Blogger's Quilt Festival 2010

I'm a quilter, right? I mean, I make quilts. I like fabric, I like looking at other people's quilts, I like napping under quilts. Amy is hosting a virtual quilt festival - so many fun things to look at! My entry is the quilt that challenged everything I knew about sewing - which, admittedly, not much. It's also the quilt that I loved making the most.

I had such a good time making this wall hanging for my mom's birthday last year. I spent weeks cutting teeny-tiny pieces and fusing them together (the original post, which details how I did it, is here). And I enjoyed it so much that I plan on making one for myself.

The little naked fairies are my favorite part. It's hard to see the stitching that deliniates their body parts, but trust me, they're pretty well-endowed.  My mom has been working hard on her fairy gardens this year, and I like to think the girls leave their fabric garden at night and snooze in the clay fairy houses by the pond.

The backing fabric is pretty awesome - I may make some coasters or something with the leftovers.

I learned a lot on this quilt, most notably that, when hanging, you can tell that it's crooked. Like, really crooked. I was pretty horrified at first, but my mom didn't seem to care. She's good like that. This quilt also ended my long-standing fear of my sewing machine. We're pretty good pals now.