Baby's Clothes Make a Quilt

Oh how quickly our little Charlotte has grown!

I'm really intending to make a small quilt out of some of my favorite pieces of clothing from her first year.  But somehow, I can't bear to cut into them quite yet!

Whilst in the throes of this angst, I came up with a way to make a "quilt" without all the quilting work.

First, I collected 12 pieces of clothing that reminded me of the early days...sweet patterns that suit her so...

Then, I took a digital closeup of the pattern on each.  In my photo editor, I drew tiny dotted lines in squiggly patterns overtop of the images, to immitate the texture of stitching:

Once I arranged all 12, I then had the "quilt" printed by our local photofinisher, framed it in a simple frame, and hung it in a bright corner of little Charlotte's room.

Somehow I'm pleased with this photo project inspired by a much more intricate, textile art!