Mario Quilt For My Brother

This past year, 2011, for Christmas I had my younger brother for our Christmas gift exchange. I saw a version of this quilt online and decided it would be perfect for him. I created my own pattern using Adobe Illustrator. I bought all the fabric and batting at JoAnns', generally buying each fabric one at a time and using their 40 or 50% off coupons. I had the whole year to work on this quilt so there was no time crunch. The total cost came to approximately $60 including the fabric, batting, and thread. The squares 1-1/2" cut size then sewn with a 1/4" seam. I quilted it myself with a walking foot on my machine. The quilting on this one was very simple- horizontal lines stitched in the ditch every 4". I included a label on the back that had my brother's name, that I made the quilt, and that it was for Christmas 2011. The quilt measures 60 x 64.

I will get a pdf version of my pattern ready so if you're interested, email me and I'll send it your way!

P.S. my brother loves this quilt!