Making gifts for Christmas ALWAYS seems like a FANTASTIC idea, right? You’re so excited to get all the stuff to make that special person that special gift. Oh, it is SO EXCITING!!

Maybe you learned a new skill or craft, and you can’t wait to make those four people on your list a new pair of socks or a hat…am I right?

Well, in this series, you will see how my gift making came out of sheer necessity. There just wasn’t enough money for a retail Christmas for fourteen kids and my husband. I had to get crafty in more ways than one.

Trolls Quilt

I am not sure if the trolls are in or out of style but I am sure that my daughter loves them a whole lot! Asking around the house gives you a good idea of the person’s favorite characters and colors. The rest is just putting it all together.

Quilt Details

Admittedly, I used big panels wherever I could find them to make the quilt construction quick. This is one where that worked to my benefit.

I had to build up a quilt around this cute and funny panel that was quite sizable on its own. It probably could make a baby quilt with just a two-inch border.

 

 

I used the other two fabrics in a balanced way so the quilt was fun and colorful.

 

 

My nine-inch ruler worked great for squaring up the corners. It was pieced in strips so there was no time taken to measure the pieces precisely. I sew and trim 😉

How Long Did I work?

This quilt took no more than two hours to put together. The quilting and binding took about five hours start to finish.

 

What I Used and How Much I Spent

I used six yards of marvel character prints from Pat Catan’s. That is a local craft store around our area. They had a large variety.

For each quilt, I bought two yards of three different prints and decided that would have to be enough.

The batting I bought on sale at Joann Fabrics when it was 50% off then I used a 40% off coupon for my entire order which made the batting about $1.00 a yard. I bought 45 yards that day which was enough to squeeze out 16 of the 17 quilts.

Finally, I found flat twin sheets at Walmart for just under $5 each. That became the backing and binding for the quilts. I made the quilts a certain size so that I was assured one sheet would be enough.

NOT. BAD. The entire quilt cost about $33 in materials.

 

I think she was happy. don’t you?