Thursday, 20 May 2010

2010 blogger's quilt festival



Hi all,
I decided to take part in amy's creative side blogger's quilt festival I have decided to enter DD's quilt this is my 2nd complete finished quilt EVER!
The story behind this is that 1st I made DS2 a quilt which took over 2years then I have a quilt I started some 7years ago which still isn't finished,but the end is in sight now.
So in the process of making Alice's quilt DH jokingly said in front of DD I might have it finished by the time she is 18,well I finished it last month DD was fast asleep in bed when I completed it so as a surprise I laid it on her bed to wake up to the next morning.
Well she was so excited when she woke up she came running down stairs jumped on me with the quilt and said "I love you mummy see I told you you'd finish it before I'm 18"Lol! Bearing in mind she's only 4years old.
What I learnt from making this quilt is to work out the quantities of fabric needed and plan,plan,plan!
As I now have enough fabric left for matching throw cushions.Lol!
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36 comments:

  1. Lis Harwood20 May 2010 at 23:59

    Alice's quilt is lovely Georgie, she's very pleased with you and so am I (vbg) I'm glad you've entered the BQF and look forward to seeing lots more lovely quilts from you, Lis x

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  2. Catherine21 May 2010 at 00:59

    Love how you surprised your daughter with her quilt and her reaction! Such fun fabric too!

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  3. Anonymous21 May 2010 at 04:35

    I spy 'Woof' by makower! Isn't fabby? That's a great quilt, and your daughter's reaction makes it all worthwhile, no? :-) Also, I hear you on the 'plan, plan, plan' part!

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  4. Anne at Film and Thread21 May 2010 at 06:21

    She will get to enjoy it for many years! Great finish!

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  5. Carla21 May 2010 at 08:38

    What a wonderful surprise to wake up to!

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  6. Sandie @ crazy'boutquilts21 May 2010 at 09:05

    How fun! :-) And what a great quilt for your DD to enjoy for years and years!

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  7. Michelle21 May 2010 at 09:52

    What a wonderful story! So fun to imagine your daughter's surprise.

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  8. Valentina21 May 2010 at 09:57

    Oh, how wonderful! and a lovely quilt to match!
    greetings from Cyprus,
    Valentina

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  9. Carol21 May 2010 at 11:47

    Great story. Love the quilt.

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  10. Kim21 May 2010 at 12:20

    What a cute story. Your quilt is beautiful.

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  11. Jocelyn21 May 2010 at 12:52

    Lovely quilt. And what a sweet story!

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  12. Suedio21 May 2010 at 14:36

    What a wonderful surprise for your 4 year old! Now, are the cushions going to be done for the 18th??? :)

    Thanks for sharing. Regards, Sue

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  13. Kristen21 May 2010 at 14:57

    Great quilt! What a sweetie!

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  14. Dolly21 May 2010 at 16:15

    What a wonderful way to present the quilt !

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  15. bettyp21 May 2010 at 19:04

    Thats a beautiful quilt there!! I bet she was so excited to see it!!

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  16. Melissa21 May 2010 at 19:07

    Don't you just love creating for your little ones!

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  17. Allie21 May 2010 at 20:10

    What a precious quilt, and adorable story! LOVE it!

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  18. Unknown21 May 2010 at 21:40

    Cute quilt! Love a big reaction like that :)

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  19. Karen22 May 2010 at 04:25

    Great quilt. My 4yo son loves his quilts too. What a great way to surprise her. I bet you are glad you finished it. How are those cushions coming along...

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  20. Kim Brackett22 May 2010 at 07:01

    Her reaction makes the quilt even more special. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  21. Jaime22 May 2010 at 21:22

    Cute! Thanks for sharing!
    www.sewshesews.wordpress.com

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  22. Lonci22 May 2010 at 22:33

    It is beautiful:)

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  23. Kelli23 May 2010 at 15:47

    Gorgeous! Having too much fabric is NEVER a problem! : )

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  24. Tammy23 May 2010 at 19:09

    What a sweet quilt, Georgie! I think each quilt you work on teaches you a new thing or two about quilting :-)

    Blessings,
    Tammy ~@~

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  25. Diane23 May 2010 at 19:33

    thanks for sharing the story and quilt are wonderful, good luck making the cushions!

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  26. Elizabeth24 May 2010 at 09:29

    What a great story! That is a really fun quilt. Thanks for a delightful stop on my Blogger's Quilt Festival tour.

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  27. janet24 May 2010 at 11:53

    That is just darling and I'm sure well-loved:)

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  28. Denise24 May 2010 at 13:02

    What a cute quilt! Love it!

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  29. stitchinpenny24 May 2010 at 18:03

    Love the story.

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  30. Dallas Designing-Diva25 May 2010 at 18:45

    Love the story.....

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  31. SewCalGal25 May 2010 at 21:28

    Very cute quilt. Delightful story.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  32. geni26 May 2010 at 12:23

    Love the story and the quilt!
    Thank you for visiting my festival entry Zoran's Memories and leaving a nice comment.
    Greetings from the Netherlands!

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  33. franie27 May 2010 at 18:25

    Very cute quilt. I love the story behind it.

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  34. Sandra30 May 2010 at 19:37

    What a sweet quilt and love how you gave it to her. Glad she had faith in you.
    Come see my 1890 cheddar star & repro
    http://starleyquilts.blogspot.com

    and my 1890 pink blazing star antique
    http://utahquiltappraiser.blogspot.com

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  35. Anonymous31 May 2010 at 15:11

    What a great suprise! I so hear you about the taking 18 years to finish something!

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  36. Heather6 June 2010 at 13:04

    very lovely story. Thanks for sharing.

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