The quilting bug has really bit. I spend a lot of time thinking about quilts and what to make next and reading all the lovely quilt blogs. When I went to the fabric store to get backing fabric for the tree skirt I saw the cutest penguin fabric and thought, "I have to get that for my manager" She LOVES penguins, teal blue is her favorite color, and her birthday was coming up. Then I saw the price tag, $7.99 per yard. That didn't fit my budget. Along came the Black Friday sales and the flannel was only $1.49/yard. I could afford that! So I went and stood in line for way too long and soon I had 7 yards of penguins and a few yards of blue, and enough black for a binding.
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| Hunter likes penguins too! |
I brought the fabric home, looked at it, and finally came up with a block design. I decided to do a rectangle because it seemed more modern, and went with a 2 1/2" strip so the penguins would be mostly intact. I made 6 rows of 5 blocks, but decided that 6 was too long, so I put one row on the back, just for fun!
I quilted it in straight lines along some of the seams, using my walking foot (which it turns out I can't use
with my quilting bar? silly Kenmore)
I'm really pleased with how well this one turned out, and the birthday girl seemed to like it too.
Next up, the zig zag quilt, but first Christmas cookies.
That is absolutely gorgeous! Makes me want to add making some quilts to next year's to-do list :)
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