A Boy and His Woobie

Mr. A's quilt (aka a woobie) is finished. He seems most appreciative and I have a real sense of satisfaction. This quilt is a long-time-coming replacement for the TV quilt my mom made for him when he was a toddler. A couple of years ago I decided to make new woobies for the boys when I notice my then 6-ft tall 14-yr-old son trying to wrap up in a 3-ft x 3-ft quilt when we had family movie night. G-Man's quilt will be next if he can decide on the fabric he wants.

By the way, the t-shirt he's wearing is one that he's had since the 4th grade. It's his favorite t-shirt. I can't believe it still fits him (sorta).

Mr. A liked his quilt so much he put it on as a cape and sailed through the house. I'm not sure if he imagined himself a king or a superhero but the only thing I could think of was Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat.

I used 100% cotton hand-dyed batik fabrics. No, I didn't dye the fabric myself. I love using these fabrics beacause they get softer and softer everytime the quilt is washed. I also used cotton batting and Egyptian cotton quilting thread.

The entire quilt was machine quilted.

The binding (edging) was sewn down on the front of the quilt by machince.

The binding was then rolled over and sewn down by hand on the back. It has been a long time since I've done any hand sewing. It turns out that not only I couldn't see to thread the needle but I couldn't see the stitches I was sewing either! In order to finish the binding, I had to buy these cheater reading glasses!

I guess it's my eyes way of telling me that I'm old!

Note: Mr. A is now 16 years old and 6' 3". Ack!