I love the looking back on the things I've done. I didn't quite realize how much I had made for the kids over the years. I love to be busy. I love to make things. I love to sew more then anything. Besides the mural in Aiden's room I have also made him many crafty lovely things.
This quilt, I love. The bazillions of blues are my fave, and did you know how hard it is to find boyish red fabric? I also designed this quilt for him, it is a pretty basic brick layout with the red fabrics in a specific layout.
I was a little bit ambitious with the quilting. It is simply straight line quilting, but the width of my presser foot, it took a really long time. I do love the texture it gives the quilt and am so glad I did it this way. I quilted it with a red variegated thread that looks fantastic on the front, but a little pink at times on the solid red backing.
This is my version of Archie. I made each of the kids their own doll and accessories for Xmas one year, I even wrote my own stories and made some board books for them. Keener.
Beside Aiden is a throw pillow I made from one of his all time favorite shirts. Somehow little boys keep growing and their shirts don't, odd I know. There was also a lego batman shirt ready to be cut up, then a certain little boy caught me in the act and kindly gave said shirt to his little sister.
Next comes the Voodoo Vince pillow. We tend to sit around the table drawing pictures, one day one of the Uncle's , same one as the mural, was over and he drew Aiden a picture of his beloved video game character. Truth be told I love him too, we played that game together forever. It's not bad if we do it together right? The picture hung on our fridge for months until I looked at it and realized it was perfect for an embroidery project. Long story for a pillow.
There is so much detail in this tiny pillow. Buttons, fabric, I even colored this sucker with crayons. And oh stitches and stitches and stitches....
This is a Kidlet Bag a fun quick project which has come in so handy. Aiden can keep his latest book, comic or his DS in here and not lose it in his bed. Oh and he won't forget how to start spelling his name.
There are many more little things around the house that I have made for this boy, but these are the things that get used and loved on the most. And they make his room so perfectly cozy.
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