09 October 2009

Quilt Festival

Here is my quilt for the quilt festival. This is the second quilt I made and the first one to get professionally quilted. I made this for my sons 13th birthday, just over 1 year ago. The main fabric is a batik with lizards. My son loved dinosaurs from the age of 4 and wanted to be a paleontologist. As he got older his interests widened to reptiles. Last summer he did a 3 week college course on Reptiles and Amphibians of Missouri. This quilt is a Terry Atkinson design called Tic Tac MO. As we are Australians living in Missouri for 3 years it is the perfect quilt design.

I just realised this is the third quilt I made if I count my little Australian wall hanging. Oops
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25 comments:

  1. CindyOctober 9, 2009 at 7:16 AM

    One of my favorites. I made this quilt for my son-in-law in red, white and blue with baseball fabric several years ago. Your looks great!

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  2. NancyOctober 9, 2009 at 12:20 PM

    um...I would like to know where you found the sun??? It is still raining here....

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  3. AimeeOctober 9, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    I really like this. I have two boys and know it can be hard to sew for them sometimes as opposed to my girls. This is so nice!

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  4. CarolOctober 9, 2009 at 2:51 PM

    I'm impressed. My first quilts were super simple.

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  5. SaraOctober 9, 2009 at 7:31 PM

    Cool quilt - love the lizard batiks...

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  6. Stephanie HughesOctober 9, 2009 at 8:05 PM

    this is a great quilt...you were made to do this. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. marlene@ByTheSeamOctober 9, 2009 at 8:46 PM

    The quilt is great. I love Batiks myself. I like your blog name, very cool.

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  8. Nancy PageOctober 10, 2009 at 8:55 AM

    It is truly a boys quilt. You did a great job on it. He will enjoy it for a long time.

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  9. UnknownOctober 10, 2009 at 10:00 AM

    I adore the lizards! I'm a gecko fiend myself so that is wonderful.

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  10. tirane93October 10, 2009 at 10:32 AM

    very nice quilt, made even better by the significance of the pattern and fabrics. what a delight!

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  11. Lynn EOctober 10, 2009 at 12:17 PM

    I have never seen lizardy batiks before. Please do share your shopping grounds! Its a fun quilt with that fabric.

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  12. RhondiOctober 10, 2009 at 1:24 PM

    A great quilt for a boy!

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  13. Quilter422October 11, 2009 at 3:35 AM

    beautiful colors, i'll bet your son just loves it!

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  14. Rene'October 11, 2009 at 7:50 AM

    Very cool quilt. I love batiks. Thanks for sharing.

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  15. Granny LynOctober 11, 2009 at 8:14 AM

    This is one he'll be able to use for years, not too "young" with the colors you chose,,,great entry!

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  16. KathyOctober 11, 2009 at 10:24 AM

    Your son's quilt turned out very well. I like this classic look of the blocks and I bet he loves the fabric! It's a winner for all!

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  17. Paula, the quilterOctober 11, 2009 at 11:15 AM

    I bet he loves this quilt too!

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  18. MiriOctober 11, 2009 at 2:13 PM

    Great quilt...love the colors and the crisp graphic look!

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  19. Victoria Findlay WolfeOctober 11, 2009 at 6:54 PM

    fun batiks!! nice job!

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  20. Gigi's ThimbleOctober 11, 2009 at 7:59 PM

    Very stunning! What a thoughtful and beautiful gift for you to give your son. Great job!

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  21. JocelynOctober 12, 2009 at 8:31 PM

    Very lovely quilt.


    Jocelyn
    http://happycottagequilter.blogspot.com/

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  22. AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 9:39 PM

    Beautiful quilt. I hope your son enjoys it for many years to come.

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  23. ShereeOctober 13, 2009 at 6:41 PM

    REally fantastic job!!

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  24. VivianOctober 14, 2009 at 12:08 PM

    What a fun quilt. Aren't Terry Atkinson patterns just the best? I love her clear directions. This pattern showcases the lizard fabric so well. Well done!

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  25. ParisMaddyOctober 15, 2009 at 1:38 PM

    Terrific boys quilt and a great job!

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