Monday, June 24, 2013

Creeper Pillow + Vintage Quilt

Hi! I finished up my oldest son's Creeper pillow last week and wanted to share:

Creeper pillow 
He plotted out the piecing diagram by himself, and then did a good job sewing it together. I quilted it a while back and decided to finish it up. One mistake--he wanted me to use black thread on the green part and green thread on the black part--but there was a miscommunication on that. Next time we collaborate I'll make sure I clear the thread choices with him before quilting!

I've also been working on a quilt for a friend:

Jan asked me to quilt up this vintage quilt top for her a while back. (Actually before we moved away from Kansas.) I can't remember the details of where she got it but it's pretty cool. The navy blues, reds, and small calicoes remind me of being a little kid and hanging out with my Grandma.  It's a generous twin size, and parts of it aren't exactly flat, so it's a bit of a challenge to quilt, but I'm making good progress. I decided to try out a different batting (Hobbes 80/20) than what I normally use and I like the extra loft.

5 comments:

Elizabeth said... 1

That creeper pillow makes me smile. Whenever my kids open a 2-liter of soda, they say that there are creepers in the house.

That vintage quilt is really pretty. I'm working on a quilting project for a friend right now too. She's a quilter (long story on how I ended up quilting for her) and it is pretty intimidating. From what I can see, it looks like your quilting is beautiful as always and it sounds like you're enjoying it, so that is great!

xo -E

QuiltNut Creations said... 2

Love the pillow!!

Jan said... 3

I am behind in checking the blog! Just saw this and am so excited re: the quilt! I got it from a good friend years ago. His grandmother had quilted a bunch of tops and he had so many, he asked me if I wanted one. So I took it. Probably 25 years ago! And I'm so glad you're bringing it to life. His grandma would be proud. :-)

Candied Fabrics said... 4

ooh, that pillow is the BOMB, hope your son loves it. I'm amazed at how well he did in the planning and piecing, way to go!!!!

Kathy ... aka Nana said... 5

I'm going to show that to my grandson who is a Minecraft fan!