The Very Hungry Caterpillar

In our house we LOVE to read the book called The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.  It is a favorite among my girls.  My mother who is a very talented quilter made for both of the girls a hungry caterpillar quillow.  How cute is that word...quillow?  For those of you who don't know a quillow is a quilt that turns into a pillow.  Adorable.  I've posted here a few pics of one of the quillows that my mother so graciously made for her granddaughters.

 

This certainly makes reading time that much more fun and cozy when you add a quilt and a caterpillar plush toy to the mix!

 

 

 

 

 

 This is the back of the quillow. Aren't the colors just gorgeous? 

They are so vibrant, and I love the leaf.

 

 

 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Fabric Panel

Eric Carle's beautiful illustrations up close.

 

 

 

 

 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Fabric

 

 

This is the quilt all folded up into a quillow. 

Seriously, that word is just too cute.

 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Plush Toy.

 

It is such a great and classic story and the quillows

just made reading time that much more special. 

Thanks Grandma! :-)

 

 

 

Camping Contest

This is my design for the Camping Contest at Spoonflower.  I decided to go with a quilt style this time around and ended up creating six pieces for the collection.  I'm not a big camper but I do enjoy the outdoors.  For this one I had to go back in memory lane when I was a girl scout and when I was a young girl going to the lake house every summer for years up in Minnesota.  How I love Minnesota!  I can still remember riding a bicycle through the woods and feeling wrapped up in all that nature looking up in the trees while pedaling forward.  It was a beautiful place to be.  I don't normally use clip art for my work but for some reason it just seemed fun to do with this design and to transform it a bit into my own by using colors and textures.  If you would like to check out my collection please click on Gone Camping.

Gone Camping 

The Camping Contest begins on Thursday, August 16th and best to get your vote in by Monday, August 20th.  You do not have to be a member to vote.