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| I came across this fabulous idea in a craft book I recently checked out from the library, and then bought on my Nook Color called, Handmade Home, by Amanda Blake Seoule. This is called Nathan’s Clothing Tree. It is to be a memory keepsake for my Nathan, holding fabric memories of all the cute handmade items I made for him as a baby (or that he wore as a baby). I’ve also made THIS from her book too. |
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| You were suppose to put iron-on interfacing on the tree trunk and each leaf first, then hand quilt it. I don’t have that kind of time right now with a little baby on my own, so out came the fabri-tac and the trunk and leaves got glued on. Then, the blanket stitch was added, in different colors, by my wonderful Singer sewing machine. And I was done with it in about 2 hours, instead of 2 weeks. Horray for shortcuts. |
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| I put the clothing tree on a fabric background, and then cut down the fabric to fit inside the frame that I purchased at Hobby Lobby for $5.00. It’s an unfinished piece, but I’m leaving it that way for now. I also cheated and just taped the fabric to the back side of the cardboard. |
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| Okay, so the only real work I did here was stitching Nathan’s name and birthdate on. Don’t bother noticing that the birthdate is a little off size-wise. I know. That was the second time I did it, and I’m not doing it again. I’m denying my need to be a perfectionist here. And that is perfectly fine with me. |
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| And then I hung it the wall in his room…..And added these cute hooks underneath (also from Hobby Lobby). |
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| And here’s what that corner nook now looks like. See the rest of Nathan’s room HERE.
Oh, and I forgot…it looks like there are a lot of leaves on the tree, but only 9 of them represent something I had made for him. My leaves for Nathan resembled: a bouncy seat cover, car seat cover, matching pj pants with Daddy, a diaper cover, his crib bumper, a layette he slept in, a changing pad, and Army pants to look like Daddy. I know what you’re thinking… he was my first. I will never have that kind of time on my hands ever again, right? : ) Well, you may be right, but I’m quite an avid sewer…even now. I just love it! |
