Two days ago I received a custom order. A very nice lady asked for a quilt with an elephant theme, saying she liked these two quilts I made in the past.
The first day I moved half of the furniture in our new house.
The second day I moved the second half :) and cleaned.
This morning, at 4 am (cough! I use to wake up at 9 or 10), I started.
Elizabeth Hartman + Melody Miller + Denyse Schmidt + Pink Chalk Fabrics + about 3 minutes to take a pic = The little prince.
I am in love with this quilt and I feel so sorry I didn't get a chance to make better pictures. And the backing flannel is just perfect, I only wish I would find it again to make it a permanent stash.
I did not use the steps from Elizabeth because I had no fusible interface so I just pinned really well the elephant and went slow. Twice. I also made two stiches before starteing the edges, two vertical ones following the patchwork lines, just to keep it more secured. It worked great.
I got a chance to use some free motion quilting, but not too much, because I don't feel to confident in my FM skills yet.
The other circles are a sort of buttonhole, some regular programm from my Brother, I just immagined that if a quilt can be tied, it should be enough to have just a few spots where all the layers are caught toghether.
Oh, it also has a floppy ear with a hidden letter :)
Very cute!! :)
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! The round buttonhole tacks are a great idea.
ReplyDeleteVery cute! :)
ReplyDeleteSo cute.
ReplyDeleteI came over from Flickr after seeing this quilt in the Fresh modern quilts pool - It's adorable!
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous, love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable! I may use this as inspiration for future quilts! Thanks for sharing!!!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love The Little Prince story. Very nice quilt.
ReplyDeleteAwesome in every way! Especially love the 3D ear!
ReplyDeleteI love this. So simple, so effective. Great use of colour. The ear is just perfect.
ReplyDeleteOh, this is really a very lovely quilt. A great idea to have an appliqued image for a quick quilt, I will remember this.
ReplyDeleteAnd the floppy ear is brilliant!
Original and gorgeous, as always! This is such a fun design. I love the ear and I bet the lucky recipient will too, so good to scrunch and munch on.
ReplyDeleteP.S Congrats on making it into your new house, hope you are all settled in now and have yourself a sewing space.
I LOVE this! The colors and pattern are just adorable! I am thinking I have to make one for every baby shower I go to from now on!
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is adorable! Pink chalk fabrics send a link to your blog in their newsletter. I guess I have a new favorite blog!
ReplyDeleteOooh I love it! Thanks for sharing! Came here from Pink Chalks newsletter.
ReplyDeleteGenius!, it's adorable.
ReplyDeleteCame here from PC news. Gotta follow you now!.
i also found you from Pink Chalk Fabrics today. Your quilt is brilliant!
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely adorable! I too found you through Pink Chalk Fabrics.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! The strong graphic design elements are softened by the adorable elephant. I know this will be very well loved. I was sent by Pink Chalk but I'll be back for more inspiration!
ReplyDeleteDarling and love your stars. So clever with the buttonholes!
ReplyDeleteI just make a baby dress and hat with fabric that had little blue elephants. Wish I could draw! An appliqued elephant quilt would go perfect with it. I doubt that mine would look much like an elephant when I was finished, though. Even simple drawing is beyond me! This is so cute.
ReplyDeleteVery very cute.
ReplyDeleteYour elephant quilt is beyond adorable. I love it!
ReplyDeleteCame here from Pink Chalk, and this is just amazing! I am totally in love with it.
ReplyDeleteI followed the link to you from Pink Chalk Fabrics, I have now bookmarked you as I love your blog and your quilts, I was so entranced I went and read all the back posts. I think you will inspire me to push boundaries,thank you, I will sign this as all the headings of your blog are in a foreign language and I don't know which button to push.
ReplyDeleteJoy of Quilting
(Australia)
Rene, thank you!
ReplyDeleteJoyofquilting,
Thank you very much. And thanks for the head up on language, I changed it right now.
Hello Diana, greetings from Cyprus,
ReplyDeleteOh what a beautiful and inspiring quilt! I had been thinking of how to applique a big Dahlia unto a background, and your idea is just great, Thank you so much, :)