Tuesday, August 10, 2010

It has been done a while


I have to confess Inigo's quilt has been done for quite some time. In fact I am not quite sure when it was finished certainly before the summer holidays.
I pretty much fall in love with all of my quilts as I finish them but, this one I just love, love, Love! I am not sure if it is the combinations of batiks and plaids which work so much better that I could ever have hoped for or that although it was made for my lovable boy it is sophisticated enough for him to still enjoy it when he is a grown man. I think the biggest love has to be Inigo's enthusiasm for it. Every time the fabric was laid out, cut, sewn or rearranged Inigo was there admiring it and asking questions. He was adamant from the very start that he wanted cats on his quilt. Four cats in representation of the four that live in this house!
This was my biggest worry of the quilt four cats that didn't automatically make the quilt for a small child (I really want him to still love this when he is big).
I figured silhouettes would be the best option but not in black. I spent ages looking for the perfect fabric
it eventually turned up in the LittleBlueTortoise's stash (it is great having friends with the same hobbies) at one point I thought that I had mucked up one of the cats and broke the news that it might just have three.
"Don't worry" replies Inigo "there will always be a fourth asleep in the middle of the bed".

I originally wanted to quilt it even more heavily but, I weighed up the time it would take to add the extra quilting against the immediate happiness that Ingio would have if he could have the quilt that night and his smile won out.

6 comments:

  1. It's gorgeous and he looks so pleased with it, a quilt for an appreciative child is just such a wonderful thing to make.

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  2. The quilt is so gorgeous and his happy smile speaks volumes. I am sure he will treasure this forever and the large size if perfect. You did well......... again

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  3. littlebluetortoise9:10 am

    It's stunning, the colours work so well together. I'm sure it will be well loved :)

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  4. Libby5:50 pm

    Lovely work!!!
    :+)x

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  5. Hi, nice blog, very created, Please stop by and visit, I would like to share mine with you. God has blessed you with great talent.

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  6. impressive quilt and I love the way you added the cats --too cute!

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