A few months back I asked for help regarding finding kelly green flannel. I also wondered if one could mix types of fabrics when making a quilt. I had previously either made quilts all out of
flannel or all out of quilters cotton fabric. I received a lot of great answers from many of you. Thanks to everyone who responded. I decided to use blocks of fleece, chenille, and soft raised dotted fleece. I used natural cotton batting and backed the quilt with fleece. I am attaching 2 pictures. My 12 year old granddaughter was very pleased with her new quilt!

Great quilt, the textures of the different fabrics make it unique, I can see why your granddaughter is pleased

Thanks so much. I appreciate your comment. I was a little apprehensive about mixing fabrics, but the more I worked with it, the more fun I had making it and I liked the mixture of textures.

I think that is one awesome quilt!!!!!!!!!! You are awesome to be so brave and venture into uncharted waters! You rock!

You were brave to try that, it looks super!

cool

Thanks, Nursie76. Who knows what I will try next? :)

Whatever it is, I am sure it will be great!

Love it and all the different textures of fabric :mrgreen: I can see why she loves it :thumbup:

Thanks, Susie. Besides being a little scary.... it was fun. :)

Thanks, Sharon. :)

Thanks, mrspete. :)

That looks just wonderful to snuggle under. I bet you love it.

Very nice. Looks nice and cozy!!!

Thanks, Jackie. It feels so good that others (besides my granddaughter) appreciate my efforts. Sometimes I feel badly that I don't do handmade quilts, I only do machine quilting. But, it's what I am able to do. :)

Thanks, Gayle, and thank your children for their service to our country. They are very much appreciated by me and so many other Americans. The picture of your quilt looks very intricate and beautiful. :)

I love all the textures!

Thanks, Lisa. Since I was only using two colors (my granddaughter's school colors), I needed something to make it interesting. :)

very nice

Thanks so much. The quilt in your picture looks beautiful. :-D

What a wonderful visual effect :thumbup:

Very pretty !!! You did a great job !!!

really cute

Love the color and it just looks so cuddly.

Your quilt looks great!!
I love putting different textures together for children's quilts!!

it's delicious looking. tell us about the backing you used. AND tell us how old she is. (i came in late. you may have answered already and i missed it)

Hi, butterflywing. I made this quilt for my oldest granddaughter's 12th birthday. Last fall I had made a quilt for my youngest granddaughter (7 yrs old) who was undergoing back surgery. After seeing the new quilt for her sister, my 11 year old granddaughter told her mom that it had been a long time since I had made her a quilt. I took that as my que that she was in "need" of a new quilt. :) Her mom thought using her school colors would be the best since she has been on their jump rope team for several years. She wanted it to be soft and her mom suggested flannel. However, I couldn't find any kelly green flannel anywhere online or in stores. So, I opted for mixing textures and fabrics. The backing is out of the kelly green fleece. It was challenging but fun and she was so, so pleased. Thanks for asking. :)

you did a wonderful job. she must be very happy. and it's a pattern she'll never outgrow. a big-girl pattern.

Thanks again. By the way, I love your quote about flying as high as you can.:)

sometimes it works. sometimes you get shot down. yo do what you can do. thank you.

lovely quilt which i am sure your granddaughter will treasure!

Thanks for your kind comment. :)

Very, very nice, I love the textures!!! I bet it's soooo soft to snuggle with too!
:) :)