Thread: Elephant Quilt

My aunt loves elephants and would like me to make her an elephant bed quilt. I haven't found any fabric that wasn't too juvenile or not easily fussy cut, but I recently found a paper pieced elephant pattern that I modified and really love. How can this pattern be enlarged to make a quilt center or is there a way to make templates to achieve this? I've only been quilting off and on for one year and I never seem to find simple projects.

Any help or comments are appreciated.

1st attempt at my modified pp elephant

That's a really neat elephant. Can you enlarge the paper pieced pattern? Either in pieces or take it to Kinko's and get it enlarged? I love the fabrics you used!

thanks

I just inlarge mine on the copier, Just make sure it doesn't distort to much. Or you could use a large piece of paper and draw it out. Breaking it down into squares . It sounds hard but it's really easy, or I wouldn't be able to do it.

I took mine to staples and had it enlarged until it was big enough 200% wasn't quite enough to make a center but 250% would have been just right ( mine had long rays on it so 300% should make elephant just right.)
They charge by the size i paid 7$

What a cute pattern! I am always making things bigger
I just measure the pieces and draw them out on newpaper end roll. But getting them enlarged on a copy machine would be sooo much easier.

http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/064-jqz.jsp

this link came in my email today on enlarging blocks.
Good luck!!

Cool! You could do the elephant in grey moda marble and have it look like elephant skin. Maybe use a darker gray for the ears.

Very cute! How many blocks are you going to have in the whole quilt?

It'll be very special!

M

How about doing lots of elephants, all in different colors????