![My baby blanket made by my mom](https://forthelove.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_1429-e1430420968536-245x300.jpg)
Just like her mother and grandmother did before her, my mom quilts. Over the years she has lovingly crafted quilts to welcome new babies. She made baby blankets for me and my sisters and now has made gorgeous quilts for both my children. She’s currently planning one for my sister, Kayla, and her husband’s, Dylan, firstborn, due in September.
My mom—known to my kids as Oma—also has her own blog, Ruminations and Reckonings. She posted about how she made each baby quilt.
Levi’s “Chevron Baby Quilt”:
![image Levi's baby blanket made by Oma](https://i0.wp.com/forthelove.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image4.jpg?w=349&h=524&ssl=1)
![image Levi enjoying his baby blanket from Oma](https://i0.wp.com/forthelove.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image5.jpg?w=393&h=524&ssl=1)
Alexia’s baby quilt story, “If This Quilt Could Talk”:
![image Alexia's baby blanket made by Oma](https://i0.wp.com/forthelove.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image2.jpg?w=222&h=208&ssl=1)
![image Alexia's baby blanket made by Oma](https://i0.wp.com/forthelove.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image3.jpg?w=148&h=208&ssl=1)
![image Alexia enjoying her baby blanket from Oma](https://i0.wp.com/forthelove.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image.jpg?w=156&h=208&ssl=1)
![image "Mom, get this bow off my head and pick me up already!"](https://i0.wp.com/forthelove.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image1.jpg?w=208&h=208&crop=1&ssl=1)
My husband’s sister, Melissa, is also quite crafty and handmade these adorable baby blankets and stuffed elephant for my kids:
![IMG_1652 Levi's baby blanket and stuffed elephant made by Aunt Melissa](https://i0.wp.com/forthelove.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_1652.jpg?w=496&h=372&ssl=1)
![IMG_1427 Alexia's baby blanket made by Aunt Melissa](https://i0.wp.com/forthelove.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_1427.jpg?w=246&h=184&ssl=1)
![IMG_1424 Levi's baby blanket made by Uncle Kyle](https://i0.wp.com/forthelove.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_1424.jpg?w=246&h=184&ssl=1)
I was devastated when we lost the blanket Melissa made Levi while we were traveling. However, when I finally told her what happened, she wasn’t mad at all and generously offered to make a replacement. Within weeks our mailbox revealed not one but two more baby blankets handcrafted for Levi! One was identical to the original she made him as well as a monkey-themed one made by her husband, Kyle, to coordinate with a beloved stuffed animal of Levi’s. Unfortunately, that stuffed monkey is also missing, but the blanket coordinates with Levi’s monkey pillow pet, which he treasures even more.
We also had a few other family members and friends make these keepsakes:
![IMG_1809 Custom burp cloths made for Levi by my cousin-in-law, Christina](https://i0.wp.com/forthelove.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_1809.jpg?w=394&h=526&ssl=1)
![IMG_1435 Custom burp cloths and Mizzou headband made for Alexia by my cousin-in-law, Christina](https://i0.wp.com/forthelove.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_1435.jpg?w=348&h=261&ssl=1)
![IMG_1426 Crocheted baby blanket made for Levi by a friend, Teri](https://i0.wp.com/forthelove.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_1426.jpg?w=348&h=261&ssl=1)
I love that our children have such special keepsakes lovingly crafted by family and friends. Thank you—Mom, Melissa, Kyle, Christina and Teri—for your labors of love in making blankets, burp cloths and headbands for the LeFevre children!
View a few more handmade mementos in the second part of this blog post.