Sunday, January 16, 2011

"SURF'S UP"


My daughter-in-law's mother shared this pattern with me after she made it for our grandson.
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My grandnephew, Jack, lives at the beach and his father is an avid surfer making this the perfect quilt for him.

Paper piecing is my least favorite quilt technique but I hunkered down and went to work. Going through my stash, I found most of the prints, only buying the beach flip-flops for the border. I'll warn you that the piecing has 12 cuts, making it a bit tedious but the results are spectacular.



I used flannel for the back and machine quilted it myself, outlining the surfboards and edging the sashing.

6 comments:

Janet said...

What a perfect quilt for Jack, so much fun and the border fabric was a great fit for the quilt theme.

Barb said...

What a fun boy quilt! love your combinations.

Pokey said...

What a great quilt for this little guy! You are the best auntie ever....
:-}pokey

pratima said...

Wow, Janet! It is such a fun quilt for a little boy! I'm sure he must be thrilled... there are so many pieces in the block... your colors and fabrics are perfect for the theme.

Trudi said...

Brilliant!

Carol G said...

This is the cutest pattern. Hooray for your DIL's mother for finding it. And I love your fabrics.