Do you know the children's book, Little Blue Truck? This quilt is a tribute to that story, with the little blue truck, plus the frog that drives it and all the other farm animals, made by Sheila for a special boy who recently turned 1 year old!
Quilt Info:
Maker: Sheila
Pattern: Farm Girl Vintage 1 & 2 by Lori Holt + others
Size: 32" x 39"
Batting: Quilters Dream 80/20
Thread: Glide--Linen
Pantograph: Little Swirls ⤵️ from Anne Bright Designs
A close-up of the truck, which Sheila designed herself and hand appliquéd, and the frog truck driver, which Sheila paper pieced. Each block is pieced with great detail in choice of prints and embroidered embellishments!!!⤵️
Sheila made the flowers half size.⤵️ Check out the details on that scarecrow!
Everyone who's been quilting since the 90s will recognize this Debbie Mumm print Sheila used for her backing!⤵️
What a sweet baby quilt!!! And I love that it has a book that brings the quilt to life! Check out the book, also--there are about a dozen or so books about Little Blue Truck!!!
You'll find all kinds of quilt inspiration at Midweek Makers, Wednesday Wait Loss, Needle & Thread Thursday, Put Your Foot Down, TGIFF, Finished Or Not Friday, Peacock Party, Off the Wall Friday, From Bolt To Beauty, Patchwork & Quilts.
Wow, Sheila really put a lot of work into this quilt, so stinkin' cute!!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely adorable! Amazing work, Sheila!
ReplyDeleteMy goodness the Little Blue Truck is perfect! The recipient's family will surely treasure this little quilt.
ReplyDeleteThat is one adorable quilt! I love the little fabric choices and your sweet swirls are perfect!
ReplyDeleteSo much work and imagination in this quilt. Adorable! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss. https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2023/10/18/wednesday-wait-loss-350
ReplyDeleteI love the Little Blue Truck books and this is a positively adorable quilt.
ReplyDeleteSuch a darling quilt and love the quilting. Happy Thursday, Nancy
ReplyDeleteWow! What a lot of attention to detail! This is one fantastic adorable quilt! :)
ReplyDeleteAdorable quilt!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, that little blue truck is fabulous! The whole quilt is amazing, sure to be loved!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this sweet quilt! Sheila did an awesome job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute quilt!! Thanks for linking up with TGIFF!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous quilt! The swirls that you added Nancy are the perfect finish!
ReplyDeleteAdorable. Thank you for linking up to Put your foot down.
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous little quilt.
ReplyDeleteI am not familiar with the books, but wow did Sheila every do a wonderful job on this quilt!
ReplyDeleteI'm gobsmacked. What an absolutely stunning and fun quilt. Sheila deserves mega kudos. You too, Nancy, for your stunning quilting job.
ReplyDeleteI’m not familiar with the books, but this quilt makes me want to check them out! It is wonderful! Great love went into this masterpiece!
ReplyDeleteOh, what a lovely quilt! I love all the details, and it's such a great quilt for a little boy!
ReplyDeleteWonderful quilting too, love these swirls.
Thank you for sharing this pretty quilt, and linking up!
oh wow - what a fun quilt - all those blocks are just amazing!!! That one will be loved and cherished for a long time!
ReplyDeleteMy grandson has almost all those Little Blue Truck books and loves them especially the rhyming patterns. Now that he is in 2nd grade he can read them easily, too. But that quilt is amazing and the pieced animals are too! Your swirls are perfect for the finish!
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