I have been making more quilts that ever this year, having the availability of my Statler Stitcher to help with the quilting. I decided that my blog is the best way to track my projects. The projects created this year will be in no particular order--I'll post about them randomly until I catch up. My goal is to share my joy in each creation.
Today's subject is the quilt I made for Nash, that will be his Christmas gift from me this year.
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Nash LOVES trucks, cars, all kinds of vehicles. He reminds me so much of his daddy, in that way as well as in many others. One of Chris' favorite books when he was little was Cars and Trucks and Things That Go, by Richard Scary. We spent many hours together reading it and looking for "Gold bug" on each page.
When I as at the Hancock Fabric in Paducah, KY just a few days after Nash was born in 2012, I saw a kit for a child's quilt, made with fabric that had prints of the Richard Scary characters and Busy Town. I knew it would be perfect for Nash when he was a little older.
For this quilt, I followed the pattern that came with the kit to make the top. I was a little concerned about the sashing triangles, but found that they were not difficult to construct and went quickly because the pieces were large. It went together in just a few days.
I didn't have backing fabric, so when the top was completed I drove out to Quilters Destination to look for an appropriate fabric, and found the perfect thing--construction vehicles in the same color group as the fabrics for the top! After quilting and sewing on the binding, the finishing touch was a label that I printed on fabric and sewed on the back.
The quilt is now wrapped and ready for Christmas Eve!
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