When Lindsay Ann was a baby my mom took a cloth diaper and added some white and pink lace to the ends and gave it to Lindsay Ann to use as a security blanket. Lindsay Ann loved her security blanket and carried it every where. My mom and I referred to it as the "diaper" as soon as Lindsay Ann could talk she translated "diaper" as "guy-key" don't ask me how, but I have had friends tell me they have heard it translated the same. After learning to sew I made little quilts for girls as their "guykeys. So with Lindsay Ann expecting my first grandchild it was time to make guykeys for a new generation. I chose to make the guykey out of the boxer shorts Eric had given me to make his stocking and cuff for Kendall. Below are the steps I took in creating this gift for my grandbaby.
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| Eric's boxer shorts after I cut away unusable parts |
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| Making the the squares |
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| Laying out the design, its like putting a puzzle together Kendall helped me with this, its harder than you think. |
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| Top pieced together |
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| The underside is soft white minky fabric and I bound it with satin. I wanted all the feel good fabrics I could incorporate. |
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| Lindsay Ann and Eric loved it! |
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| Kendall, Lindsay Ann and I |
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