The Animal Family Quilt

I put this quilt together over Christmas 2009. The top is made up of pillow panels and the backing fabric is cotton lawn with an all over parrot design. All the fabric has been in my stash for years as I didn't really know what to make with any of it.

Inspiration is a bit weird isnt it? You can rack your brains trying to think of something and nothing comes to mind. Then, all of a sudden, it just hits you. Literally in my case. I was in our attic, sorting through the stuff in readiness for our forthcoming house move. I was going through my fabric stash. Honestly, its amazing how much you can collect over a short space of time. I'd got a pile of stuff to get rid of and a pile of stuff to keep. Well anyway, one of the piles slid a little and knocked over some wadding I had still attached to its cardboard roll which was leaning against the wall. It fell over and smacked me across the back of my hands. So there I was surrounded by my favourite pillow panels and some wadding. Nothing says Quilt louder than that.

Anyway, here it is. The finished article. All the panels mean something to a member of my family. The cabin fever ones, right at the top are for T, who loves the outdoors. The horse and the donkeys are for my eldest who loves everything equestrian. The cats and the puppy are for my youngest who loves anything cute and fluffy. The teddy bears are for me because I've got a soft spot for them. It was a teddy bear that started my thimble collection which is covered in another blog.

This quilt is the largest I have made so far and fits nicely onto a single bed. My youngest loves it and sleeps under it every night. She also says that its just the right size to snuggle into and watch some telly :)

Bye for Now

Olly

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