Jimmy's Superhero Quilt
High above the city..
the Superheroes assemble!
Na-na na-na na-na na-na
BATMAN!
And Robin and Green Lantern and Iron Man and Hulk and Superman and Thor and Spiderman and Captain Americaaaa!
The quilt backing is two different superhero fabrics.
With the leftovers, I made a couple of pillowcases.
I'm so happy with how this quilt turned out!
I've been wanting to make a pixelated quilt for a long time, so making this was a lot of fun to try. I used up almost all of my solids stash.
This quilt was definitely time consuming, from cutting to sewing, each block took about 3 hours to complete. The characters are big too, 19" x 28". After debating about how to put them together, I decided to frame each block with a thin black border to make them look like a comic strip.
I quilted it on my machine and my lines are REALLY "organic" in places, haha!! Machine quilting is not my forte, so don't zoom in too close, ok?
The Robin block is my favorite. I think it's his fun green mask! So cute!
This quilt measures 66" x 87"
It is, quite possibly, my favorite thing ever!! It makes me so happy and I really hope Jimmy likes it, too.
I can't wait to give it to Jimmy for his birthday party tomorrow!
It's gonna be SUPER! :)
Linking up with Finish it Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts
So much fun! I love all the characters! Backing is perfect! I can't let my 26 year old son see this...
ReplyDeleteWOW! Awesome quilt! I totally agree with your decision to frame them in black and the quilting you chose is perfect!
ReplyDeleteThat turned out awesome! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Alissa! I just love it!
DeleteWhat fun up on the roof! Jimmy is going to be so special to own this fabulous quilt. I just can't believe you made it so fast and it is just so great. Love this so much!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love this! And now I want to make one for myself!
ReplyDeleteThis is really cute! What a special Aunt you are!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kara!
DeleteSo adorable!
ReplyDeleteadorable!
ReplyDeleteWhere did you find the pattern?
ReplyDeleteHi Melissa, I worked these blocks out on graph paper. If you scroll back through my blog posts you'll see how I did it!
DeleteWant to be my aunt???
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is great and so quirky. Love it!
Haha! Thank you! :)
DeleteOH. MY. GOODNESS! How did I miss this? This is the best, Jen. I really do love it. And admire that you drew up these blocks yourself. Girlfriend.... You really aught to sell this as a pattern. It is just perfect!!!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Not sure how I ended up here (gotta love random web surfing) but I'm so glad I did, this is amazing!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! You did such a fabulous job. Lucky nephew.
ReplyDeleteOh this quilt is fantastic!!! LOVE IT!!
ReplyDeletePS: I really like your quliting too....the perfect balance of moment, but doesn't distract from theme of characters.
DeletePS: I really like your quliting too....the perfect balance of moment, but doesn't distract from theme of characters.
DeleteOh this quilt is fantastic!!! LOVE IT!!
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