This quilt is long and skinny so it would fit on his rack on the boat. The block is called the Wyoming Star, the quilt pattern is called Stars in the Valley and was in the latest "Quilt" magazine.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Daddy's quilt
For the longest time I was planning to make my sailor an ocean waves quilt, so he could sleep under the ocean waves while his boat was under the ocean's waves. This tickled me to no end, but then I thought a star quilt would be better. Sailors and the stars have been such good friends for so long and my sailor doesn't get to see the stars on the submarine, so a star quilt was the best way to send him some stars to bring him safely home from his voyages, even if only in his dreams.
This quilt is long and skinny so it would fit on his rack on the boat. The block is called the Wyoming Star, the quilt pattern is called Stars in the Valley and was in the latest "Quilt" magazine.
This quilt is long and skinny so it would fit on his rack on the boat. The block is called the Wyoming Star, the quilt pattern is called Stars in the Valley and was in the latest "Quilt" magazine.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
finishing up before I move...
There has been a mad crafting spree around here. While the husband's away the quilter can play...
Really I am trying to get to all the things I had in the "Ideas and kits I have everything I need for" pile taken care of...
This top I actually bought online and I sent it with everything else to my favorite quilter.
I may have posted this one before, but is a throw quilt I made with a panel and other fabrics mostly from the clearance table...
This was a kit, but I added the border with the scraps and a fat quarter from my stash.
The pieced corners were fun! Two are like this..
The other two look like this.
Jimmy asked me with his big blue eyes if he could have a special quilt just for his own to cuddle in in front of the TV... I let him pick out the main fabric and I found a couple of complementary prints and found a pattern that he liked.
This pattern was for an odd shape so I squared the corners and added two borders. I also pieced a couple of the diamonds.
I added just one more kitty to the bottom corner...
I also have finished two wall hangings and another quilt for daddy to have on the submarine, I will have to post that later. I have another quilt kit, a baby quilt to embroider and also the first packet of Dear Jane blocks came the other day, so I have plenty to keep me busy for the next two weeks before the move!
Really I am trying to get to all the things I had in the "Ideas and kits I have everything I need for" pile taken care of...
This top I actually bought online and I sent it with everything else to my favorite quilter.
I may have posted this one before, but is a throw quilt I made with a panel and other fabrics mostly from the clearance table...
This was a kit, but I added the border with the scraps and a fat quarter from my stash.
The pieced corners were fun! Two are like this..
The other two look like this.
Jimmy asked me with his big blue eyes if he could have a special quilt just for his own to cuddle in in front of the TV... I let him pick out the main fabric and I found a couple of complementary prints and found a pattern that he liked.
This pattern was for an odd shape so I squared the corners and added two borders. I also pieced a couple of the diamonds.
I added just one more kitty to the bottom corner...
I also have finished two wall hangings and another quilt for daddy to have on the submarine, I will have to post that later. I have another quilt kit, a baby quilt to embroider and also the first packet of Dear Jane blocks came the other day, so I have plenty to keep me busy for the next two weeks before the move!
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