Dinosaur child-sized quilt #1:
Here's a close-up. Check out the snazzy green binding. And of course the spaceships. Hey, creative anachronism. I originally made this quilt for a different charity, but had trouble contacting them, so it goes with its "sister" quilt to Little Lambs.
The back is a great dino print:
Now for dinosaur quilt #2:Tilted dinosaur squares. Blue binding this time.
I had just enough of the light dino print for the back of both little quilts.
Here's hoping these quilts will be fun as well as comforting for kids in a tough situation. My heart breaks for kids going into foster care, not knowing if things will ever be normal again. The Little Lambs foundation is doing good work and I am honored to contribute in even a small way.
Thanks so much to Sarah for starting Hands2Help, and keeping it going year after year.
To see all the quilts made this year, go to Confessions of a Fabric Addict. People will be linking quilts all week.
Cheers,
Sylvia@Treadlestitches
They are both adorable, Sylvia! I really like the wide green binding. How do you make that? Thanks for donating to Little Lambs!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Louise! About the binding, I use a single thickness of binding, sew it on the back of the quilt, and then bring it around to the front and topstitch it down. If I cut it 2.5 in. wide it turns out as a wider binding.
ReplyDeleteFor more details, check out the tutorial here:
http://treadlestitches.blogspot.com/2015/03/binding-quilts-completely-by-machine.html
Those are so adorable! I have a niece (grown up now) who LOVES dinosaurs - these would make her day! As I'm sure they'll make some younger kid's day...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sarah! My husband still loves dinosaurs, too!
DeleteWhat's not to love about dinosaurs?! These quilts are adorable and the backing finishes them off in style.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ramona! These fabrics are so cute.
DeleteWhoot! I love your dinosaurs. I did one of my quilts in dinosaurs. They are timeless for kids (and adults) to love!
ReplyDeleteThanks, BunkHouseQuilts (great name!). I agree, dinosaurs have great appeal for nearly everybody.
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