The girls have been watching My Little Pony (a little obsessively) recently and wanted all things pony for their birthday this year. M did decide she was too grown-uppity for an outfit, and wanted a quilt instead. Here's the disclaimer- I have never quilted before. In fact, I avoid it because I really like "finish -in-a-day" projects. Anything for your kids though, right?
W still likes all the attention she gets by wearing her one-of-a-kind, mommy-made-this, creations so she wanted a My Little Pony dress. She chose Princess Celestia for the body and the 6 main ponies are all around the skirt. I really like to make the t-dresses for her. They're easy, comfortable, and she doesn't have to dig for matching parts before school. (And can finish in a day)
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| My Little Pony dress front |
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| My Little Pony dress back |
For the quilt- I winged it. There was no pattern, I just knew needed 13 panels with pony appliqué, and 12 without, a front border, a back piece, and batting in the middle. I cut my squares 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 to leave plenty of room to get them hooped either direction in my 5x7 embroidery frame, plus leave a seam allowance.
I embroidered all the panels first- each one took 45 minutes to over an hour. They stitched out really well with no drama. Then, I arranged all the panels in the the middle of the floor to make sure it looked random enough and stitched them all together.
Next, to assembly. I eyeballed the finished panel section, decided on the black circle border and cut 5 inch wide pieces to go all around. The back is the circle fabric with an orange border. After I got the front all stitched I stretched it out and used it to get the measurements for the back.
Lastly, I sandwiched in the batting, stitched it shut except a 1 foot section, turned it, pressed it, topstitched the edge to close it, then quilted the seams.
Honestly, it's a Monet- looks good at a distance. If you look at it you can tell I'm not a quilter. But- M LOVES it, and that's what matters.
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| My Little Pony Quilt |
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| My Little Pony Quilt |
And as parting- here is a picture of Butter.
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| Butter in her pillow nest |
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