Beautiful Things: Handmade gifts for Mamie, Part 1

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I think I could make 20 posts just documenting the sweet handcrafts family and friends have made for Mamie.  I'll start here with a quick and dirty few...

I love this modern quilt made by Mamie's Gran.  Yellow, white, and aqua are the base for most everything in her  nursery.
Another beautiful quilt, made by Mamie's Great Aunt Maria.


How about this adorable cap knit by Auntie Ingrid Grana Underwood? 



Really, this is just the beginning.  I have piles of cozy things and walls of art to show off, all made by Mamie's loved ones! (And these pics were taken when she was only a few weeks old, so she's not even the same baby anymore!)

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