Robot Quilt

Filed Under Quilting, Sewing 

I’ve been teasing instagram viewers with shots of this quilt in progress for weeks — maybe months — but it’s finally done. A quilt for my favorite little guy.

I am a Ro-bot.

I’m not sure what inspired the robot theme. It was so long ago that I dreamt this pattern up. I thought about it for weeks before I got up the nerve to draw it out in Illustrator, then I waited even more weeks before I actually started piecing it. The whole top is paper pieced. I was worried about that at first. I was thinking there would be too many seams, too many tiny pieces, but it seems to have worked out just fine.

Robot close-up

I started with quite the collection of reds, blues and grays. Then threw in that Remix zig zag print and another stripe at the last second. Originally I’d considered doing the whole quilt in solids. I sort of wish I’d gone with that. The whole top is very very busy… Just like it’s new owner (“I buzzy momma!”).

The back and binding were a bit of a challenge. After I’d put the border on the top, I was about 2 inches short on the backing. And the amount of fabric I had left from the top was seriously about 6 2 inch strips in various fabrics and lengths and that big piece of Remix. Finally I scrounged up enough of the remix to squeak out the needed length. Poor Chris and Alex offered about a million suggestions, none of which I took. I also solicited help in choosing the binding on instagram, twitter, and facebook. But guess what? I didn’t take any of those suggestions either and ordered this red polka dot and another multicolor dot from the Remix collection. Obviously I picked the red, but I’m not sure I really like it. I think it’s really very Christmassy. On the other hand, the other dot was just a bit too much for the eye.

Robot Back

I’m really loving doing these quilt labels with the embroidery. It’s such a change of pace after piecing a quilt to sit on the couch with some trash tv show on (ahem anything on HGTV), and stitch away. I wonder if Sean will sleep with the label by his face the way Alex does with her quilt.

Robot Label

PS — wow, my quilting stitches look awful in that picture! I swear they are way straighter and more even than that in person… Really. wink wink.

Comments

6 Responses to “Robot Quilt”

  1. Susan on September 4th, 2012 10:49 am

    What a beautiful quilt! I love the message you included. It will be treasured for years to come! Lucky boy!!

  2. Kristan @ Doodle Do Designs on September 4th, 2012 11:33 am

    Oh wow! My son would be all over this. It’s so cute. I love the back too! Great fabric choices.

  3. Sally on September 4th, 2012 2:58 pm

    I love it! I lvoe the pieced bellies, though I could see fussy-cutting cool prints for them too. If you have an overwhelming desire to share the paper pattern I wouldn’t be averse to a tutorial or emailed copy …

  4. Elaine on September 4th, 2012 6:55 pm

    this is amazing! maybe you’ll turn it into a pattern? i’d buy it and make it!

  5. Sue Daurio on September 4th, 2012 9:48 pm

    What a great quilt. I agree with Elaine, turn this into a pattern so I can buy it!

  6. Cecilia on July 16th, 2013 10:07 pm

    I’d love the pattern as well! Little man is coming in a month!

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