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.

My Little Pony Quilt

My Little Pony never goes out of style, in my opinion. My big girls go to conventions and there are always MLP costumes and “Bronies.” A little strange, I know, but my little girls just love those little ponies in every shape and size. This particular little girl was a tad excited to see hers on Christmas morning.

 

 

Quilt Details

I couldn’t find a panel for this print so I made one. Just using the measurements of the other panels I cut out a large section of a small print and centered it in the quilt. The borders were added from the other fabrics until I was happy with the size.

 

 

How Long Did I Work?

This was one of the easier of the projects to piece if not the easiest. I would say no more than an hour and a half to put together the top.

My son made this quilting frame for me to expedite the process and while it worked tremendously well, I wanted to do some different types of quilting on other quilts and the area of the frame wouldn’t allow for that to happen.

But this particular quilt was quilted in the attic of our barn on a table my husband built me over 22 years ago for cutting fabric. I loved using the frame and working on that huge table.

I probably had that quilt done in under three hours. I spent more time adjusting the frame and moving the quilt than I did stitching.

 

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.