In honor of Worldwide Quilting Day I stopped by my favorite quilt shop yesterday, Patchwork Plus in Dayton, and purchased some basting pins and Aurifil thread. Actually, I had a $25 freebie gift certificate from the shop which was expiring this weekend, and it was a case of "use it or lose it!"
What I'm sewing today...my second Very Hungry Caterpillar Quilt. The first one I made in 2009 and was a birthday gift for my then one-year old grandson, Ethan.
You can read about my finding the Caterpillar fabric at our local quilt shop in a previous post, and I was so excited that I bought enough to make a quilt for each of my four children's first child...and also ordered the Very Hungry Caterpillar book by Eric Carle to go with each quilt.
This quilt sandwich is already basted with three layers, and today I'll be finishing up the quilting. It is so colorful and fun to work on...and especially when I know a darling grandchild will be the recipient of a quilt sewn by Granny Deb:
While I was browsing in Patchwork Plus yesterday, of all things...I spotted this Very Hungry Caterpillar bag!!! This would be perfect for gifting the quilt in, right?!
Unfortunately, I found out the bag wasn't for sale and was just an example to show what else you could do with the fabric...and of course, they sold the bag patterns. But I'm not a garment or accessory sewer, so making this bag is a little out of my league. Maybe if I contacted the owner, she would make an exception.
The backing on my caterpillar quilt happens to be the same as the center panel fabric on the bag above. I love that it says Very Hungry Caterpillar on it!
While at the shop I also picked up this brochure about Following the Barn Quilt Trail. I was immediately interested!:
So in honor of Worldwide Quilting Day today, I will be printing off my ticket to go hear Suzi Parron speak about her travels all over the country and to introduce her new book Following the Barn Quilt Trail. Fun!
Well, since it's Quilting Day, I'd better wrap up this post and get started on some sewing! How will you celebrate Quilting Day?
~Deb
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Oh, Deb - that is the cutest quilt and one of my favorite books. I have a copy on the bookshelf in my sewing room/guest room. My cousin, Karen, who lives in upstate Michigan has a quilt pattern on the front of her barn and is part of the barn quilt trail there. Enjoy your quilting!
Posted by: Barbara J. | Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 04:40 PM
HI DEAR DEB: LE ENVIE UN MENSAJE POR GMAIL ¿LE LLEGO? ESPERO QUE ME PUEDA CONTESTAR HERMANA. ME ENCANTA SU TRABAJO SEGURAMENTE QUE SU PROXIMO NIETO/A, ESTARA FELIZ DE USAR ALGO HECHO POR SU ABUELITA. BLESSINGS.
Posted by: ANA | Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 05:16 PM
Hi Deb! The little quilt is adorable and I'm sure it will be loved to pieces. You're such a nice grandmother.
Have a great weekend!
Toni
Posted by: Toni | Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 09:18 PM
I'm celebrating quilt day by reading your blog post about quilting. :) Seriously though, I'm looking forward to seeing your finished quilt and it being used by a certain cute little grandson we both know and love.
Posted by: victoria | Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 10:57 PM
What a sweet quilt! and gift! I loved reading Eric Carle's books to my daughter when she was little!
I saw a barn quilt today...sadly I almost missed the perfect view of Table Rock Mountain by viewing the barn quilt instead. Thankfully I looked up in time. LOL It's on Hwy 11.
Posted by: Tammy | Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 03:05 PM
I am sure Andrew will love the quilt from his Granny Deb.
When we drive Allison to school at Pfeiffer University we see a couple quilts on barns.So cool to see.It is a very rural drive going through the mountains to get to Misenheimer,NC.
Posted by: Tammy C | Monday, March 20, 2017 at 04:42 PM
Out here in the Bay Area drumming my fingers, and waiting for a new post! 🤔😉
Posted by: Cathy | Saturday, April 01, 2017 at 10:25 AM