another idea for presents. 🙂 http://www.auroraspitfire.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-meeting-of-minds.html

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