I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. When watching the weather I thought for sure my plans of a picnic and fireworks was doomed. 1st the weather man said 96 degrees which wouldn't have been good for Grant, then it started pouring rain and I figured maybe I should just give it up all together. In the end the rain stopped and it cooled off to about 70 which was perfect. I made ham,cheese, lettuce and tomato wraps, pasta salad, mini cheesecakes, watermelon, and cucumbers. It was delicious. Grant barely watched the fireworks and I guess I should have figured that but either way I'm glad we made his first 4th special. My picnic blanket got lots of use and I'm so happy I made it. I think the thing I love most about it is it has squares from my jeans, Derrick's, my sister, my mom, and her husband. It's a perfect keepsake.
Here's how I made it:
I took multiple pairs of jeans and cut 6x6 squares out of them. I pinned the squares in rows of 11 and ended up with 11 rows. Make sure to iron your seems so the quilt will lay nice and flat. I used a flat sheet (since we never use them on our bed) for the backing and used my sewing machine to stitch around the edges. and ta-da! Your done!
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