Experiments in Craftiness: I (eye) spy/activity quilt finished!

OK, before you go on, remember these things: I can't sew well (no straight lines or anything like that), I don't plan, I don't cut straight, I change my mind and add things when it's too late, and I don't pin (I did this time, but only at the end when it would have been really stupid not to), but considering all that...I am SOOOO proud of this thing! And excited and just down right giddy!

Remember the previous post, this is for a child who's parents are very much waste not want not people. Everything must be useful and take up as little space as possible. This would cover a newborn, but would only be a lap blanket for your average child.

The first part I did is the I/eye spy part. A bunch of squares with different things for the child to find. The back...the back! Is an activity quilt. It may not look like much (remember what I said to remember above) but it's still the bee's knees as far as I'm concerned, and I'm going to make something similar for Mady too.

The close up pictures were pretty much all taken before the main thing was sewn together.

From left to right. Learn to button, braid, and lace/tie a shoe.

Same

Under the shoe laces is a sleeping Pooh Bear. (He was a total after thought. I ended up adding him after the rest was sewing together. Not the easiest way to do it.)

Learn to zip and snap pants.

Inside the pants. (Another total afterthought. The idea that the pocket should actually have a back. When it's closed you can see it sticking out since it sewed it on after the fact.)

A pocket for storing letters for another activity.

Snap on letters to learn to snap. I didn't do the whole alphabet, just enough to spell the child's name. (Here is where my lack of planning bit me a little.) The spotted fabric is stretchy, and when you pull the letters off...you risk ripping it. So...to remedy that I coated each snap with Elmers GlueAll, thereby making them strong and no longer stretchy. That stuff is awesome. :)