Thursday, October 8, 2009

On-Line Quilt Festival II





Amy aka Park City Girl had a wonderful idea last Spring for an on-line quilt festival. I posted my Quilt Maker's Gift quilt for that one and I'm excited to participate and view everyone's quilts once again.


This is a quilt I made last Spring for my daughter's kindergarten class. I loved Eric Carle's books when I taught preschool years ago and I was excited to use his gorgeous fabrics for a quilt. My daughter Kelly gives each child a turn to lay on the quilt at rest time as long as they take their shoes off. It was a very coveted honor in last year's class. This Fall I'm in the process of making another quilt with Eric Carle fabric based on his book Brown Bear, Brown Bear. Hopefully it will be ready for her class Teddy Bear picnic on October 16th.

37 comments:

  1. This is so cute! I loved Eric Carle when I was a child!

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  2. Lucky kids to have an Eric Carle quilt in their classroom!

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  3. What a cute idea! :)

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  4. I bet your daughter is one of the school's favorite teachers :) Love it.

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  5. I love it. I have the fabric to make it but I'm waiting maybe for a grandchild in the far off future.

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  6. What a cute quilt and good luck with the next one!

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  7. What a great quilt and how special it must be to that class - just the chance to lay on it...they must be thrilled...

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  8. What a sweet quilt. I am sure the brown bear one will be just super and the children will love it too.

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  9. Wow, such a cute quilt. YOu have done such a great job. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Great quilt! I love how it is so special to the kindy kids. Sweet. :)

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  11. It's always most rewarding to see our quilts used and enjoyed. Your lovely quilt hit the mark on both. Well done!

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  12. I really wish I'd been able to get some of that fabric. It is so perfect for kids, and I remember the books from when I was young as being favorites.

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  13. I love that fabric. I bought some and put it away until our daughter gets married and has kids. She is a kindergarten teacher, so she will love it.

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  14. This is such a neat quilt!!! I love Eric Carle. He is a favorite of my three kids when they were young. I did not know there was Eric Carle fabric. If you get a chance, can you email me resources? Such a neat idea with the kids taking turns with the quilt. Thanks for sharing.

    renecreates@gmail.com

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  15. Very nice quilt! Way to go for creating it for your daughter's classroom. I use Eric Carle books quite often as inspiration for my art lessons at school.

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  16. It is such a cute quilt. Thanks for sharing.

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  17. It's very cute! Love those bright colors.

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  18. what a super mommy to make those for your daughter and class...it is so cute. i love these lines of fabric

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  19. Janet, What a nice thing to do for your daughter- I have the brown bear brown bear fabric and hope to get the quilt made for my kindergarten class. His books are so fabulous and the art is amazing in them.
    Hope you are having a great time viewing the other wonderful quilts in the festival. There are many fantastic quilts to see. Thanks for sharing.
    Warmest regards,
    Anna

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  20. that fabric was so cute. Gotta love the eric carle! I bet the class loved it!

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  21. Such a cute quilt and a fun idea to let the kids take turns with it! Great job!

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  22. This is great! I love eric carle!

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  23. Adorable! What a great quilt to correspond with Eric Carle's illustrations!

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  24. So very cute!


    Jocelyn
    http://happycottagequilter.blogspot.com/

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  25. I love this quilt. It is so beautiful. I think you had a great idea with it too.

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  26. It's a great quilt for children. I'm sure your daughter is very proud.

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  27. I love the idea of a classroom quilt!

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  28. I was always going to do this for a grandkid,,, waited too long! they are too big, now..
    thanks for sharing!
    Beth in Dallas

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  29. How sweet of her to share such a sweet quilt!

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  30. This is a great Kindergarten quilt Janet! Love all those bright colors - and can't wait to see the brown bear. That's a favorite book right now with Owen - thank goodness we have the board book :) Thanks for sharing!

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  31. I LOVE "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" too.....

    can't wait to see the "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" quilt too

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  32. Very neat idea. I love those books.

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  33. You've done a great job on this quilt and I love those Eric Cale books. What a great idea to base a quilt on them!

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  34. You need to go see Amy at the blogger festival, you won a prize!

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  35. That's a wonderfully cute quilt.

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