This Christmas past I gave my son and his partner a gift certificate for a restaurant in my home town. It was a bribe, pure and simple. We live over two hours away from them. Naturally they would need someone to watch my granddaughter and I would be the most logical candidate! Worked like a charm.
A couple months ago they indicated they were coming up for dinner and a concert and asked if they could stay with us. Absolutely! AND, then suggested we all go to the zoo the next day. Coincidentally I had come across a pattern in Quilty magazine my granddaughter would LOVE. I dropped all my other projects and started right away. I had a charm pack which came as a free bonus with an order I had placed. Just in case I also ordered three yards of cream from the same line. The 5″ squares needed a little tweeking, all the horse tails have a seam, but otherwise it was exactly the right amount for each pony. I changed the sashing so each horse was set apart. I used all the scraps for the border and to make four patches in the sashing. Just like my granddaughter it is sooooo cute!
Her mom has sung the lullaby “All the pretty little horses” to her almost every day since she was born. This was the first project I was actually giddy with delight as I sewed it up. It turned out perfect. I quilted it by stitching in the ditch and FMQ’d some of the lines from the lullaby on the sashing.
This past week they drove up, dropped off my 2 1/2 year old sweet heart. She loved the quilt, so horse crazy. It was a fabulous couple days, enjoyed every second of it. Such a blessing.
The zoo visit was so much fun, especially the polar bears. I miss her already.
Zechariah 1:8 In the night I saw a man riding on a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen; and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
I Am with you always 