We had ourselves a monster snowstorm up here in New England a week ago and while literally snowed it (but still with power - yay!), I managed to piece the back of my Little Bookworms quilt and do some of the detail stitching on it. When I was first putting all the ideas together for this quilt, I saw the cutest bookshelf fabric online and decided that it would make the most perfect backing for a quilt all about books...doesn't it fit to a tee?
But that alone wasn't quite enough...have you seen this amazing tutorial by Don't Call Me Betsy for a bookshelf mini quilt? I loved it and wanted to incorporate that as well - plus it would be my first time working with selvedges. I get the obsession now - it's fun!
So I laid out three shelves to divide the backing fabric. The top two are pretty much straight from Elizabeth's tutorial and here are the results:
For the bottom shelf, I made a vertical stack of books with a little mascot on top:
And a special little label for the girls:
So here's the big picture all ready to go...now off to finish the last 3 blocks and complete the top!
Linking up:
It is so fun watching this quilt progress. :) Such a clever back!
ReplyDeleteoh my god, that is so clever! and gorgeous :) I kinda want this quilt for my very own now.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun project, love the book fabric, and the bookshelf is on my to do list, for one day! : )
ReplyDeleteIt's too cute! The backing is so perfect.
ReplyDeleteI really love this quilt. You have done an awesome job!
ReplyDeleteWonderful project. So much fun to look at.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love this!
ReplyDeleteIt's absolutely adorable! I just love how you paired the bookshelves with the matching fabric. Love it!
ReplyDeleteAn amazing quilt for book lovers!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely quilt. I love the worm on top of the books, so adorable!
ReplyDeleteI can't decide which side I like better... they are both so fabulous!!! You've done an amazing job on this;-)
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