Friday 20 September 2013

Ben's Quilt

Remember this little stack of fabric?

Making fabric combinations - red & grey elephants.

Well I finally made it into a quilt hurrah! In fact I made it a month or so ago for friends who live nearby and had a little boy 3 months after James was born. The very first quilt I gave away was a little playmat I made for Ben's older brother Adam. (I'm rather embarrassed looking at it now but it's nice to see how far I've come with my quilting.

Ben's Quilt
 

Simple tumbers (cut using a template - I really need a Sissex!), backed in Ikea hippo print, quilted 1/4" in from the seams and a Bonnie & Camille spotty binding.

Ben's Quilt Back
 

This one was hard to give away - so just as well I have enough Tumblers left to make a little pram quilt for James.

Linking up with Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts 

and 


which this week is at MissyMacCreations

15 comments:

  1. As soon as I saw it I wanted to make one exactly like it for a Ben in my own life! It's a perfect child's quilt. I love the way the black and white elephants add to the movement of it and the way you've got all the fabrics perfectly balanced across the quilt. It's lovely!

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  2. No wonder it was hard to give away - it's so darn cute! Love that Ikea backing :)

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  3. this is gorgeous and the hippos are lovely. Maybe now I can bear to give away the plus quilt I have started for a friend's grandchild.
    I have cut it out, like yourself MUST by the die cut for my scrapbooking sissix, but I like it so much and it will be so much work I am reluctant to give it away.

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  4. this is gorgeous and the hippos are lovely. Maybe now I can bear to give away the plus quilt I have started for a friend's grandchild.
    I have cut it out, like yourself MUST by the die cut for my scrapbooking sissix, but I like it so much and it will be so much work I am reluctant to give it away.

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  6. sorry I am just learning, don't know how that happened, if I delete them it looks as if I had written something a bit rude!

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  7. That is adorable and loooove that ikea backing!

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  8. Oh! how nice! I love the hippos!

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  9. What a smashing little quilt - you definitely need to make another one for keeps x

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  10. This is so precious - I'm loving your fabric choices!

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  11. I am a total sucker for elephants. And this turned out beautifully!

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  12. Love it! What fun colors and I really like the cute elephant theme.

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  13. I love the elephant fabric! What a stunning quilt!

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