*Update* Children's Clothing Keepsake Quilt

You may remember about two months ago I blogged about wanting a keepsake quilt for my little one's baby clothes, well one of my friends (and former co-worker) is making one for me as we speak and she posted a little preview on her blog.  She's a super talented quilter and it's been really nice working with her again - well, I sent the clothes and my preference for fabric for the back, she's doing all the real work!   Check out this square:

What's great is that I can look at each pattern and remember the outfit - awwww.  I'm so excited!!! 

Image via Remember Your Karma

I want this! - Children's Clothing Keepsake Quilt

I've been purging a bit lately, anticipating a (hopefully soon) move.  I want to get rid of things we don't need or want anymore.  This includes lots of baby stuff  - and boy can you accumulate tons of do dads when you have a kid.  Most of the stuff I've already purged we hardly used.  We aren't planning on having another little one so I also am getting rid of things she's outgrown/finished using. 

The point of all this rambling is that I'm totally digging the idea of a quilt made out of the little one's outgrown clothes (the "sentimental" ones) that I decided to keep.  I went through her outgrown stuff about 4 months ago and honestly I thought it would be harder to purge - I kept hearing people say it was so difficult letting go of the clothing, so emotional.  Well, maybe I'm totally heartless, but I got rid of 95% of it without batting an eye (meanwhile, my Mother was with me and I think she cried more than I did).  But the question remained, what to do with the keepers?  I don't want to just keep them in a plastic storage bin forever, seems pointless.  So I thought and thought and decided that a quilt would be a useful and lovely keepsake.  Here are some images I found for inspiration:

Via Hannah Bella & Jake

Via Goose Tracks Quilts

 

"Butterfly Kisses" Via Kathy K Wylie

Now, I don't quilt, so I'll have to get on the ball and figure out where to get it made.  I'm still working on that part.  Do you all like this idea?  Any other suggestions?