10 little monkeys jumping on the bed, one fell off and broke his head. Momma called the doctor and the doctor said, 'No more monkeys jumping on the bed!'
Well, I have the remaining 9 monkeys caught on the cutest quilt top ever! Cindy at
Quilt Doodle Doodles needed some pattern testers for an adorable baby quilt with sock monkeys. I went bananas and shot her an email begging right away. You see, I have a weakness for sock monkeys. They are just so cute!
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| Original and the tissue tracing |
I love her pattern. It went together quick and easy considering I had to juggle details due to living in the sticks, LOL. I was able to use scrap fabrics, a small amount of neutral yardage from my stash and bought a fat quarter of white. This is twice I have needed white and could not buy it locally. Next time I am in the city, I need to buy several yards. Remind me please.
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| The pieces all fit, even separated. |
I received the pattern and traced around the various pieces to assemble the monkey. I usually use exam paper when I draw/trace patterns but I needed 9 of each piece. So I took my tracings and laid them on a single sheet of letter sized paper. They fit! I slipped them in a plastic sleeve and made a copy, so I would have a thicker template for my pieces.
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| The copy I made from the plastic sleeved pieces. |
I could not find heat and bond. I'm sure they sell it at Hancocks but they are an hour away. So I improvised .... I glued my pieces. Oh my gosh, I said it. I used Elmer's washable glue and glue my monkey pieces on the background. I have read about it but never used that method. By golly it worked great. I worked on a big piece of wax paper to protect my table. I was surprised that my blocks did not get stiff or awkward.
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Monkeys say Wahoo!!
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I did a satin stitch around the various pieces to secure them permanently to the background. This is my first true applique quilt and it was so much fun. I love the quick build, though I admit my hand got tired cutting all the small pieces. And the sock monkeys are so sweet!
Rather than creating my sashing from dozens of little squares, I cheated and sewed the strips together. Then cut the strips into the right size rows. Stitch those together to create the right sizes and voila I had super fast sashing.
I loved putting the top together. Adding bright colors to sock monkeys just delighted me. I smiled the whole time. Borders went on easy. I was done. Yeah!!!
I actually still need to stitch the monkeys eyes and mouths but the assembly is completed. I'm in love!
I think my sock monkey pets are happy too!
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| I think they are claiming this new quilt top. |
Have a great day!!!
