A Dachshund For Linda

Time to make a fun quilted gift for Linda D. I've chosen to make a little quilt out of 1/2" squares because it's FUN, FUN, FUN! This is another quilt from a cross stitch pattern.

I found this pattern on the internet at a site called Cross Me Not. To make this in fabric I just need to substitute a piece of fabric for each square on the patten. Let's GO!

I printed some pages and then designed a quilty background.

I'm auditioning the fabrics here to see if they play nicely together.

I lay the 1" squares of fabric on my gridded mat to make the pattern.

The TAN mat is FULL so I must use another mat (BLUE) to continue the pattern.

This shows all the squares of the top half sewn together and half the bottom.

Now I need to sew ALL the horizontal seams.

The state flower of MD where I live is the Black Eyed Susan.

These yellow flowers with monkey face centers are "Silly Susans" because I like to add whimsey to my quilts. I also added my signature square that has my name on it. :)

See the tiny dachshund?

The quilt top is ready for quilting.

I ALWAYS add some purple to my quilts.

This quilt has a purple dragonfly.

"Misty" is 23" x 21".

Thanks, Linda, for letting me love your temperamental machine and give it a new home.

She has her own table and looks out over the golf course.

See other fine finishes at Finish It Friday.