Friday, February 1, 2013

Double Finish!

The salesman at the Bat Mobile dealership was pretty excited that I stopped by to ask if he'd mind letting me use the yellow vehicle for a quilt photo shoot. Beings that he was a bit worried that the quilts might scratch the paint, I assured him that they were nice and soft!  (That last sentence is the absolute truth!) I'm guessing he doesn't own any quilts himself.
 The bat mobile is certainly "perfect", but you really can't see the quilts that well. So onto something a little more mundane, but probably more sensible...a fence!
 I think of these fun quilts as fraternal twins: alike but different...
 I made this quilt first, adding random irregular pieces around the frames of each block. I like the "pow" factor of the wonky strips and love how well the method accents the Batman fabrics.They sort of look like comic book pages, don't you think? 
For the quilting, I tried a sort of honey comb (the top quilt below) and am not really sure that I like it that well, but wanted something easy, quick and widely spaced, making for a   cuddly quilt. 
 For the twin quilt, I chose four different greys for the background and shaded them dark to light. The batman fabrics are the same but I used a simpler frame and scissors to cut the strips so they are a bit more wavy than in the first quilt. The quilting is similar: flowing vertical lines (see the lower quilt above) which I prefer over the first.
 Leftover Batman yardage was used for the binding and I like the way that it frames the grey background. I forgot to take a picture of the backing but you can see it here if you're interested. My grandsons, Oliver and Ezra, have birthdays just 4 days apart in early February. I hope that they have many years of enjoyment cuddling with these quilts.
I know that I sure got lots of enjoyment making them! I'm also pretty excited about having two finishes in the month of January to start 2013 out right!
Today, I'm linking with Lily Quilts for the start of a Fresh Sewing Day!
Lily's Quilts


14 comments:

  1. The boys will have great fun with these- Batman cloaks, perhaps?!!

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  2. Holy Batman, it's a great quilt(s)! Kapow!

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  3. These turned out so great!!! What lucky boys!

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  4. These are so cute and fun! Love that first pic.

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  5. what fantastic quilts! I'm not normally a fan of novelty fabrics, but these are really great!

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  6. Your photo spots are great! How did you get the quilts to stay on the fence for pics? As for the quilts... well, I can sure tell they were a huge labor of love. The way you chose to set off the focus fabrics suits the fabric and a boy quilt. I'm so impressed with your creativity. The quilting looks like it suits too. Very well done, all around. Hope you taught that Bat Mobile fella a thing or two about quilts!

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  7. The really are perfect in every way, if you ask me!

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  8. These are just awesome quilts!!!! Zow! Bam!

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  9. Fabulous times two! These boys are very lucky! Love everything about these cool and playful quilts. Congratulations on TWO finishes!
    ; )

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  10. Hi!!! Both quilts are wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing!!! Your little guys will love them!!!

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  11. What great quilts for boys, I just became a new follower

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  12. Super cute! Hah scratch the paint...how bout get the quilts dirty?! That guy needs some edumacation!

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  13. These are just great quilts, Carla! And your photo ops are very inventive. I'm sure they will be very well loved.

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