We'll take handmade items that are meant to last over store bought purchases any day of the week. This quilted and embroidered growth chart was made from scraps and is sure to be an heirloom piece long after little Molly has stopped growing.
While most growth charts boast numbers up and down the length of the piece, this quilted version uses scraps of fabric in the shape of small squares to stand in for that job instead. As Molly's height is taken, it's recorded and embroidered on the side in not only inches, but the time of year as well.
There isn't much we don't love about this project as it instantly becomes an heirloom in your home and can be customized in style and color to fit your home perfectly. Make it rustic or modern, the choice is up to you!
• Check out the full tutorial to make your own over at The Student Teacher
(Image: The Student Teacher via The Long Thread)
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Amazing and beautiful. By far the most memorable growth chart I've ever seen!
that is awesome! lovely idea.
Too cute! And when the child turns 18 and moves away, it can be sewn into part of a quilt for a guest bed!
This is beautiful!
Wow!
brilliant
I love this so much!
love this so much I might have to make it....
This is the coolest thing I've seen in a long time! How beautiful!!!
The photo makes it look like she's thinking, "Hey! What's my blanket doing on the wall?!" (pull, pull, pull harder...)
I am new to this forum and was trying to get the tutorial for this growth chart but do not know how to get a username and password for The Student Teacher. Is the tutorial available somewhere else?