The Doggie Firefighter quilt is done! After I posted it as a WIP several days ago, I keep thinking about it. I really thought the design could still be improved more.
Today I did the quilting and the binding. The body of the quilt has a meandering quilting pattern with scattered stars. I slowed my quilting pace in the blue accent bars and did my best to make the meandering look like puzzle pieces. Since small children play with large piece puzzles, I think my young neighbor might find the quilting design fascinating when he gets older.
The binding fabric is a tiny dog paw pattern, gold feet on yellow back ground. It's a perfect finish for this Doggie Firefighter quilt!
This was an interesting project. I learned a lot about how to improve a design in the process of creating this quilt.
Now that the the sewing all finished, the quilt is in the washing machine, getting clean, soft and baby friendly!
I ended up adding one more vehicle appliqué--the yellow fire truck. And I dug in my stash and found red, yellow and green 3 inch squares. I trimmed the squares into hexagon shapes and added them as appliqués to make a stop light. That turned out to be a great addition to the design and adds some extra fun to the quilt.
Today I did the quilting and the binding. The body of the quilt has a meandering quilting pattern with scattered stars. I slowed my quilting pace in the blue accent bars and did my best to make the meandering look like puzzle pieces. Since small children play with large piece puzzles, I think my young neighbor might find the quilting design fascinating when he gets older.
The binding fabric is a tiny dog paw pattern, gold feet on yellow back ground. It's a perfect finish for this Doggie Firefighter quilt!
This was an interesting project. I learned a lot about how to improve a design in the process of creating this quilt.
Now that the the sewing all finished, the quilt is in the washing machine, getting clean, soft and baby friendly!