Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **Miriam C.** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:54 am

We need a place to show off the quilts. I'll start, this is my Red Swan quilt made for my Teardrop. It is just a top and still needs to be quilted. Winter fun.

The small swans are 8"x8" and the large is 16"x16". The quilt measures 82" square and is a perfect fit for the bed area.

by **mfkaplan** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:06 pm

Love the swans. Is there any significants to the swans. My quilt is still rolling around my thoughts. Iv'e collected a whole lot of travel themed fabric. Not sure what pattern maybe attic windows. I also want a bunch of throw pillows. I did use some of the licence plate fabric for the curtains.

Mary
Mom's Nest

by **Miriam C.** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:49 pm

Mary, Attic Windows with travel fabric will be pretty. No significance to swans I just like them. When the Swan Lake Barbie came out I bought all the grandaughters one and made my oldest grandaughter a blue and white with the swans. Hers is a diamond pattern and is very nice.

Can't wait to see yours posted here. :thumbsup:

by **Mary K** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:52 am

WOW!!! Very Nice Aunit M! :thumbsup:

Can I send you my favorite quilt to fix!!! :lol:

I'v had it for 25 years and it looks it, but I love it, cool in the summer warm in the winter!!!

Mk

by **doug hodder** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:45 am

Miriam...here's what I've done for the Rocketear...lower right on the gray is the American flag on a pole...I have all the planet names quilted into it, rocketships, aliens, and some of the more famous quotes from the space program, even Neil Armstrongs boot print...Doug

by **Miriam C.** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:09 pm

Oh that is so going to go with the rocketear. I love the bright colors with the gray. :thumbsup:

So where is the back? I was hoping for the stiching too.

by **asianflava** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:18 pm

Did you include Pluto?

by **doug hodder** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:18 pm

Yup Rocky....I did include Pluto...as well as Uranus...now that is 1 planet that is the "butt" of jokes....I know some of you out there have quilts in your tears...got pics? Doug

by **bledsoe3** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:45 pm

What I was amazed to find out is how much a quilt can be worth. :shock:

My mother-in-law is very good at quilting. She took one in to have the quilting? done (is that where they sew in the pattern). The lady offered her $3K for it. That was about 5 years ago. It was a gift she was making for my daughter so she declined.

I told her she should have sold it.

by **Ma3tt** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:47 pm

Doug, two questions..... do you sleep? and is there anything you don't do?

by **doug hodder** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:40 am

No...the quilt keeps me awake at night, and I refuse to pay for something that I think I might be able to learn or do...I'm Scottish...Doug

by **Joanne** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:17 pm

Hi Miriam,

Your quilt is absolutely beautiful! I'm envious of your skills. :shock:

I'm just finishing the top to my first-ever quilt. It's just random blocks but I really needed the sewing practice. I have some beautiful frabric for a future quilt, but I'm going to do at least one more (probably the Dawg quilt) before I start cutting into that fabric.

I'm fortunate to have a friend who has a long-arm quilting machine at his house. I have the back almost put together and the batting is sitting in a chair right next to me. I just have to take the time to finish it. I'll post a picture of the top in the next day or so.

Joanne

Miriam C. wrote:We need a place to show off the quilts. I'll start, this is my Red Swan quilt made for my Teardrop. It is just a top and still needs to be quilted. Winter fun.

by **Joanne** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:23 pm

Hey Doug,

Those aren't real pictures on your quilt!! They were taken at some super secret sound stage..... Ooops. Wrong forum. I should be posting that one on the Foil Hat forum. :lol:

Your quilt is just perfect for your trailer. It's really going to complement and tie together the whole Rocketear theme.

Joanne

doug hodder wrote:Miriam...here's what I've done for the Rocketear...lower right on the gray is the American flag on a pole...I have all the planet names quilted into it, rocketships, aliens, and some of the more famous quotes from the space program, even Neil Armstrongs boot print...Doug

by **Miriam C.** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:26 pm

That is nice to hear. I sure wish I had a friend with a machine. Mine will be hand quited if I ever find a material to make a back with. :roll:

If not I will be making another real fast. :lol:

by **Dean in Eureka, CA** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:39 pm

TDN said, "No", to the idea of me buying a sewing machine and something about obsessive compulsive or something along those lines...
Only caught part of it, 'cause I was thinking about all the cool awnings and side enclosures that I could do for the tear with one.

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