I love the elephants!!! I think it would be okay for a baby quilt......it is beautiful!

Well I finally finished this quilt. it has been so slow as both DH and myself have been unwell since Christmas- I was even too ill to visit Ruby(my machine :o) and have not been online for a while either.
Soo I finally decided to use the Minky fabric on the back and finished the free motion quilting myself as best as I could. The quilt was very heavy to manouvre!
Anyway I posted up a few pics of the finished quilt. It was my first proper design too lol The only problem is I have no grandkids to pass this onto!I am still living in hope :rolleyes:
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I'm so glad you finished it! It is super cute. I love your quilting. Well done! I just really love it.

Thankyou SheriR that is really kind of you-I have to be honest though- there are a few things I might have done differently lol if I was doing this again(always wise afterwards!) I would think twice about using the minky with all the free motion as I found it really hard, I dont know if that is my age or not but I found it hard to drag around :o, and I would have really liked to have 'puffed up' the elephants a little- possibly using a polyester filling may have helped, or some other method...what do you all think?

I love this board- it is so great for all the support and help. I dont think I would have been half as adventurous otherwise!

Very cute..

Irishphoenix,
Omg! That is beautiful. My husband loves elephants. He thinks they are one of the most majestic creatures on earth.

It is beautiful...the fabric/design and especially the quilting. I think you have quilted very sympathetically....there is a certain soft sculptural look about it...highlights the elephants perfectly. Hope you feel stronger soon....You are like many of us....living in hope of grandchildren:). I keep telling them, unless they hurry up, we will be too old to babysit.

Fussy?? Heavens knows there's a kid out there who'd love this quilt.
Congrats on a job well done.

Question???? How many hours did it take to fussy cut the elephants? The fabric you chose are just perfect for your design.

That is just absolutely beautiful and I love your ELEPHANTS where did you get them from please, if you don't mind.

Oh thanks everyone, I just love this board, yes it has taken me longer to get over this winter flu and chest infection than i thought it would. I was so glad to get into my sewing room (well my son's old bedroom anyway lol) and finish this.

Chasing Hawk- I love elephants as well and have one or two of the little dears around the place- not real ones just carvings etc

Hi Earthwalker- thankyou for that- interestingly I was a sculptor in another life so maybe thats why!!I dont know why are they so slow with grandkids!!!! I only have the one son so no pressure there then :D

Grannie Annie- Hi and thanks for your kind comments...well I appliqued the elephants and used Bondaweb and then cut the Elephants out freehand once I had ironed on the Bondaweb. They are 12 inch blocks and the elephants were a bit tricky to cut around the tail because it is so thin but I had them all done in an evening TG!!

Heather- they are called Karavan Marrakeck by Valori Wells -Freespirit fabrics. You can also get them in flannel. I got mine from the Fabric Shack but I am not sure I think they only have the pink flannel ones now. I think they are so cute and happy elephants. Fabric.com also has them but I cant get them shipped to Ireland from this firm as they dont send via USPS -its very expensive using their postal service. xx

Wonderful quilt! Looks fantastic! :)