This last weekend Middle chose to be baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is a very special event, and our family came together to celebrate. Our family has a couple of traditions on the day of a baptism. We of course have friends and family come. We hold a little luncheon. We give him his own set of scriptures.
I also make them a blanket to help remind them of the Holy Ghost. One of the roles of the Holy Ghost in our lives is to provide comfort. So when Oldest was baptized years ago, I decided that I would make them a "comforter" to remind them of the comfort they receive from the Holy Ghost.
I made a very simple blanket, I loosely call it a quilt.
I found a micro fleece in a print of his favorite football team. I got two coordinating colors of cotton for the front. I cut the cotton into 12" strips the width of the the fleece. I sewed them together and then I bound the striped cotton front to the fleece back with premade biased tape.
Since I made a very simple blanket, I added some hand embroidery to the front. First I added a "hand-written" note. I traced on the note, and then I embroidered over it.
I also added in some coordinating hand stitching on each blue stripe.
While it was a pretty simple blanket, hence why I really can't call it a quilt, it conveyed the message we hoped, made a memory for our baptized boy, and has been wrapped around him almost none stop since.
I love family traditions. I love making memories. This Baptism Blanket will definitely be a memory for Middle of his special day.
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3 comments:
His Blanket looks wonderful! =) Love the pictures of him with his blanket.
Thanks Melissa!!!!
What a fantastic idea Larissa! Such a tangible way for them to remember.
Congratulations on your baptism, Jack.
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