I decided to do the quilt in flannel, which is one of my favorite fabrics to work with. So I washed it all and then ironed it out so I could start cutting it.
Then I started measuring it and cut it all into strips.
Next was taking all those strips and cutting them further into the squares that I would be working with to create the designs. It took a while, but I eventually had all my squares cut out.
Then I got out the sewing machine and started putting together my blocks. I decided the easiest way to do it would be to first put it into 3x3 blocks and then sew those together to create rows and then sew the rows together. Here's a couple of the first shots. Me and my wife are doing this one together and we've been getting pretty good at it, she will get the squares out and pass them to me and I will start to sew them together and while I'm doing that she takes what I have sewn already and irons it and pins it together with the next piece and sets it inline to be sewn together. It's worked pretty well.
Last Saturday we spent most of the day sewing and we finished the first side. Here is a picture of that.
If you're not sure what this is yet, its Mario, in the Raccoon (or Tanooki) suit from Super Mario 3. The backside will be put together like this side and will feature the statue that Mario can turn into with this suit. It should be pretty awesome looking.
Soon we will begin on the second side and then all we have to do is finish up the borders and and then sew it all together. So far it has been a lot of fun and I might even try to do a few more quilts or even see if there is a want for quilts to be commissioned or something like that. We will have to see.
I'd love to hear what you all think of our progress so far. Have a fantastic day and I'll catch everyone next time.
