Papa's Pride

Well, once again I am under the gun to get a quilt done as a gift. We are having a surprise birthday party for my dad this weekend in New Jersey. His wife had suggested a few weeks ago that a quilt with family pictures would be nice, if I thought I could do it. Of course I said yes. The fact that I have never made a quilt like this, or used any of the products to transfer pics to fabric never crossed my mind. I think the hardest part was picking the pictures. I had 40+ years worth of pics to go through and finally settled on 30 of them. Hmm..what pattern? I really love the 9 Patch quilt from the Moda Bake Shop , so I decided to use that and switch the spot for the 9 patches with the family pics. Finally, last night, I got to start sewing it (remember..I am leaving early Sat morning, so it needs to be done by then!!). I got the center of the top done last night and tonight finished putting the borders on. It really goes together quickly once you have it all cut! I added one more row of blocks to the pattern, so the top measures in at 80 1/2" x 92 1/2". Tonight I am sandwiching it and beginning the quilting on it.




These are a couple of pics showing the pictures after I printed them onto the fabric. I hope you can see how clear these turned out. I am VERY impressed. I guess I was thinking of the old transfers we used to put on shirts and was not expecting the amazing clarity of the pics.

Here is a shot of the finished top. As usual, it was dark out, so you don't get the vibrancy of the colors but I will post a clearer pic as soon as I get it quilted. This is a Moda Glace jelly roll with a little yellow thrown in.




And a close up of a couple of the photos:




Other than rushing like a madwoman, this has been a GREAT experience! I can't wait to use photos in more projects now that I know how versatile and easy this is. If you have had any doubts, check out the new products and give it a try!!