Saturday, November 26, 2011

Paper Boat Mini Quilt

Did you ever make paper boats as a child?  I drafted my own paper pieced pattern for this tiny boat and used a print from Hometown that reminded me of newsprint.
The water is a scallop from Spa, and I quilted it to resemble ocean swells.  It's a windy day, and this whimsical boat is sailing away. 
I had a lot of fun with this mini (14 x 17).  Next up, a baby quilt version in more saturated colors.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Excellent!

Little Bluebell (Adrianne) said...

This is so whimsical and sweet! I love all the small details of the boat and the sky. The scalloped sea is fantastic!!!

Hannah said...

This is so pretty!

felicity said...

so so beautiful and perfectly executed!

Sonia B said...

Love the quilting details!!!

Marg said...

So very cute, love your fabric choices and the quilting details.

Jessica said...

So sweet! I love that the quilting is the star here.

Rachel at Stitched in Color said...

Oh, that is so cute! What a great idea to make that fabric into a paper boat. Love it!

Alexis Deise said...

That is just complete perfection.

**nicke... said...

oh it is so cute and the quilting is out of this world! so so so great!

Anonymous said...

This is such stunning work!

Laura said...

This is just gorgeous. Is a paperplane next?!