I have two little post-its stuck to my monitor filled with my project to-do list. Some are UFO's and others haven't even been started yet, but alas, still need to be started soon. This is one of the latter, but it's deadline is already overdue - a sock-monkey baby quilt.
I've known my friend Tina since high school ... actually the first time we met was when we were taking the admission exam in the little room that would later be our English classroom. Oh, this was many years ago ... egads, I think it's been twenty-four years! Wow that long! We don't get to see each other often, maybe once a year. But we do manage to keep in touch via email. Well, a few weeks ago I received an email with a picture of her newborn babe! So you can see that the deadline has indeed passed me by. I intend to rectify that by giving myself no more than one more month to complete this task. It should be getting chilly by then too, perfect for a nice cuddle under some monkeys.
I've gathered some fabric and can already see that it's missing a couple of dark brown fabrics to punch it up a notch. Also I think that I may have some pieces of cream minkee leftover from the back-tack 3 project. I don't think that I'll back the entire quilt in it this time, just use a few squares here and there to add some texture. I'm not sure yet what quilt pattern to use. This post by Material Obsession and this post by Pink Chalk Studio are my inspiration, but I also have this book with some very good ideas as well. Oh, and look at this cute coloring sheet with the little monkeys jumping on the bed. Don't you think that would make an excellent embroidered square? Or maybe a framed picture for the baby's room? And I also want to make an actual sock monkey to go with the quilt. Oooh, maybe I can get some of the little tiny Rockford red-heel socks to applique on the jumping monkey picture and just embroider the bed?
