Erin's Blue Elephant Quilt is ready to go

You may remember that my granddaughter Erin asked me to make her an Elephant Quilt like the one below.  I told her I'd be happy to, but she couldn't be in a hurry.  She wanted her elephant to be blue.

I really didn't like much about the above quilt.  Way too much white, with an elephant plopped down towards the bottom.  I was sure I could do better, while keeping with the spirit of what Erin asked for.

I decided to do small 3" triangles for the elephant body, and some square patchwork for the ear.  I tried to place a bit of dark where I thought the eye should be.  I did some green HSTs to imitate grass; and found some blue batik for the "sky".  I used Kona Deep Blue for the binding.  Over all I'm very pleased with the quilt top.  Below is the back.  I used some leftover 3" triangles for the center band.

Erin moved to the North Carolina Coast, this month, and so far I don't have her new address!  When I get it the Blue Elephant Quilt will be on it's way.

May your bobbins always be full,

Elephant Quilt

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Erin's Elephant Quilt top is finished.  Above, it's hanging off the back of the love seat in the living room.

I decided to use Kaufman Artisan Batiks Blush Poplar Leaf in Sky instead of the Kona Sky.  I like the little bit of texture it adds.  Now, I'm off to work on the quilt back.

May your bobbins always be full,

Plan C

I'm on Plan C for Erin's Elephant Quilt.  This has been quite a journey, since I've never done a quilt like this.

As a reminder, this is what she asked for:

 

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She didn't care what size, and she wasn't in a hurry, thank heavens.  She did request a blue elephant.  I didn't like several things about the prototype, so her finished quilt will be very different.  But it will be a Blue Elephant Quilt.

This is what I have, so far, on my "design floor".  I contemplated, using long strips of green, for grass, but I really happy with the HSTs.  When I laid them out, I actually giggled, the two pieces together made me very happy.  I have some Kona Sky to use for the "sky".  There will be no sea of white on the finished quilt.    

May your bobbins always be full,

Plan B

I've gone to Plan B for the Elephant Quilt I'm making for my granddaughter, Erin.  I think I have barely enough triangles; I know what that means, that I really need more.  Off to the cutting mat to make more 3" triangles!

May your bobbins always be full,

Request for an Elephant

In December, I had a request from my granddaughter for a quilt, via FB!

Erin

• i have an obsession with elephants now and i was wondering if you could make me a quilt like this? please and thank you (:
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Erin's a great granddaughter, and I'm happy to start this quilt for her.  Here's another photo of her inspiration.

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Erin says she really doesn't care what size, so I think I'll shoot for about the same size, 36 x 56 inches.  Instead of purples, she'd prefer blues.  These are the fabric scraps I've pulled for the elephant:

I've never done anything like this, but I'm fearless, so here it goes!

May your bobbins always be full,