I have been working on the transportation quilt I am making for our grandson for some time. He was turning two and I wanted to finish it in time for his birthday. Not that he would know or care, but I wanted to get it done by then.
I found some absolutely adorable fabric online with cartoon workers and construction vehicles. What did we do before the internet???
As with all the appliqués I have done, I stitched around the designs as part of the quilting process. I did most of the quilting in free motion. Then I added a binding using the same fabric I used for the backing.
I was unhappy with the bus and plane square. I remade them and then saved the originals. This is explained in earlier posts.
I quilted each one with batting and scrap fabric for the backing. I sewed them together with right sides facing, leaving part of one side open.
I managed to finish before his birthday. He is now using his new quilt. I don't know if he appreciates it or not, but I guess time will tell.
