She was here for Christmas and we were talking about the quilts. She told me that she opens the boxes with the bus drivers. I mentioned that the little garden applique quilt had turned out so much cuter than I expected and she paused and said "um.....was there a frog on it? I pulled one out of the box and just caught a glimpse of a frog's eye as it was snatched out of my hands with someone squealing 'I get that for my bus'!" She has no idea how good that made me feel. :)
I had finished two just before Christmas. Here are photos of the other 6 that were sent with them on Thursday:
One of the things I'm starting to struggle with is how to make non-kid fabrics look cute and/or whimsical. I have some kid prints, but not a ton. And my goal is to use up some of my stash, so I don't want to buy a lot of fabric. So now I'm perusing old magazines and Pinterest!
I'm linking up with Oh Scrap! and Show Off Saturday
One thing I have seen used to make many patterns appeal to children is to applique a good sized animal figure on top of the piecing, usually in a corner.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's a great idea - thanks Christine!
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