Here is my first finished quilt for 2021.
It is a second quilt for Florrie.
The first one I completed for her in 2019.
This is the first one below.
I've set a precedent now to make all the grandchildren 2 quilts to celebrate their birth.
I thought one to use on the floor or a snuggle quilt, the other to decorate the wall of their bedroom.
Sigh... these ones all seem to end up in the backyard with kids running on them in gumboots.
Never mind, its my own silly fault for putting so much time and money into something for a baby.
And the enjoyment I get out of making them is priceless, I just wished they were valued a bit more by the recipients.
In the future, I'm going to put together a certificate to go with gift quilts to explain the process of making a quilt.
Please use,,,, but don't abuse!
They just don't get crafted in a weekend. A small one such as Sesame Street, took 5 or 6 weeks just to get the patchwork top completed, then off to the quilters, then another few weeks for me to hand stitch the binding!
I'll share the quilt journey certificate with you when I give the first one.
So this was quilted in a pattern named 'Furry Red Guy' (Elmo) by the lovely Sandra from Sandy Beach.
Same pattern as its sister quilt.
I did a starry center panel and the quilt features lots of snuggley flannel fabrics.
The binding was a pain, I made it in red flannel and it was really thick and difficult to hand sew.
I'm a bit worried that the red flannel will bleed into the white spotty flannel and the whole thing will end up pink! I gave it a good wash with colour catcher sheets, but it will be its doom if it gets washed in hot water, (despite my washing instructions saying to use gentle cold wash).
For the backing I used up lots of leftovers.
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