An Elk Quilt

 When your 9 year old  grandson wants to go to your sewing room to find a quilt..

“ Grandma can I have a quilt like Poppy’s. ( That was the Bear Quilt I blogged about last year.) 

“ I want a big elk and that soft furry stuff on the back. ( a minke backing )

“Let’s go and find a quilt”. He had to ask several times . Of course when you have a houseful you don’t really get time to quilt. He didn’t give up. We got to the quilt room and he was lucky to find a panel in my stash. Then HE went through the stash to find some matching fabric and then there was the design process and  some cutting and sewing. I taught him to cut and he cut some strips and then he sewed a block . I am sure he thought I could make the quilt in an afternoon. Learning to wait is hard for a 9 year old. 

More to come ! 

Poppy’s bear quilt 

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We decided on a peeper then some random colour square with a strip of log cabin top and bottom . This is the block he made. 

I think he did well with his colour choice.

Below are the photos from the internet that inspired him. 

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He was quite excited. when he found photos of the exact panel I had in my stash.