Flannel Yummy

So, at one of my fabric forays I let my girls get some fabric. I'm always amazed at their choices. My 14 year old (then 13) got Dora the Explorer, Care Bears, and other very young type fabrics. I guess after they get past the looking young part of being young (and now look like 18 year olds - *oh my hell!*), they can then start liking babyish things again. That being said, we got some "interesting" fabric that she picked out. She wanted a quilt, so she told me what she wanted and I drew up the (very simple pattern) and we got it sewn up. I believe I did most of the sewing - although that was not the original intention.

We decided that we would use flannel for the batting - so it wouldn't be quite so heavy. After having the top finished for quite some time, I finally got it quilted! Again, not the original intention. She was supposed to do the quilting. However, she picked a stitch on my Bernina that needed a bit of finessing to make it through all of the layers.

What do I see? Dora, Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, Blues Clues, etc. The panel in the middle are embroidery designs that she wanted.

They came from Embroidery Library. I believe they are designs by this wonderful artist. She just started a new store Urban Threads and it has some great designs that younger and fresher than most machine embroidery design. I love them.

I know this quilt isn't going to win any beauty contests, but here's a photo the blanket already in use. We still have to put the binding on, but obviously it's mighty cozy just the way it is.