Yesterday I got so fed up with dressmaking that I spent some time putting together a Mile a Minute top for DD's boyfriend. He's a quilt-lover and constantly drools over DD's collection. Here's the top spread out on our bed.
Most of the fabric came from my strips box (why is it that no matter how many strips you take out, the box barely seems any emptier?) but I did cut into some of my novelty fabrics to liven it up a bit. I added a few strips of ironing fabric (hint, hint)
some skeletons (always popular) 
a naughty lady left over from one of DD's quilts peeping at us, (incidentally, her friend is not naked, but wearing shorts!)
some 20s Flappers having fun,
a nod to technology with some mobile phones,
and cucumbers and a cupcake - who could make a quilt without those two motifs?!
And in the bottom corner, the young man's initial, 
just in case anyone tries to purloin it!
9 comments:
Stunning quilt - he is going to be so pleased with it! It looks fab laid on the bed. How are you going to quilt it - an allover design?
The initial is a great idea. I quilted my kids names into their quilts. It's not very tidy, but if you know where to look....
Great quilt. I love this block for getting rid of my strips#
Love an dhugs Gina xxx
Looks great...though I'm in agreement with you that the strips do multiply when we aren't looking.
love it, love it, love it. great job!!!
Lucky boyfriend, it's a super quilt!
Wow, I don't know how you did it--you've got a great eye for color
I really like this quilt. I can see the influenced here from Tonya! Good scraps I love it - Enjoy Natima
mam or crumb quilts- they all are such fun to make and see..excellent job!
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