Finally!

I have long wanted to make a quilt out of our old jeans and after much plotting and planning I moved from making a family quilt to making one just for Gigi because I loved the way the vintage strawberry shortcake material looked with the denim and it seemed to fit Gillian's personality so well--such an interesting mix of ultra girly and yet so not, all at the same time (I can't describe the difference--those of you who know Gillian probably know what I am talking about).

So October 2006 I started this quilt and I finally finished it just last month. I also made the pillow case and the two little throw pillows.

If I could start over, I would have researched quilt patterns more. I just made the pattern up and I regret it. I have seen a couple patterns since that I liked so much more and would have fit what I wanted even better. But oh well, I was completely unwilling to start over :-).

The back is the red flannel. My absolute favorite part are the pink and red triangles. I just copied it from the Lissa Melissa Ashby made for James. At first I was thinking a ruffle, but I think the triangles match the quilt so much better.

Plus, I love pink and red together. Best combo ever.
The little pillows were my first attempt at embroidery too--I thought they turned out cute although there are tons of things I would do differently next time. For one thing, the pink is see-through, so you can see all the back stitches and the green is too dark to see the cute strawberry leaves and vines climbing up the letters. But still, it was fun. (I like the little pom-pom embellishment.)
After two years of work I am relieved and please to say that Gillian took to the quilt immediately. I actually asked my mom to make the PJs to match the quilt, but my mom obviously finished the PJs a lot sooner than I finished the quilt.