Pokey Little Puppy Warm Wishes
08-15-2012, 02:28 PM
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I am so stealing this idea!! I have these panels & some of the matching fabric that looks like the inside cover of the Golden books. thi swas my favorite book when I was little...and with our first great grandchild on the way...this will work perfectly! if it's a boy, I'll also steal your color combo...and if a girl...I' substitute the blue for pink!
I bought the fabric for me...but I think this will give it even more special meaning...having it for a great grandbaby!
Thanks for the great idea!
I bought the fabric for me...but I think this will give it even more special meaning...having it for a great grandbaby!
Thanks for the great idea!
I had a college intern working for me this summer and she is expecting a little boy in September. I made her a simple Warm Wishes quilt using the Pokey Little Puppy fabric panel that was meant to make a fabric book. It was one of the Little Golden Books fabric releases to celebrate the 65th anniversary of these books. I used the cover and the 12 pages from the book. There was a page with the classic "This Little Golden Book Belongs to" and I embroidered the baby's name there for the back quilt label. I included a copy of the actual book with the quilt, along with a few other books.
One thing I've found in working with panels is that they are not always straight, and cutting even blocks can be challenging. It can get worse if you prewash/dry. Although I always prewash my fabric, I did not for this panel. I carefully squared up each block and then washed the final quilt with a color catcher.
One thing I've found in working with panels is that they are not always straight, and cutting even blocks can be challenging. It can get worse if you prewash/dry. Although I always prewash my fabric, I did not for this panel. I carefully squared up each block and then washed the final quilt with a color catcher.
08-15-2012, 04:40 PM
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Thank you all for your kind comments. Apparently I'm not the only one who loved Little Golden Books!
Quilting Jaguar, I ordered the panel from Fabric.com
http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail....9-44bf8bb1fb9a
It is available on some other sites if you do a Google search. I think this panel, as well as Saggy Baggy Elephant, Shy Little Kitten and a few others were also released last year. There are some coordinating fabrics as well, but I didn't order any, instead using some things from my stash.
Quilting Jaguar, I ordered the panel from Fabric.com
http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail....9-44bf8bb1fb9a
It is available on some other sites if you do a Google search. I think this panel, as well as Saggy Baggy Elephant, Shy Little Kitten and a few others were also released last year. There are some coordinating fabrics as well, but I didn't order any, instead using some things from my stash.
08-15-2012, 05:02 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Merritt Island, FL
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Imitation is the greatest form of flattery. Have you noticed how many comments are along the lines of wanting to make a quilt just like yours? Well, me too since there are 2 great grands in the near future and I know that the mommas would just love one like yours.
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