My mom makes the most amazing quilts for my kids. Over the years there have been quilts with baby ducks, with fairies that actually sparkled, with circus animals, and with trucks. There’s a hanging quilt for Christmas, and a Halloween one with a witch that we’re pretty sure was modelled upon Auntie Sandy (sorry, Sandy).
This is my personal favourite. Behind every buttoned door hides a different monster.
I’m not sure what my mom thinks happens to these quilts when she replaces them. I should probably be framing them. But instead, they’re folded and stacked on my daughter’s window seat or on my son’s closet shelf. And from there, they make their way into all sorts of projects. They have served as:
Fort walls
Picnic blankets
Treehouse ceilings
Yoga mats
Nerf gun targets
Sliding surfaces
Crash landing pads
Electonics workshop carpeting
If I were a picture-book writer, I’d have to create The Secret Life of Quilts.
Glad you love them as much as I loved making them. Wrap you in hugs
As a quilter, I am always happy to see my quilts being used, so I’m happy to see your list! Forts, target practice, and treehouse ceilings are all fantastic.