SARAH
Each Christmas I usually have one gift that I am really excited about giving. This year, the gift was for my sister - a quilt.
I followed the directions for Erin's Picnic Blanket because I loved its simplicity & knew it was a good place to start for my first quilt. I followed it for the most part, except I did not make the pockets for rocks, since this will be more of a quilt for the couch.
I could not settle on just any fabric & knew I wanted to print it myself. For my birthday I bought Lena Corwin's Printing by Hand {thanks to an amazon gift card from Deb!}. The more I look at the book the more I love it. Deb & I poured over it when she was home in December. I love how it sparked so many ideas for us. It is a truly inspiring book, especially for a printer like me!
One of the projects is screenprinting a daschund silhouette on fabric for a dog bed. My sister has a chiweenie {hehe}, making him part chihuahua, part daschund. I knew this pattern would be perfect! I bought a cranberry colored sheet set, using the flat sheet for the back & cutting squares out of the fitted sheet for the front. I mixed ink to match & printed the daschunds on unbleched cotton {so nice & cheaper than linen with a similar look}.
Needless to say I was impressed with my finished product, & my sister loves the quilt. I loved this project in everyway & ready for my next fabric-printing, quilt-sewing project!
I love it!! I have a dachshund. I saw this on your flickr and had to come over and check it out.
I used the same pattern for a quilt I made for my mom for Christmas.
Posted by: Alicia A | January 02, 2009 at 03:39 PM
Congrats on your first quilt... it looks great! You're sooo inspiring me to sew! And I love the thriftiness of the sheets.
Posted by: Amy Leigh | January 07, 2009 at 08:42 PM