We have a winner! Congratulations to Liesa who will receive the beautiful blanket from Melissa.
Email me with your address and Melissa will ship your heirloom blanket to you. I hope your new grandbaby loves their new blanket!
Thanks for all the great comments! I have another fun giveaway planned in a couple of weeks! Another fun “memory” piece I am giving to my girls for Christmas. You’ll want one too!
I was blessed to have a grandmother that knit. She was an amazing knitter! Whenever I picture my British Grandma Best she is either holding a pair of knitting needles or a cup of tea.
She knit or crocheted everything! We have bedspreads, tablecloths, sweaters, mittens, hats, barbie clothes, blankets, Christmas stockings, and stuffed toys all knit by my grandmother.
One of my most prized possessions is the blanket she knit for me when I was born. This beautiful ecru colored blanket was used on the day I was Blessed (similar to a Christening, Dedication)
Here is a photo of my parents on my Blessing Day holding me wrapped in the beautiful hand knit blanket my grandmother made for that special occasion.
My mother even took me in for a “formal portrait” with the blanket
Aren’t I cute!
My mother lovingly cared for the blanket over the years and when my first baby was born she gave the blanket to me so that my children could be wrapped in that special blanket of memories on their Blessing Day.
Here is Logan…
and Clark….
Calista….
and Tessa….
Even though my Grandmother was not present at the Blessing she was there in spirit as we wrapped each baby in that beautiful blanket.
Today I am so excited to offer each of you the opportunity to have your own blanket of memories.
Melissa of Fairy Child Heirlooms is graciously sponsoring this giveaway. She has donated one of her beautiful, handmade heirloom blankets. The blanket is Imperial batiste fabric with lace sewn around the edge, measuring a 43″ square (nice and big)
Please pay a visit to her site to see all the other beautiful things she makes!
This blanket is perfect for any new baby in your life – give the gift of a blanket of memories to some special baby!
To enter the giveaway leave a comment below and share why you would like to win. Deadline to enter is 12:00 midnight PST, Thursday, October 16th. A random drawing will be held and the winner will be announced in my Friday post.
- Anyone in the U.S. with an email and a name is eligible.
- One entry per person, please.
- Emails are never published nor is your identity revealed if you choose to use a code name.
Melissa is a native of AZ. She is a wife to a wonderful, hard working man that has two full-time jobs so she can stay home and raise their four daughters. She enjoys doing all kinds of sewing and crafting.
Her sister taught her how to smock 12 years ago and she’s loved heirloom sewing ever since. After a few years of sewing for her own girls, she decided to make things for friends that were having babies. Before she knew it, she was making blessing outfits for friends that were willing to pay for them! That’s when she decided that she wanted to make a business from her passion. She especially loves sewing one-of-a-kind heirloom clothes and accessories for babies and children.
Please pay Melissa a visit at http://fairychildheirlooms.wordpress.com/
What a beautiful blanket! She is very talented.
WOW! What a great history ! I love that story of passing the blanket down. Such a touching thing to see the next generation using it! That is what I will do with this blanket…And u as a baby just darling!!! Please enter me in the giveaway!
thank you
That blanket is beautiful! I would love to have that for my next child. Seriously Beautiful!!
Everyone needs a beautiful white blanket to use when they bless their children. My sister just blessed her baby boy this past Sunday and borrowed my white blanket for the special occasion…and I would love to pass it on to her so that she had her very own special white blanket. Thanks for a wonderful giveaway!
Are you kidding the blanket is gorgeous! A grandchild (someday) would be thrilled to have it!Love your blog thanks for all your ideas, recipes and thoughts.
The blanket is beautiful and looks so soft and cozy. I would love the blanket to wrap my new baby girl in who will be born the first part of December. This will be my fifth girl and I have never had an heirloom blanket for any of them, just random ones. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
P.S You were a darling baby!!
That blanket is beautiful! i am expecting in march and would love to use it as a blessing blanket. thanks for all the fun ideas from your blog, i bought banners from emmiecakes and love them!
That is a stunning piece of art and would be an heirloom to pass on to my first grandchild (when my children get around to marriage & babies, that is
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I just had a beautiful baby girl and I think that she would look gorgeous wrapped up in that heirloom blanket.
That is a beautiful blanket. I am in awe of anyone that knits as I have 2 left hands when it comes to that. I would love to use that blanket with any future grandchildren.
What a beautiful blanket! I would save it for my first grandchild. Thanks for your wonderful site and all the recipes.
I Love Missy’s work! She does such a beautiful job creating family heirlooms. I want to be just like her. I would love to have her quilt to make my second baby girl feel warm and loved on her blessing day.
It’s wonderful that there are people who still carry on these amazing crafts! I would love to have this beautiful blanket for my daughter. Thank you for sharing!
I would love to give this blanket to my foster mom friend. She has been taking care of a darling little girl for 6 months now…Trinity is only 7 months old. This would be a precious gift and keepsake for Trinity.
After years of trying to have a baby I was diagnosed with endometriosis and told I would need surgery. During the CAT scan before the surgery, my doctor found a tumor and discovered ovarian cancer and I had to have a full hysterectomy. All of my dreams of having a baby were gone and I was devastated. I am healthy now and am currently in the process of adopting. I would love to have the opportunity to raise a beautiful little baby – and sharing this blanket through the years, like you have, just warms my heart. With any luck, I will have a little one soon to share my heart and soul with
So pretty with that delicate lace, I would love to win this blanket. I do a little sewing and have made a few “fancy” baby gowns, I would love to do something this pretty.
I would love to win this beautiful heirloom for one of the very special foster babies we cared for. She was born with 3 drugs in her system and we were told that this child would suffer the consequences of her mother’s decisions to do drugs while pregnant with her. As far as we can tell the Lord has healed her and she is healthy, happy and thriving, after detoxing her twice. I would love to take this blanket and have her name embroidered on it as a special remembrance (that she is the heir of a King) of what the Lord has done.
You are very good at capturing your memories in pictures. I regret not getting some memories in pictures and hope to be better. The blanket is beautiful.