Swimming themed quilt
I want to make a quilt for a young lady whose only interest (right now) is her swim team. Any ideas for a quilt. I was hoping to just use a swimming motif fabric for backing, so far no luck finding that fabric.
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There are paper pieced bathing suit patterns I think on the net. There are also good water fabrics. If you can find a fabric with bathing suits on it, Warm Wishes pattern would work.
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A friend did a almost jelly roll race quilt with blues and whites to represent the water. Then she appliquéd a figure swimming in black in one corner. It was very effective.
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I was thinking of the Monkey wrench quilt and saw this one:
https://www.google.com/search?q=swim...YOqMpuHLe2M%3A |
I can do this one (WW). Let's hope I can find a swimming fabric on my next trip to the city. Can't risk shopping on line. We are expecting a postal strike (hopefully not). I have two baby quilts to mail. The babies will be grown if this keeps dragging out.
Originally Posted by Tartan
(Post 7598231)
There are paper pieced bathing suit patterns I think on the net. There are also good water fabrics. If you can find a fabric with bathing suits on it, Warm Wishes pattern would work.
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true4uca, I am not sure where on the Island you live and which are your local quilt shops. I am in the Cowichan Valley.
When I was in Parksville picking up the Row by Row kit, I noticed that they have lots of beach theme fabrics. I did not look too closely, but they may have something more closely related to swimming. I will be heading up Island midweek to pick up some more row by rows, I will ask about swimming related fabrics for you. Michelle |
How about a thousand fish?
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When I think swimming, I think beach, which leads to flip flops. I know there is a pattern for flip flop blocks. But I also really like the jelly roll race with a black silhouette swimmer idea too. That could be really effective.
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Swim team, to me, says swimming pool VS beach theme. Almost all those ManiacQuilter2 posted could be changed from fish to swimmer.
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