My friend, Alissa, had a family sewing retreat yesterday...I had the honor of being invited to go and sew at the Girlfriend's Attic...I was having so much fun sewing, shopping and such that I only got these 2 pictures of the actual retreat...Alissa's parents are serving a full time LDS mission in the Phillipines. There is a lady there who found out she was pregnant at age 42 and is having a hard time. Alissa's mother felt that if someone would sew her a baby quilt to show that people cared, it would really help this woman. The floors over there are all concrete, and with cultural preferences to take into consideration, Alissa felt this monkey quilt would be fun...
The monkey fabric is a vintage brown pin whale corduroy and for the body of the monkey, sashings and borders, she has gone to her stash for this little quilt. It is fun, quirky and very textural with the corduroy. It really makes my heart smile and I'm sure the mother will adore this!!
Here is a close up of one of the monkeys...too cute. If I were a baby, I would love this...
