So I have begun my super secret quilting for Xmas. I can honestly say that I don't think my husband reads my blog... nobody in my family does. It's just me rambling on out in cyberland and that's okay. Some people keep a journal. I am an occasional blogger...
My husband likes Spiderman. He collects comic books and yes, we own the super special dvd versions of the movies... So when I saw this black, white & grey Spidey fabric at Sir's in Fayetteville, TN last year, I scooped up about 2 1/2 yards of it. I thought I'd make a wall hanging out of it or something but it came in handy for a quilt instead. I figure why not make the man a quilt for snuggling up in front of the tv? Yes, I know that means I'll have to make one for both boys as well - and maybe a little one for Buster too but that's okay.
So here's the front of the quilt. It really isn't THAT bright in person. I don't know why I took this picture on the floor. I'm sure if I hung it on the design wall it might have had a chance at looking somewhat closer to true color but hey, it's okay. You guys get the gist of it. I used the Oriental Garden quilt design - the same one I used for my sister's quilt. I did say that I loved this pattern, right? I've seen the block for this quilt popping up here or there but I do like the way this one is framed out so it's a keeper for me....
There are errors in the cutting instructions for this pattern... so if you make this, drop me a message and I'll let you know how to fix it - if they haven't fixed it yet. I have contacted the company to let them know there are errors in the cutting instructions... but that doesn't mean that they'll get fixed. If they do, I'll come back and edit this so let's just assume that if this paragraph is still here, chances are, so are the errors in the cutting instructions...
My husband likes Spiderman. He collects comic books and yes, we own the super special dvd versions of the movies... So when I saw this black, white & grey Spidey fabric at Sir's in Fayetteville, TN last year, I scooped up about 2 1/2 yards of it. I thought I'd make a wall hanging out of it or something but it came in handy for a quilt instead. I figure why not make the man a quilt for snuggling up in front of the tv? Yes, I know that means I'll have to make one for both boys as well - and maybe a little one for Buster too but that's okay.
So here's the front of the quilt. It really isn't THAT bright in person. I don't know why I took this picture on the floor. I'm sure if I hung it on the design wall it might have had a chance at looking somewhat closer to true color but hey, it's okay. You guys get the gist of it. I used the Oriental Garden quilt design - the same one I used for my sister's quilt. I did say that I loved this pattern, right? I've seen the block for this quilt popping up here or there but I do like the way this one is framed out so it's a keeper for me....
There are errors in the cutting instructions for this pattern... so if you make this, drop me a message and I'll let you know how to fix it - if they haven't fixed it yet. I have contacted the company to let them know there are errors in the cutting instructions... but that doesn't mean that they'll get fixed. If they do, I'll come back and edit this so let's just assume that if this paragraph is still here, chances are, so are the errors in the cutting instructions...
And if you know anything about me, you know that I like my backs to be interesting... So this is the beginning to the back of this quilt.
Here's the dilemma... the front is 72" square.. the back is 70" square. I could add on a 2" border so that it will give me a little extra wiggle room for quilting it or I can pretend the front is the back since it's already a little bigger... I'll fold it up and put it on the shelf and think about it a bit. I don't have enough of the grey mesh looking fabric that I used for the background so using that is out of the question. Oh and the colors aren't right here either. The quilt isn't so bright. What's with my camera wanting to make things brighter than they really are?
I used this pattern.... Urban Shades from Moda Bakeshop .. but of course I had to change it up a bit. I wanted to add a little more umph to it so I played around with it until I was happy with it. I really like how it turned out.
So now back to the dragon quilt. I'm hoping to have that finished and assembled by Monday if all goes well. We'll see... And then I get to start on couch quilts for both boys.... with only a month and a half until Xmas... I'll make it! I swear I will... and then I'll finish up that baby quilt for Lanie and the college
Here's the dilemma... the front is 72" square.. the back is 70" square. I could add on a 2" border so that it will give me a little extra wiggle room for quilting it or I can pretend the front is the back since it's already a little bigger... I'll fold it up and put it on the shelf and think about it a bit. I don't have enough of the grey mesh looking fabric that I used for the background so using that is out of the question. Oh and the colors aren't right here either. The quilt isn't so bright. What's with my camera wanting to make things brighter than they really are?
I used this pattern.... Urban Shades from Moda Bakeshop .. but of course I had to change it up a bit. I wanted to add a little more umph to it so I played around with it until I was happy with it. I really like how it turned out.
So now back to the dragon quilt. I'm hoping to have that finished and assembled by Monday if all goes well. We'll see... And then I get to start on couch quilts for both boys.... with only a month and a half until Xmas... I'll make it! I swear I will... and then I'll finish up that baby quilt for Lanie and the college
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