I was working on a simple baby quilt made from charm squares when this came to me. I wrote it down right away. I am thinking of making a little book to go with the quilt.
The Drag around Quilt
When I was new and far too small
To do much of anything at all
My mother covered me
With a quilt of yellow, blue and red
It warmed me in my little bed
When I was one,
I took my quilt upon a trip
To Nana’s house down by the sea
She said she made the quilt for me.
It had a zoo of yellow, red and blue
With frogs, and fishies and polka dots
I really liked it lots and lots.
When I was two
And had to take a nap
I would climb up on daddy’s lap
My quilt I would drag there
Just to cover us in the chair
And when as last he fell asleep
I would tuck it in around his feet.
When I was three,
And Momma said
You are too old to suck your thumb,
Or if I felt mad or cried, I would
Make a tent in which to hide
There on my bed, my quilt and me
But only just when I was three.
When I was four
Daddy said, this quilt is worn
We need a new one for your bed
But I kept my old quilt instead
And I would hold it very tight
To keep away the monsters in the night.
Now I am five,
And I am all grown up
I go to school each day
To meet my friends and play
I am too big for quilts you see
So I gave it to my Teddy bear
Just to keep him warm
but if the night is dark
Or I forget how to smile
I ask him if I can have it back
Just for a little while