Tuesday, April 28

birthday quilt...

My son, Riley, just had a birthday.....he's had 36 of them! 
(I didn't think I had any children that old.....mercy sakes)!
He needed a new quilt - it had been a while since I made him one.
 
 
I had this fat quarter pack of "Porch Swing" fabrics - remember them?
When I pulled them out I fell in love with them all over again.
 
 
I simply squared each fat 1/4 up then cut them into 4 quadrants - 8 1/2" x 10 1/2".
I got hundreds of them!
I sewed them all together - 11 rows by 11 rows - to make a queen size.
Brown dot Minky for the backing - he needed a warm snuggly quilt - it gets cold in Pennsylvania where he lives.
 
 
I quilted an all-over large meander with swirls plopped in every so often.
Scrappy binding - always a favorite!
 
 
I had some yardage so I made 2 pillow cases to match.
 
 
I think it was the best birthday gift ever!
He thought so, too - called the day it arrived to say, "thanks, mom".
Gosh - I love this boy!
 
  
 
Don't you just want to curl up in that chocolaty minky?
 
 
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10 comments:

  1. u keep sewingApril 28, 2015 at 9:24 PM

    Nice, love it and one lucky son

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    1. kathy-oApril 29, 2015 at 6:24 AM

      Yep - he is one lucky son! But he's worth it! thanks....

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  2. UnknownApril 29, 2015 at 12:23 PM

    Happy B-Day to your son! How wonderful -- love tucking some sweet piece away and falling in love with it again when it is *found*. Minky is so fun -- plan on doing a twin for grand boy and backing with it :)

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    1. kathy-oApril 29, 2015 at 1:02 PM

      Thank you, my friend. We both know all about "seasoned" fabrics in our stash!

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    2. UnknownApril 29, 2015 at 7:06 PM

      YES we do lol!

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  3. N. MariaApril 29, 2015 at 4:41 PM

    Happy birthday to your son! I have one turning 30 this August...yikes!
    The quilt is perfect for a young man.

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    1. kathy-oApril 30, 2015 at 6:02 AM

      It's humbling when your kids enter their 30's!

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  4. DesApril 30, 2015 at 3:56 PM

    I think i've been looking at brights for too long because this looks really pretty and masculine. Pretty and masculine?? can you say those both in the same sentance? I think it's a perfect manly quilt. And I love what you did with the fat 1/4's. Yay for rectangles!!

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    1. kathy-oMay 1, 2015 at 6:39 AM

      I'm with you - for some reason these darker colors were very pretty all over again. rectangles are the way to go!

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  5. Kathleen GraceMay 1, 2015 at 11:32 AM

    So pretty! Isn't the joy you feel when you make a quilt for someone you love just the best?

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