Grandchild #3 was baptized in May. He told me that his quilt needed to be red! It's his favorite color. I did what I could to oblige. He was so excited to get it, that when we went to his house after the baptism, he saw I was carrying the quilt and came running to me with arms outstretched and said: "Come to papa! "Funny boy!
I cut each of the blocks 9.5" square, so when they are all sewn together they are 9" blocks. I only chose one fabric that was minky. The kids love how it feels, but I don't like sewing with it so the majority of the blocks are flannel as well as the backing. I have a good friend who stitched his name and baptism info on a block and I chose a fun, coordinating cotton fabric to bind it with.
I'm still not a great quilter, but I'm getting better. I'm glad I can do this for our grandchildren and they genuinely seem to appreciate them!
