Show & Tell: Baby Quilts

So many women I know – co-workers, acquaintances, friends of friends, bloggy friends, second cousins – are having babies. This morning I counted on my fingers. From February to April, I know of 12 women who either had a baby or will very soon have a baby. While I would have loved to have made a quilt for all 13 babies (yes, one set of twins), it just wasn’t possible due to the heavy cloud that was over my mood for so long. In fact, I was only able to make two quilts tops. My Mom quilted them for me and then I finished the hand binding. Mom made the third quilt. How lucky am I to have a mom that does that? Let me show you that quilt first –

Mom made this quilt for my husband’s second cousin, Carolyn. Got that? Carolyn is expected to deliver a baby girl by C-section on April 14th. What makes this baby so special that she gets a handmade quilt? Well, Carolyn is a remarkable woman. She was born with spina bifida and the doctors told her parents that she would never live to see her 1st birthday. When she surpassed that milestone, the doctors proclaimed that she would never go to a “normal” school or ever walk. Today Carolyn walks with the aid of braces on her legs. Not only does she have her PhD, she is also an MD and works in pediatric ICU. She is awesome.

I made this next quilt for a friend of a friend who also had a baby girl. The photo only shows the top. I forgot to take a photo of the finished quilt.

This last quilt is for another baby girl. Her mom is a special bloggy friend and I made her big sister’s quilt two years ago. This is only a sneak peek because I haven’t given the quilt yet and I don’t want spoil the surprise.

Now that I’m starting to feel better I plan on making many more quilts. I wonder if there will be another bumper crop of babies soon.