2.26.2010

80s retro QUILT Pattern GIVEAWAY (closed) with Carolina Patchworks

* Please NOTE: This giveaway is now closed. Please feel free to leave a comment though. We love to hear from you! *

Did you grow up in the 80s?
Is your husband a video game junkie?....still bragging about his Metroid or Frogger skills?
Then we have the perfect quilt for the big or small BOYs in your life. Welcome to:
First, a preface from me:
I am not a quilter.
I've never tried it, ever.
I know I'll get into it one day; it'll happen. There are so many cool quilting methods out there. I guess that right now, I like immediate returns. You know, in like 90 minutes or so. BUT....someone tipped me off Carolina Patchworks and I thought, whoa. That's totally rad.
Emily, the creative mind behind Carolina Patchworks, carries a variety of quilt patterns in her SHOP. And there's an entire section dedicated to 80s video games, done in an oversized-pixelated style. Totally unique.

Space Invaders and Duck Hunt anyone?
How bout Galaga or Pole Position?
I know you've been missing Zelda and the original Super Mario Brothers:
Of course if video games aren't your thing, there are plenty of other great patterns to choose from too:
And if you just want to look at cool things, check out Emily's BLOG.
She recently made a "wall quilt" of paint in her son's bedroom:
She walks through the process HERE and the finished product is HERE:
So what exactly are we GIVING AWAY?

THREE Winners will receive a FREE pattern from the Carolina Patchworks SHOP! Winners can pick whatever they'd like.

Giveaway Rules:
* Leave a comment! That's it.
* Leave you EMAIL ADDRESS in your comment.
* Only ONE entry per person.
* If you forget something and need to leave a second comment, go back and DELETE your first comment.
* Open to anyone with a normal address in the world.
* Giveaway ends Sat 2/27 at 10pm (Central Time).

And that's it!
Thank you Emily for sharing your uniquely BOY-ish quilting ideas.

398 comments:

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Kestlyn said...

Those are amazing. My DS would love a quilt like those!

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Simon and Rachel Henry said...

simonandrachel06@gmail.com
... I absolutely LOOOVE those quilt walls.... how delightful!

Elizabeth said...

Space Invaders, haha so clever!!

Jen Ketcher said...

I love it! So clever!!

jenniferketcher@gmail.com

Kirsten W. said...

yay, cool! I would love to try one of her patterns!

CHER said...

LOVE THEM!! And my husband would too!!!
casnell@gmail.com

nopinkhere said...

Makes me want to try quilting!

Heather said...

Wow! I haven't wanted to quilt in so long, but these actually are inspiring. It would make such a great Christmas gift and if I started now, it might actually get finished.

heathertyfeatherty at gmail dot com

Laurel said...

So cute! I love it. :)

laurel dot lakey at gmail dot com

Amy Millward said...

wow, so cool. I'd love to make pretty much any of those!

tidy.amy@gmail.com

Stephanie said...

Those are the COOLEST quilts EVER!!! What a genius idea!

Tiffany said...

I love the quilt pattern on the little boy's bed in the last picture!

ABK said...

Very cool!

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Coralee said...

That was so awesome, love it! mrsgingras @hotmail.com

Katie said...

SO NEAT!

Shorty said...

I must admit I would love a Pole Position or Galaga quilt! Thanks for the chance to win!
shortyssutures@gmail.com

Teryn said...

Oh my goodness... that would be PERFECT! I love it. She is a genius.

sunkistmk@gmail.com

Megan said...

Holy cow, these are awesome!!

Just Rhonda said...

oh man I loved some of those games when I was a kid - never mind my husband liking them!! :) AWESOME stuff Dana!

Trish said...

I would LOVE one of these amazing quilts, but I have THREE boys!

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Leslie said...

So fun!!!!
Lgleona@gmail.com

Rachel said...

Very fun!

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Amanda said...

Love 'em!!! aamakasu at gmail dot

Des said...

Brilliant!
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Merrilee said...

how fun! merrilee dot dilley at gmail dot com :)

LB3K said...

Oh, I LOVE her quilts! I would love to win this one-- fingers crossed!

leiselp@gmail.com

happyfamily said...

Huh! I've been wanting to make a quilt, and hand no idea they could be so great. I hope I win!

thebestsarahinthewholewideworld at hotmail dot com

Kristin said...

What cool quilts! So unique!
kristinchambers79@gmail.com

Alys said...

Those quilts are lots of fun. Perfect for the "boy" who grew up on early video games in the 80's and early 90's.
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Tammy said...

Wow! What a great giveaway!! Love the quilts.

tammy [at] dignityregained.org

Amber said...

So creative! Oh NES I miss you...
amber.maldonado at gmail dot com

gina said...

i'm doing my son's big boy room and this would be perfect! ginasweeney@hotmail.com

kristi said...

Those patterns look so awesome. I would love to win one.
brettandkrist@gmail.com

Marilyn said...

I sooo wanna win.

jnyliram [a] hotmail.com

Julie said...

i am dying over the wall quilt, its amazing! aggiepride21@yahoo.com

tong said...

Oh wow, I love these patterns!! My boyfriend will love them even more!! Thank you so much for the giveaway!!

Andrea J said...

very clever, i think this could make many a man's day.

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Maggie Reno said...

My husband would LOVE that Zelda quilt. I'm not kidding. I just bought him the Ocarina for his birthday. Love the other quilts too. cyberrenos (at) gmail (dot) com

Kristin Kneupper said...

Super cool!
kriskay4(at)gmail(dot)com

Happy Together said...

Wow! Lots of cool patterns!

q-bella said...

Such cute quilts!
shauna.erd@gmail.com

Jen said...

Oh goodness. Q cannot see this post which is next to impossible since he is right over my shoulder saying "Mom can I play your computer?" Not "on" my computer just "my computer." Weird. He will have to have that wall. That and the skinny jeans from last week. You are killing me. In a good way! ;)

Care said...

Absolutely incredible!! And I am loving those walls, too! :o)

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Nikki@kreativeknack.com said...

OMG! These are awesome! Both my boys would love these! *fingers crossed*

Nikkilueken@yahoo.com

Suzy said...

Wow! Great shop! I'd love to give one of her patterns a whirl...

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Becca and Colby said...

So creative! Been hankering to make a boy quilt! beckage at g mail dot come

Lovely Lizzy said...

Sweet! I love the Mario one!
Thanks,
lizzykealamakia@gmail.com

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April said...

very cool! I am peicing my first quilt right now....and have been for almost 2 years *lol*

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Leslee said...

They are all so cute!!
lessitton@gmail.com

Rachie said...

My geeky husband would so LOVE one of these!

rachiebaby@yahoo.com

The Alexanders said...

wow! How unique and wonderful!
cheyennealexander@hotmail.com

Sarah Nicole said...

I love that Mario quilt! These patterns are so genius! I'd love to have one!
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Nicki said...

These are some seriously adorable quilts.

Nicki.ingram@gmail.com

Holly said...

Love these patterns! Thanks for the chance to enter! =D

Jenn said...

knitnlit@gmail.com

Those are amazing quilts! Wow!

Domanique said...

domrulestheworld@gmail.com

Tracy said...

I love Super Mario Brothers!! So darling!
tracystandage at gmail dot com

Thank you!!!!

Buttn said...

super cool!

Sara said...

Awesome. I've been waiting for someone to do something geeky with quilts. It's perfect.

ananemone@gmail.com

Amy said...

whoa, those quilts are so cool.

amy
amy.nongbri@gmail.com

Taylor said...

I LOVE that they are so out of the ordinary! I love it when people take a traditional craft like quilting and make it quirky!

olympicsleeper@hotmail.com

Danna said...

My hubby & I are children of the 80's. (He still plays those video games to de-stress.) My man was just teaching our 4 yr. old how to play Zelda on the computer the other night...& now our little guy is CRAZY about Zelda & all the retro games. LOVE, love, love these quilts! dannaprobst@hotmail.com

Kelly said...

These are so different, and so fun!

Love!

littlefishtextiles_at_gmail.com

Ashley said...

Oh wow! My boys(husband and son) would LOVE that Mario quilt. I hope I win!!

ashley.whipple@gmail.com

Mandi said...

f her patterns even if i dont win! i love them!
mausman at cox dot net

Mama J said...

My husband would absolutely LOVE the Mario Bro. quilt. It would be a change from all of the girly stuff I've got going on in this household. He's the only guys and he so deserves something especially for him! Crossing my fingers....

janellepevans@gmail.com

Leila said...

Yeah! I'm glad you thought they were cool too. I would love to win a pattern.
lmgardunia@yahoo.com

Mel Z La Downs said...

My boys are OBSESSED with Mario. They would freak out if I made them a Mario quilt!

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kelliemorgan said...

I am overrwhelmed. I know many big boys in my life who would LOVE these. Thanks so much.
kelliemorgan17@gmail.com

Kate said...

lovely!

Sally said...

I've been drooling over these patterns for a while. I would have such a hard time choosing.

bdaiss said...

These are so awesome! Thanks so much for the chance to win! I love the quilt wall. So creative and colorful for a little boy.

SAMZE said...

Waaaaahhhh!!! Soooo kewl! :) Those quilts are amazing. My boys would love if I made one of those...especially my husband! ha!

kaimono[at]hawaii[dot]rr[dot]com

RabbitStyleNews said...

These patterns would go great with my Tetris quilts.
rabbitstylenews@gmail.com

angela said...

those are some pretty rad quilts. my husband would flip if i made him one of those. :) thank you!

stinksopurdy@gmail.com

Jessica said...

I love her patterns--the only hard part would be choosing one!

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thetallgrl said...

Okay, those quilts rock. Quilts for boys/men are so hard to find! Thanks for introducing us, I think we will become fast friends!

thetallgrl@hotmail.com

Jenna Allen said...

That is sooo amazing! I think my husband will want to sleep under a Galaga quilt even more than my son! So great!

jennakeithallen@gmail.com

Jenny D. said...

Amazing quilts and I think I might be able to cut out and sew squares together!
seashells@me.com

flying mama said...

wow! those are awesome. :)

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Jess said...

Wow, what awesome boys quilts!

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BellaBree said...

yeehaa, count me in! bellabreebriar@gmail.com

Eagle Loft said...

Love the old-school game quilts!

Jessie said...

I am a total child of the 80's! Love these quilts!!

Jessiessie@gmail.com

Sherry said...

I had to call my husband to see this - how original.

Antoinette said...

No way! I'd thought about piecing a Space Invaders quilt a few years back and knew I'd never have the patience to figure out all the squares and stuff. How cool someone else has done it!

Blake said...

Love those quilts! The wall is pretty sweet too!
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McKenzie said...

holy cow these are cute! fingers are soo crossed.

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Chris said...

OOOHH! What an amazing idea. Very cool. I especially love what she did with her son's room.
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Dory Ellen said...

I love all of her quilt patterns. Just finished a baby quilt!

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heather said...

I am a huge fan of Carolina Patchworks, she has so many amazing patterns to choose from!
suchafun@gmail.com

Eva said...

Wowza, that's the coolest!
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Leslie said...

hope I win... lesliewilliams@hotmail.com

Ellie said...

I love those quilts. I have been planning to get into quilting...soon I hope.

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Miss C said...

That would be perfect for my Hubby's 80's themed 30th birthday!

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noggintoppers said...

I love quilts and these are great!
noggintoppers@yahoo.com

Nikita said...

Holy awesomeness. I love these!

SaRah G. said...

LOVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEE every single one!!! They are simply delightful!
sarah.se21@gmail.com

celine said...

Double YAY! to Super Mario Brothers.

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Nicole said...

How COOL are those quilts! Pretty darn neat! I LOVE Space Invaders on Atari when I was a kid...yes, that dates me! =)

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Stacy said...

awesome! so original!
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Leisa Zoeller said...

OMG! Mario Brothers Quilts. Im in love. I would love to win but even if I dont, thank you for bringing this to my attention! What fun!

OH and Ive just seen the Donkey Kong quilt....Booya!

leisa@moonshinedesign.com.au

Becky N. said...

This would be BEYOND perfect for my family. Love the Mario/Zelda combo! Added it to my favorites on Etsy. :D

Lizzy Post said...

Coolest quilts for little boy...or any age for that matter!!!

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Lisa said...

Awesome! I hope she makes a Dr. Mario pattern!

Katie said...

My boys are obsessed with Zelda and Mario, they would flip if they had quilts from those patterns!

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Pink Dogwood said...

Well! Those. Are. Cool.

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Megan said...

I LOVE the wall quilt! The Super Mario's quilt pattern is cool, too. Wow, that brings back memories.

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Erin said...

LOVE the video game patterns!!!

Andrea said...

LOVE it!

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Hilary said...

The mario one is great! lilhil@gmail.com

This Creative Mama said...

oh my gosh... TOO COOL! what boy wouldn't LOVE to have one of those!

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Vicky said...

Those are so unique. What a great idea.

nicky said...

Love it- my boyfriend will love even more- well, my daughter will love the most!:) nickyta@mymelody.com

Jenny said...

those are awesome!
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Kimberly said...

So awesome! I love the Mario quilts. My husband would love the pole position. :)

Kelli said...

Those are the coolest quilts I've seen in an long time! I must have one!

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Heather said...

Quilting is addicting Dana, just be careful once you start! Love the patterns, and would love to win!
I think my parents still have their old Atari game machine (can you even call it that?)
Thanks for sharing,
Heather
curtnheather@gmail.com

SuBoo said...

Oooh Super Mario Brothers!

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Jennifer @ No Place Life Home said...

Such adorable designs!

Kylie said...

LOVE it!

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elise said...

these are stinkin awesome... my hubs would flip!
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Crissy said...

how cute!!

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Jenny said...

Those quilts are amazing! I have never tried a quilt either but like you, I know the day will come!

Momma Mig said...

thank GOD for this blog! boy month is the BEST. THEME. EVER. georgiamigs AT yahoo DOT com

s'me said...

Binary Quilt? A BINARY quilt? I *need* this. I quilt now, when I have the time, but don't have time to work out patterns. But I must do the binary quilt. Soon.

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waits4thebus said...

Awesome! Getting out the atari this weekend. waits4thebus at gmail!

Gaertners 'R Us said...

WOW!!! I'm in love with the idea of a quilt wall!

Erica
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Becky said...

What fun patterns!

dtbecky at comcast dot net

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JeolsliesMomma said...

Oh my gosh that is the best idea for a quilt! My man would love a retro Nintendo quilt, heck, I would love one! walkingaroundtown at hotmail . com

Marzy Dotes said...

Wow!! I love love love the quilt on her son's bed!!

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megan said...

I love Galaga and need that pattern!
meganberka@gmail.com

Kurtis and Iva said...

I think I need to become a quilter!

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Millie said...

Wow, what fantastic quilt patterns. I know a boy or two who'd love one. millieandcolm@hotmail.com

The Yates Family said...

kyates84@hotmail.com
my little guy would love that mario one!

rlynnbaker said...

so cool. LOVE the zelda one.

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Skooks said...

Another awesome giveaway! That Zelda quilt really brings me back. The Space Invaders brings me back even further. lol

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leigh7911 said...

Awesome! Love it.

leigh7911 at gmail dot com

Karen said...

What a fantastic range of quilt patterns. I haven't seen anything else around like it. Way to go Emily.

klni1970@yahoo.com.au

EHC said...

Ahhhh, I loved Frogger! These quilt designs are so original.

Alisha said...

Love the quilt patterns. And the wall quilt -- amazing!

kanda said...

love the wall painting....

kandaintheuk@hotmail.com

Courtney said...

Wow, these patterns are crazy amazing! I LOVE the wall quilt too - have been thinking about something like that myself but this one is executed perfectly!

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Kelly said...

the quilts look amazing! think i'd need a little more practice before trying one!

Stephanie said...

Completely stunning! I think the questions isn't who would want one of these quilts, it's who WOULDN'T want one of these quilts?

Jenny said...

These are so cool! I'm starting quilting - about to finish the piecing on my my first one - and would love one of these patterns.

Camie Rae Coles said...

AWESOME! Really. Love it!
camrae27@yahoo.com

Thanks

Dorothy said...

Pick me!
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Lindsay RC Wilson said...

Saturday morning began with a little Contra on the 8-bit. Lovin' the quilts.

sallyb said...

These are awesome! Brings back so many memories of a misspent youth!

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Helen190390 said...

wow!! these are too cute!
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Sylvia said...

Fun Fun Fun!!
Love it!
Sylvia (clouds & crowns)
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Big brother, Little sister. said...

Oh wow they are amazing! Oh and I loved Frogger myself I was totally addicted :) Bron xo

kat+nina said...

wonder what the time is or am I too late
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Lena said...

Very nice!!!

ldowe@hotmail.com

carmel said...

wow fotr those quilts!!
i love them all!

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.Ang. said...

Love these!

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ginger said...

Love love love the wall...and the quilts.

suesueb said...

WOW! These are quilts anyone would love! How neat!!

Tiff said...

So very cool!
Love the wall too.

tifki@hotmail.com

Leah said...

These quilts are amazing! My husband would love the space invaders one. I already knitted him space invaders socks!

JustameR said...

So cool!! I would definitely try my hand at quilting for one of those patterns. They rock!

sam.r.rose@gmail.com

The McBs said...

I have been so hesitant to make a serious quilt, because my style is so far from the traditional "old lady" quilt. I would LOVE one of those patterns, they're perfect!

sarah@vantagepictures.com

Crazy Gecko said...

These are just amazing! I love using something as traditional as patchwork quilting and giving it a modern twist ... well 80's modern!!! Lol

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Beth said...

I've had quite a few of these patterns in my wishlist foe eons!!

betsy said...

As a newbie sewer, I'd LOVE to make one of these for my son's room!!

Betsy :)
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erin said...

great new twitst on quilting! love it!
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lilpixie said...

So cool! Sign me up :)
lilpixie124@msn.com

justmail said...

Love the Mario Bros. quilts. Brings back memories! justmail@nycap.rr.com

Cami said...

That is so awesome! I know my husband would flip for a mario quilt and those quilt walls are amazing. cowilcox@gmail.com

Jim said...

These are so cool!! Sarah skubinski@mac.com

julz said...

love the 80's!so cute!

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Amy said...

oh this is just great! My little guy is going to need some really great bedding one day!
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Eva said...

wow those are amazing quilts!!

Gina said...

OMGoodness I SOOOO need one of those!!! AMAZING! And...today's my birthday! ;)

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the Smedley's said...

I have been wanting to find a fun pattern to make a quilt for my little guy!

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Rachel said...

Rachelann@rachelann.net

I love those quilts! I never thought of pixelated quilts before..

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elizabethcarroll said...

That may be one of the coolest quilts I've ever seen!
Elizabeth(at)thinkliz(dot)com

Asiyah said...

Fun patterns! I would love to win...

Thanks for the giveaway!

anne said...

Oh, exciting! I love her patterns -- I made her mod pod quilt last year, and have had my eye on the video game quilts! Pick me, pick me!

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Catherine said...

I want to make the quilt on her son's bed!

catherine.baron@gmail.com

Laura said...

I haven't tried quilting yet, but those are the coolest quilts ever. I actually still play Galaga...
wavekaia@bell.net

Catie said...

LOVE!! Those are so much fun!
catielh@gmail.com

Annie said...

Oh my, Those are amazing. That wall is amazing! That is more patience than I have! Her patterns are so cool! Thank you both!

Merry Made Quilts said...

love it!love it!love it!love it!love it!
rebeccamerry@gmail.com

shana said...

fun, fun, fun!
thanks,
shana
kirbyandshana {at} gamil {dot} com

Nicole said...

Those are amazing and just too fun! I love that wall - so much color!!
Thanks for letting us play along and be so very inspired.

dnagrl83@gmail.com

Marcia said...

mlwright29@hotmail.com
These are so unique....I like the aqua and red pattern....

Whatever Dee-Dee wants said...

How cool are those quilts?!

Melissa Ann said...

Oh my goodness! My dad would flip over the Galaga quilt! My sister would drool over Zelda... I wouldn't even know which of the two to pick since we do handmade Christmases!

Alissa said...

I WANT this prize. These quilts are amazing. How fun.

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