This is my first time to join the Bloggers' Quilt Festival!
If "dog bed" was a category, you can bet I would have entered this:
But I didn't see a category for dog beds!! Oh darn!!
So after careful consideration - I am entering my "Love in a Box" quilt!
This is one of my favorite pictures of the quilt with the sun
coming through the window and Duke posing in front of it.
What is Love in a Box?
The quilt was my gift to a High School friend, Laurie, that kicked off a "Love in a Box" swap. Laurie's idea was to have a monthly care package exchange. (The idea being, it's fun to get something in the mail that shows someone you care - just because!) A bunch of us signed up (all friends of Laurie's) and now each month we send "Love in a Box" and we also receive "Love in a Box" from someone else!
For the first month - my person to send "to" was Laurie and I wanted to do something extra nice for her since this was all her idea. The rules say to spend no more than 10-12 dollars. I used my stash fabric and made her this quilt. Okay I fudged the cost but I justified it since it was for Laurie, the leader of the swap! Laurie wrote up the rules, assigned names, and created a private Face Book page where we all communicate with each other.
Since I was under a deadline, I actually FINISHED this quilt. I am great at making quilt TOPS but not so good at completing them. I was thrilled to finish one! You can read the original post here.
My favorite part was the color plotting and piecing of this quilt. I just love the vibrant colors. I added lots of reds and pinks since it was a February Love in a Box gift.
As you can see, Duke was a big help!
Duke is showing me where to cut the batting...
Laurie is a kindergarten teacher so I used some bus fabric
(above bottom right corner) as a shout out to Laurie!
In keeping with the "Love in a Box" theme, I quilted some
zig zag stitches around some of the boxes, randomly. It's also straight line quilted.
Duke tested the quilt, of course!
And now I present, my quilt photographer assistant!!
My teenager, just up from a nap, -look at that hair!- holding up the quilt for pictures!
What I received in February.
What I sent in March to a Cubs fan.
What I sent in April
What I received in March
I received beautiful frames in April (can't find the picture! ugh!)
Thanks for reading! Don't forget to go check out more blogs in the festival!
I'm off to work on a pillow for my June "Love in a Box"!
Kris
It's lovely to see this quilt again and Duke looks like such a good assistant!!
ReplyDeleteThat is so beautiful quilt! I love those bright colours and the pattern is great! Duke's bed is also really wonderful! x Teje
ReplyDeleteI love the sort of stained glass effect it has up against the window light. It is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI bet your friend Laurie loved it!
ReplyDeleteI love it when you can make a "free" quilt by using just fabrics from the stash.
Beautiful quilt! Your friend must have been thrilled! Give Dukie a little scratch from me for being such a great helper :)
ReplyDeleteThat's really pretty! I love how you "bent" the rules... :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning quilt - sounds like a fun swap!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt, Kris! I love the stained glass effect with the sun shining through!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie that Duke is. Love the quilt too. Very vibrant and fun!
ReplyDeleteI just adore your quilt. :) And I kinda wish dog bed WAS a category - that is too cute! Your dog and the dog bed.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! I love the quilt and love any picture of a dog wrapped up in a quilt too! Striking!!
ReplyDeleteLove your Love in a Box. Such bright beautiful colours!
ReplyDeleteLovely bright colours and so beautifully coordinating:))
ReplyDeleteI love the colors and how you designed them.
ReplyDeleteLove the tonal quality of this quilt! so very nice~
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt, Kris!
ReplyDeleteI love the pattern! The quilt looks really nice, I can see your doggy loves it too! :)
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