Panda Bear

"Panda" Testing Helper

About a month ago, I saw that one of my favorite designers, Lorna of Sew Fresh Quilts, had asked if anyone was able to help her test out some of her newest designs. Aren't they cute!!    Luckily,  I was able to give a bit of help to Lorna , by testing out  her upcoming "Panda" Quilt pattern !

Sew Fresh Quilts newest patterns... HERE
Photo by Sew Fresh Quilts

Now ,  there is something really cool about this pattern.  It has so many size options!!

You can make a mini panda block , as well as  a full sized panda block. And, Lorna has measurements to  make up a mini quilt... all the way up to a regular sized quilt!!  I love having  all of the size options.

Panda Block     design by Sew Fresh Quilts   {click HERE}
Mini sized block   approx 7.5" across x 6.5" tall

I  found this bright, forest-like background fabric first.  Then I saw my black and white polka dot fabric, and couldn't resist using that for this little panda!   (Lorna's designs are perfect with solids, and have a modern look!)

Next, I made up another little panda to be the buddy for the first bear. And of course, they had to have some foliage to munch on!

The pattern includes how to make the leafy rows.  ( I left out the center stems... giving it a more abstract background... like the pandas are  in a forest among the leaves. ) 

This cute pattern makes me smile... and reminds of when I saw the real pandas at the San Diego Zoo.  

Pandas and leaves     

As I put these blocks together, I thought they would make a cute pillow!

I simply added a 2.5" sashing around the block....

A Mini Panda Pillow         made by Susie's Sunroom

Panda Pillow size:   approx  17 " across x 16" tall

Quilting:   straight line  1"  quilting, vertically ,  in lime !   (for a modern look)

Panda Pillow        by Susie's Sunroom

I love black and lime colors together... and made a covered zipper for the back of the pillow.  (I learned how to make this covered zipper from the tutorial by Amy Made That!  {here}  )

Back of pillow        love the covered zipper

Keep checking  Sew Fresh Quilts  for the release of this cute Panda Pattern!  (It should be soon. )   You'll want to check out all of her adorable patterns, in her Etsy store, too!

(Remember my Dog Gone Cute quilts?  {  here  }  and {  here } )

A Panda-icious Pillow !!

I'm off to my sewing room!

Linking up at:                      Let's Bee Social  @ Sew Fresh Quilts   and
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                                          Fabric Tuesday @ Quilt Story  and
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                                       Finished or Not Friday @ Busy Hands Quilts   and
                                          TGIFF @  Chezzecook modern quilts

  

More Pups

A Lap Size Dog Gone Cute Quilt

Dog Gone Cute pattern  by  Sew Fresh Quilts (here)

I've been busy sewing up a quilt!  It's a large size "Dog Gone Cute" Quilt !  It's  for the daughter of my friend.  She has 2 dogs named  Chai and Mocha.

I knew I had the perfect pattern for a quilt... and I wanted to make it in creams and browns.  

Dog Gone Cute Quilt   Lap Size

Pattern:    Dog Gone Cute Quilt  by Lorna  of Sew Fresh Quilts  (here)

Size:  60" by 60"
Fabrics:     Grunge     Basic Grey by Moda   cream background fabric
                A Fat Quarter Bundle in browns - various
                White on pup faces-  Kona cotton White
               Backing-  brown fabric from my stash
               Batting:    Mountain Mist 100% cotton
Quilting and piecing thread:    Aurifil  # 2310    beige   50 weight


These blocks were fun to make.  I used the 12 blocks that Lorna has in the pattern, with a few variations. (Such as switching around ear colors.) Each block is 12 " by 18".

10 of of pup blocks assembled

This is the flimsy top-

The flimsy quilt top    Susie's  Sunroom

The quilting-   random wavy lines from top to bottom were made with my walking foot

My finished Dog Gone Cute quilt    Susie's Sunroom

There's a cute paw print  label for the back....

The back

I hope that Charlotte will like her Dog Gone Cute quilt... and maybe convince a few little cute pups to cuddle up with her when she uses it!

Quilty Chai and Mocha

I'm off to my sewing room!

PS       This pattern is sew much fun to make!  You'll want to check out my first quilt, in the Dog Gone Cute Blog Hop,  which I call " The Naughty Little Puppy, if you missed it. { Here }

The Naughty Little Puppy quilt   Here

Linking up at:    Let's  Bee Social @ Sew Fresh Fabrics  and 
                        Can I Get a Whoop Whoop! @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict    and

                        Fabric Frenzy Friday @   Fort Worth Fabric Studio     and
                         TGIFF  @  Faith and Fabrics