When I give the gift of a quilt to the newest baby in the family, I always include a little note. It tells Mommy that this quilt was not made to be hung on the wall as a decoration, or put away in a box until the baby is older, or folded at the foot of the crib and taken out when baby goes in. I made it to be used and loved. I want them to be wrapped in it when they go outside, covered with it when they go to sleep, and learning to crawl on it when it's tossed on the floor for them. When they're older it should be tent or a fort in the living room. They can snuggle into it with popcorn when they're watching a movie or rolled up in it like a baby burrito when they don't feel well. I tell Mom, "The goal is to have a well worn corner of it small enough to tuck into a corner of their suitcase when they marry or go off to college." Nobody's let me down yet!
