HELLO
Since we have 2 small dogs that sleep at the bottom of the bed I don't want them touching the actual bed quilt or sheets, so I buy cheap sheets, embroider strips, cut everything up into quilt blocks, and then put together to make an "illusion " of a quilt to cover up and protect the real thing (sheets and quilt) at night (sleep) time. It washes up beautifully every week and my quilt is nice and safe.
Oh the things we do for our beloved animals.
Karen

That's looks great.

If that's the cover you don't mind getting messed up by the dogs, I'd love to see the quilt underneath! I think it's really pretty!!

Yes, I agree, the things we do for our fur-children! :-)

Smart move and so pretty. I would like that for the REAL quilt:)

If I WOOF! and wag my tail, would you make one for me??? lol
That is as pretty as any REAL quilt!!

What machine and/or software did you use to make those blocks?! I need to get it!

lovely. good job

Wow! Your dogs have it made! LOL :)

Thanks for the kind words.

Have to admit this was really easy. Since I only used one color for the embroidery designs (I've had collected for over 10 years so sorry I don't know where I got them), each design only took 2 to 4 minutes to embroider. I used my Baby Lock BMP6. I cut one long strip of fabric and marked cutting lines, then just embroideed one after another - saved on stabilizer this way. And instead of using sewing machine to sew blocks together I used my serger - every block was even and now I have that nice fancy serger strong seam on the back.

There are times I don't take it off, so one day I just figured if I have to look at it, I should just make something nice. I used to just put one big sheet over the real quilt.

The hardest thing for me was doing the borders. With even and odd blocks I couldn't get the line up correct - that took me 4 days to figure out. First I just wanted solid alternating colors, wasn't happy, then I made those into triangles, wasn't happy, then I cut up those triangles and made more triangles. Then had to figure out how to "connect" the corners. But am happy with the final results.

Karen

Well, I won't be getting a BMP6. Actually, machine embroidery rarely interests me, but your blocks resemble sashiko, which I LOVE. But I really appreciate you explaining it and sharing this clever idea with us. Your bed cover is excellent on it's own, I can only imagine the quilt it's protecting. I love mangos, and a coworker once told me that the mangos here are what they feed to animals in her home country. I just thought, if these delicious mangos are considered animal feed there, the mangos people eat must be really heavenly!

WOW if that is just the dog cover up.... what is the real quilt.... that looks so nice I don't know that I would let my dogs on that!!!

That is why I buy, on sale, cheap flat sheets for about $5 each, then I don't worry about expensive material, and they work perfectly.
And, here is my ultimate lazy part. I cut a solid color of the sheet on all 4 sides for top/bottom and sides of bed - but I cut the hemmed part of the sheets for that - wa la, all 4 sides instantly hemmed. Amazing how creative we can be (hee hee)

Karen

ITA ... and am waiting to see the real quilt!
woof woof ... arf arf
and a bunch of wiggle-waggles too!!!!!
pant-pant-pant-pant

:)

Wow, that's beautiful!! REally good idea as well. I have a cat who sneezes (allergies) and you just gave me a great idea, thanks :)

Yep. Want to see the Real quilt, the cover is brilliant. And now I know what to do for my kitties who will sleep with me when I move to New Mexico. Guess I better get to stitching as everything is in Escrow (Thank God for answered prayers).

What a great idea!

Very Pretty cover up, my little yellow fur baby would be right on one of those pillows tho, making himself all comfy.

Guess I am a meanie...don't let my kitty on my bed..

My question is, how do you keep him off the bed. LOL

Wow. That is beautiful. And what a great idea. I need to make a lap size one for when my little dog sits on my lap, in the heat of the summer. I sit in the evenings, in an air conditioned room due to my asthma (so I can breathe when it's really humid) I cover up with a lightweight quilt my friend made for me. That would be something I can easily wash regularly. Thanks for the idea.
Kat