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Blogger's Quilt Festival Entry

10/26/2012

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On a whim, I've decided to enter my "Big Boy Quilts" in the Blogger's Quilt Festival hosted by Amy's Creative Side.  This will be my first entry in to a "quilt show." I feel like I'm putting myself out there a little bit, but I'm curious to see what happens, and see what sort of feed back I get on my quilts. So here goes! (Note: I first wrote about these quilts on my blog here.)

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Blogger's Quilt Festival Stats:
- Finished quilts measure 64" x 84"
- Quilts are machine pieced and quilted by me on my home machine.
- Best Categories:
        Favorite ROYGBIV Quilt
        Favorite Bed Quilt
        Favorite Home Machine Quilted Quilt

Here is the story of these quilts:
Back in January of 2010 I decided that I wanted to make quilts for my twins to use on their "big boy beds" some day.  At that time they were 1 1/2 or so.  I put the design together (my original design) and ordered my fabrics.  Note: 2 months before this, I had started my Etsy business, and at the time I was 4 months pregnant with my third son.  Somewhere between January and June, I decided to put these quilts aside and completed two (2?!) quilts for my soon-to-born child.  Somehow life then took over and I didn't get back to quilting for another year...or so. 

Then in January 2012, I had a few free days and jumped at the opportunity to layer and pin-baste these quilts. That's when I really decided that I MUST have these finished by the twins' 4th birthdays.  By this time they had been sleeping in those "big boy" beds for at least 6 months.  Between now and then I attempted to be very disciplined and didn't allow myself to start any new quilt projects until these were done.  Fast forward to September 2012! I did it! The quilts were DONE - just in time for the kids' fourth birthdays!
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Specifics of the quilt:
The quilts are identical, other than the backing. They are roughly 64" x 84" and each consist of 48 blocks that are 10" x 10" (with a 2" border around the outside). 

For the quilt top & backing, I used Kaufman Kona Cottons in the following colors: Canary, Clover, Purple, Surf, Tangerine, Rich Red, and Snow.  They are bound with Michael Miller's bold black and white stripe, "Clown Stripe."
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I machine quilted these guys myself on my little Janome machine.  I outline-quilted each bright colored square, and then made a series of 3 lines of stitching along each block and around the border.

Thanks for looking!
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7 Comments
Patti link
10/26/2012 10:56:57 am

Wonderful quilts for growing boys to love for years to come. The red is an amazing colour and Black and White stripe binding is a favourite of mine!

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Megan
10/26/2012 12:00:13 pm

Good Luck, Myrth! Lots of love in those quilts!

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Beth
10/26/2012 10:11:01 pm

Love your quilts. They are really cute for two boys!

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Krista link
10/27/2012 03:29:00 am

Really nice quilts - and I admire your perseverance in making 2 of them! Thanks for sharing!

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CitricSugar link
10/27/2012 04:42:30 am

Great quilts! Very "dude-friendly". These should grow up with them, too. Appropriate but not babyish. Love them.

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Becca link
10/29/2012 11:50:42 am

I love boy quilts. Yours are great!

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Barbie link
10/29/2012 12:19:54 pm

I love this design! The secondary shape it creates is really fun. I enjoyed reading the story about these quilts, I hope your boys love them!

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