Mario & Sonic Block Quilt

I love sewing, but haven't gotten into quilting until just recently. I wanted to do something fun and kind of silly for my first big quilt, so I decided to make a video game-themed comforter for my boyfriend for Christmas. I also liked this idea because the 8-bit images transferred quite nicely to a block quilt! 

I knew I wanted a Mario/Sonic theme, but I didn't know how to go about it, so I turned to the internet and found projects to work from.

Step 1: Materials

-The front is made with plain Cotton Broadcloth.
-The batting is a compact, polyester batting.
-The backing is made with cotton fabric made specifically to be quilt backing (it's 108" wide, rather than 44" or 60")

Instruments I used:
-Sewing Machine
-Iron
-Ironing board (optional, but very useful)
-Seam ripper
-Lots and lots of pins
-Safety pins and a few pieces of tape
-#2 pencil
-Light colored pencils

Comments

[b0b the builder]

I need to make myself one of these! thanks!

[ronopotomus]

This is awesome! I know what my wife is doing over the winter :)

[thxprincess]

That is an EPIC idea. Thanks!!

[Penolopy Bulnick]

Extremely awesome!

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Thank you! :D