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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

It's A Top! Orphan Dilbert

Orphan Dilbert
40 x 60
It's a top!

I spaced out for a little while. 

ORPHANS is the theme in my sewing space this month to move things forward. 

Actually there's not really any orphan blocks in this quilt - more like spacey orphan bits and pieces. 
It started with a panel someone gave me last year (or was it the year before? Time flies when you are old). 

I have a few space themed fabric scraps left over from making quilts for my grandkids and their generation back when they were younger.  I added some aliens to the top and bottom of the panel and I was lucky enough to have just enough of two different pieces of that fabric to make the top 60 inches in length. 

I have a little pile of 6.5 inch novelty squares - most are from I Spy swaps long ago when the grandkids were younger. So I found a few spacey squares to use for Happy Block centers...

...and I had a few spacey scraps to use for the sides of some Happy Blocks...

...and for other Happy Block frames I used some scraps from the black scrap bag and when I ran out of black frames I tried some fireworks.   I think the center of that Happy Block on the bottom surrounded by fireworks may be a left over scrap from curtains I made for my youngest son's bedroom long long ago when he was a little boy. He's 39 now. Like I said...time flies when you are old. 

And sew on...

 

15 comments:

  1. Oh my word !that is the cutest quilt!

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  2. So lovely. This will be a popular quilt with the lucky child who receives it as a gift.

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  3. Any astronaut-to-be would love it. Good planning, good eye.

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  4. This quilt is just so adorable--it made me smile this morning;)))
    Great work using those blocks...hugs, Julierose

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  5. (somehow, my comment didn't post. Let's try this again.)
    You did a fabulous job with this panel. Any young boy would be over the moon with this quilt. It's a winner! ;^)

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  6. What a fun quilt!!! You did a great job and some little person will be delighted to receive this. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. this is so cool. and it used up bunches of oldies. good for you. it will make some child (or adult who thinks they are a child) very happy. thanks for sharing. patti in florid

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  8. Wow, this one is fabulous! Imagine the look on a little boy's face when he receives his very own space quilt.

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  9. This quilt is adorable! You were really creative with this one! I know for sure that somebody's going to love it!

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  10. This quilt can not help but make one smile and what a warm memory that you used scraps from your son's childhood curtains.

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  11. Ok, this is just too dang cute!!!!!!

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  12. That's going to be a future astronaut's favorite quilt!

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  13. So wonderful! I love all the different space themed fabrics and panel.

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