Minecraft Quilt - finally finished!
 

Some of you might look at this and think, "What on earth is that?" I know I would have a few months ago!

Minecraft, for the uninitiated, is computer game - a bit like 3D Lego that my DGS loves. DD thought I could make a quilt as it's "all squares" (non quilter, lol).

Not so easy - as you will see on my previous post here and SlightyOffQuilter responded to my plea by creating a pattern on her EQ7.

It was a challenge, I can tell you, particularly the two that have 256 1" squares............ You should be able to spot the blocks I made first as the points become more 'off', the longer I did it and the more I lost the will to live, lol.

Anyway - here it is. Thanks for looking!

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Outstanding. He will love it. And the border fabric is perfect.

WOW that is very interesting. Love it.

How Awesome is that! I have a Minecraft addict in my home and he has wanted me to do one for him. You have set the bar high. I love the border fabric and how it looks pixilated. Do you know what it is? I'd love to use it also.

SlightlyOffQuilter, You are the best also! Thank you so much for working up the pattern on EQ7. I did a search and found it. I know it's a copyrighted game but wish you could sell your pattern, your version is perfect.

Awsome!/lissa

Thank you! I actually bought this from y'all - eBay US, lol! It's by Makower UK (go figure) and the selvage says '3202 Metroplolis small squares'. I've got just over a yard left if you get stuck. Don't think it's a recent print.

What a great finish! Bet your DGS loves it!

What a keepsake and a great story as i read this thread.

What a sweet thing to do for your grandson. It came out perfect :-)

nicely done

You did an amazing job on this!

I just showed my GS and he said "Oh I like that !!" and he knew exactly what it was. I hope he doesn't think I should make him one.

OMG YAY ! I am sooo thrilled to see it all finished ! You did an outstanding job ! I am so glad that I was able to help you with the design, but you took a very simple picture only layout and made it shine ! Very awesome !

That looks great! Today I am making a Minecraft cake for my grandson (his request). All I can say is...I think I should stick to quilting! LOL

You should name this quilt, "What I did for love!" My dgs would love it too, but . . . geesh

Love it, hope my grandchildren don't see this!!!

Oh my gosh, it came out wonderful! Love it. Thanks for the photo.

This is wonderful. I really like the colors used! Love the border fabric also.

That's quite an impressive sword you made there. Nice work. Your DGS is going to LOVE it.

He will love it..what a great job you did!

very cute!!!!

Oh my gosh my son would love this! He is a mine craft addict spending every free minute on the computer. This quilt is fantastic! What a special gift

I cannot show my boys this or I will be pestered until I make them each one!

Still don't have a clue what Minecraft is ... all grand-daughters here --- but that is a great quilt !!!!

That is wonderful. Both my little Grandsons just love minecraft. They play it all the time. Even my daughter (their Mum) gets into it with them. They would both love this quilt.

You did a great job

Don't know what the " game" is ....in my mind these computer games are much like computerized slot machine you see adult addicted too...can't beat a computer!

But your quilt is outstanding...a true study in patience and determination and all those other character building adjectives.....just give me some HSTs to do!

I think it turned out great!! You did a super job!

Aren't the members of this board wonderful? It seems someone is always willing to go the extra mile to help. Great job "SlightyOffQuilter" for helping a quilting friend in need. The quilt came out great.............what we don't do for those grand kids!

He's going to love it. I didn't see anything slightly off.

Impressive! I have a mine craft guy in our house as well. The border fabric is perfect for it!

Wow you did a great job !

Very cool.

I love it. Very cute.

Knitette, I'm so glad that you posted this picture of your quilt. I am in the process of gathering fabrics for my Mindcraft quilt for my DGS. Your's is wonderful - you did a fantastic job. I wonder if it would work to use the Watercolor Fusible Grid to sew the squares. I don't want to lose my mind or life as you suggested could be a result:). Sewing squares together really isn't as easy as it looks to get all those seams perfect. I believe that the fusible grid only comes in size 2 inches (or smaller), so my blocks would end up being only 12 inches vs. 16 inches. If anyone has experience with that product, I'd be interested in hearing their review.

Cool quilt! I'm sure your DGS will love it.

Tell me about it, lol! I've no idea if the fusible would work - perhaps someone else can help. The key, I would say, is organisation. As you can see from the photos below, I firstly sorted on my design wall, took them off in order and numbered the piles to be sewn with beads from a craft store.

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Place a pin in the left hand block so you know the order.

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Numbered piles ready to go

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Ready to sew together.

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I did the small squares vertically - half at a time!

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If you need help, let me know. Good luck!

Thank you again! Your tips are very helpful; I did more research and found a thread about the fusible grid here on this site ~ it doesn't seem to be as easy as I would have expected. I'll definitely follow your lead and advice. I'm really impressed with how well you matched those seams!
Carol

Great job...It will be loved I am sure..