Frog Quilt

  Dude, where has the time gone? I got sucked into the holidays, dealt with the girls having massive colds, then found myself with fatigue and a touch of writer's block. However, I finished a few projects, one big and a few small, and I'm ready to write again.

I like frogs. My maternal grandmother collected frog figurines and when she passed away, my mom gave me some of her collection. I've expanded it a bit and have some froggy touches around the house. Naturally, when I saw the "Infrognito" quilt pattern, I had to have it. I decided to go with a different color combination, opting for more greens, blues and purples. I got a bunch of batik fat quarters, grabbed by rotary cutter and went to town.

From Minus Minions

I think this is one of my favorite projects ever. I love the color combinations, the whimsy, and how soft it is. I used a double thickness of a low-loft batting, so my hand-quilting stitches aren't nest and tiny, but the payoff is how cozy and warm the quilt is. It's perfect for curling up on the couch. I stitched in the ditch, so there are fun outlines of frogs on the back.

It went together pretty easily. The shapes are all straight lines, making rotary cutting easy. The big frog and all the eyes are attached with fusible webbing. I drew the eye details, like the pupil, with fabric marker.

From Minus Minions

 I might have to make this again, with other colors.