Have you seen the Nancy Drew fabric? I was a huge fan of Nancy Drew as a young girl. I mean, who wasn't. The girl had her own car, loads of cash, a dashing father and loyal friends. Plus she got into all kinds of adventures with exciting outcomes. These books got me hooked on reading, especially of the mystery genre. ( I like to throw that word into any conversation I can----genre)
OK, back to the fabric. Even thought the colors in this line were bolder than I usually work with, I had to have it! I ordered two charm packages of Nancy Drew and one charm package of Moda's solid in natural. Plus a yard of the book spine print and 3 yards of the blue and white fabric that looks like the inside cover of the books. Oh, and a 1/2 yard of red fabric for the binding.......
Here is the whole quilt. It is about 60 by 60 so it is a nice size. It was sooo fun to make especially because each piece of fabric reminded me of hours spent reading about a spunky girl named Nancy Drew.
Diana
Oh my gosh! I loooooove this! I was obsessed with Nancy Drew when I was a girl (I have all of the old ones) and I read them outloud to all of my five kids at bedtime. What a fantastic project! Hope you can stop by the enchanted oven.
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Lisa
Thanks Lisa, I sure wish I had kept my collection like you did......
DeleteI LOVED Nancy Drew books when I was a girl. What a fun quilt! I'm brand spanking new to quilting (you can see how far I've gotten here: http://www.dejongdreamhouse.com/2013/03/my-first-quilt-progress-report.html), but I can see how it's addicting!
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