Wednesday, May 29, 2013

A is for Attitude


In March, 2013 Craftsy.com sponsored its first ever quilting cruise. They provided us with four great instructors. Each one taught us a different technique. Pam Holland taught us how to make a quilted alphabet book. This was our first block entitled "A is for Attitude". Pam has written a book entitled "The Adventures of the Amazing Alphabet" and has created a different character for each letter. Her website is www.pamhollanddesignsandproductions.com if you want to check out her quilts, which are amazing. I enjoyed learning the technique of creating a pattern and then tracing it onto my background fabric. You then either color in the areas you want hi-lited with colored pencil or use textile marking pens. You then quilt around everything to make it more pronounced. I would like to make all the letters for my grandchildren, but I think it would take me forever and a day, so this may be my last attempt at letter quilts. The quilt measures 8.5" x 11". I have two granddaughters, Angelica and Alivia so one of them may get this little quilt. Comments are welcome.

5 comments:

  1. Your A definitely has attitude!

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  2. The striped stockings remind me of Pippi Longstocking, who definitely had Attitude!

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  3. I've seen these letters before but never as a completed project. our "A" is certainly fun!

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  4. This little being surely has attitude! And the striped stockings are terrific.

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  5. Thanks for showing both the drawing and the colored in quilt. The coloring really brings the figure to life.

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