Adorable Shelli looked so cute and quite happy lying on the quilt.
It would be 28 years before I quilted again. My first grandchild was born in 2000. His name is Drake. His heritage is half Laotian (on his beautiful mom's side). The year 2000 was the oriental year of the dragon. Therefore I decided to make him a dragon quilt.
Such a precious baby looking very comfy and sweet on his quilt from Grandma Ware.
As Drake grew I thought it would be a good idea to make him a larger dragon quilt. So that is what I did in 2002.
In addition to the dragon in the center I was sure Drake would also like the jungle animal print.
My next quilting adventure was in 2006. The quilt was for Drake's sister Perresa. This year was the oriental year of the chicken. You guessed it. I made her a quilt with a chicken theme. Since Drake's second quilt I have loved making a pillow to match each quilt.
Pictured in this photo are Drake, Jason, Noi and Perresa.
I have loved seeing my niece and grandchildren enjoy their quilts.
I had 3 grandchildren born between July and November 2006. It was a busy year. Talmadge was a year old before he got his jungle animal themed quilt. LaKai got her butterfly quilt on her second birthday.
Mia, Talmadge's sister was the next recipient of a quilt from me in 2010. Dog theme it was for her quilt. It is so fun for me to think up designs for these quilts and put them together.
In 2012 as I watched the summer Olympics I worked on a quilt for another precious two year old grand daughter. We had a family outing to Kansas City's new Aquarium in May so I planned a sea life theme for her quilt.
The back of her quilt
The summer 2013 I was busy working on the farm themed quilt for Eliana, Talmadge and Mia's sister. She received it a few days before her 2nd birthday.
This year, 2015 I just finished a quilt for my two year old grandson. He likes dogs and balls. Sooooo I made his quilt with that in mind.
It has been so wonderful to make each of these quilts with lots of love. I look forward to making the next quilt in two years.
