20 August 2020

Tracks


My neighbors who have been helping me with the basement-flood-preventing landscaping in my backyard (with appropriate distancing) have three grandsons. When I found out one of the kids likes oceans and sealife, I knew I had a quilt in the making in my stash. His birthday was coming up, so I literally threw together a quilt in one weekend and presented it to my neighbors just a few days late. He LOVED it!

The two remaining kids said they'd like dinosaurs on their quilts, and once again, I was in luck because I have plenty of dinosaur fabric in my stash.

I had just enough Fossil Rim squares left to fashion one more quilt top. There weren't enough blocks (or other dinosaur fabrics) for a back, and I wanted the quilt to be two-sided. So I bit the bullet and ordered a panel. I was thrilled with how quickly it arrived, given the current world situation, but I was not too happy about how crooked it was cut. I nearly lost the apatosaurus on the right side of the panel due to the sloppy cut. That part of the seam is extremely thin!


This one was finished up in just a couple of days, nearly two weeks in advance of the birthday. Making the 2.5-inch checkerboard borders for the back took the most time, but this turned out so cute, the borders were totally worth the extra effort.

Linking up with Alycia Quilts and Confessions of a Fabric Addict.


8 comments :

  1. They are both amazing. :-) What a wonderful gift. :-) Regula

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    1. Thank you, Regula! The neighbors are giving me a priceless gift!

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  2. Oh I really really like that panel!! What fun quilts and great gifts for the kids!

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    1. Thanks, Alycia! The kids loved all the quilts, and their grandmother thanked me for making treasures that will last them many years. I hadn’t thought about it in that respect, and what a cool way to look at it!!!

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  3. What a beautiful gift. I love two sided quilts and this one is just wonderful!

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    1. Thank you, Miri! I hope one day I can do fancy quilting that looks awesome on both sides!

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  4. I cannot thank you enough for the beautiful quilts you made for all three of our little grandsons that live here. Each quilt was personalized to their likes - they all LOVE them so much. Very generous of you to take the time out of your extremely busy life to make these!!

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    1. Thank you! Lori! I’m so glad I was able to do something special for them and for you! Now we have to talk about the other grandkids... ;)

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