When my nieces each asked me to make quilts for their daughters, I was more than happy to say yes. Through this process, I learned something important: there has to be something in each project for me, too. Selfish? Maybe. Sensible? Absolutely.
I worked with the color palettes they gave me based on their children’s favorites or the colors of their bedrooms. As it turns out, my personal preferences don’t exactly match those of a five-year-old—shocking, I know. So I had to get creative. I designed patterns that incorporated the kids’ favorite colors while introducing other shades to balance them and make the quilts visually appealing.
This was fun, a real lesson in creative problem-solving, and I’m genuinely happy with how each custom children’s quilt turned out.
What do you think?
And Sew It Goes 
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