After painting the walls of my sons room to look like the Colorado Rockies, I knew he’d like a quilt to match.
I couldn’t find any patterns I liked on-line, so I designed my own.
Using some of the same techniques I did for creating the mural, I created all the parts of the applique, which I then machine stitched and appliqued onto the quilt.
Drawing the appliqued shapes I desired onto freezing paper, I ironed those onto my choice of fabrics, then cut them out.
Layering them one by one, I built the appliqued layers with fusible adhesive for durability.
Then I finished off the edges with my sewing machine.
Once that was completed, I machine-quilted the batting/fabric layers together with a cross-hatch design to replicate train tracks.
It was pretty simple to make, taking only a week to put together.
It has been very well used and worn over the years, so I’m glad I used fusible interfacing and machine-stitching.
