Tuesday, May 20, 2008

My Humble Quilt


















We all have to start somewhere …… and this is one of my firsts. A few years ago, when my SIL saw this photo, she asked me “what is it?”. The look on her face said it all. Bet you are asking the same, too. :o)

Click on the photo.

Do you see the roads and all the scenic items all along the way? This was made for a nephew when he was very young. He had all of those wee cars and I thought that he could play with them on his quilt during his downtime. He loved that quilt and it was on his bed until his teen years.

The centre is a printed panel and the piano keys are out of poly/cotton fabric and it was hand quilted. My sister still has that quilt stored away for him.

Gosh, how proud I was of this masterpiece. I even brought it into work and showed everyone. I’m glad that I made this quilt. We all have to start somewhere and this was just one step on the road of creating.

Have a great day!

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is quite a quilt! I like the concept behind it.

loulee said...

It's a great quilt. My boys would have loved it too, they had a carpet all laid oiut like a town. But it didn't have piano key parking spaces all around the edges. Nor was it made with love.

Myra said...

Very nice blog!
My son would have loved that quilt when he was 6-12!!!
I shall visit again... 8-)

Within A Quarter Inch said...

I love this! Great idea - and beautiful execution for a first effort!

Rida said...

Very original, your quilt! I love it. Regards. Mabel.

Tanya said...

That is an absolutely fantastic quilt! What a great gift for a little boy who isn't going to be thrilled with the flowers and hearts and even the occasional star that we "lady quilters" come up with. Good for you!

sewkalico said...

I think it's great. My son would also be delighted with it. In fact I have a train track fabric panel that I still haven't quilted yet (sometimes I just lay it out on the floor LOL)

Myra said...

My hexagons are not done with paper. I just draw around a template, a 1/4" rough cut around them, and stitch by hand on the lines drawn.
Could you tell me something? Being a new blogger, when people leave a comment, especially with a question, do I respond back on the the person's blog like I have done here, or do I respond on my own blog...

Unknown said...

You had a reason to be proud. This is so clever.

Mad about Craft said...

It is still a lovely quilt!
Most little boys would love it!!