Vintage at it's finest!

During my quilts of summer project I started to quilt some of the tops that I had been saving.  This one in particular I was saving because it was one of my favourites and I wanted to wait until I became more confident with my free motion quilting.  I bought this pattern from Carolina Patchworks a long time ago and it was the first video game pixel quilt that I made.  It turned out really well and I couldn't be happier.  I have made a few of these cool video game quilts and hope to one day use them to decorate the basement. Next on the list of video game quilts to be made, Pacman!

Quilt #3 - Super Mario Bros.

Mario's Match

Well a few weeks ago I posted a picture of the little Mario quilt I made for my sister.  In the same group of patterns there are several very cool video game designs.  The little Mario that I made was actually my third video game quilt.  The first one I made was a bigger version of Mario (on my list of "things to quilt" this summer) and the second one I made was the matching quilt of Duck Hunt.

I know this picture took a LONG time to put up.  But it is because I have been working on a very important quilting project.  More on that to come later!

Two peas in a .... quilt?

Before I post pictures of the "Duck Hunt" quilt.  I should post the true match to Little Mario.  As I mentioned before the quilt was for my sisters wedding.  She got married in the fall but she was moving to a new city in the winter.  We knew that she and her partner would be away from each other during the winter, as he was staying at the University to finish his course work.  So in order to make sure they would both be comfy and cozy throughout the winter I made them 2 smaller quilts instead of one larger one.  So may I present Mario's true match....

Wall-E!!!! So there you have it Mario and Wall-E are my two peas in a quilt!

Nostalgia

One of the greatest things I remember from my childhood was the invention of the "gray box" Nintendo! Although, my parents were never cool enough to get me one my neighbor two doors down had one.  I can remember going over there just to play some good old fashion "Super Mario Bros."  The graphics were horrible, the music got stuck in your head,  and no matter how hard you tried to keep your arms still every time little mario tried to jump over something you had to try to help him out by waving your arms in the air.

I found a series of great video game quilts from Carolina Patchworks and have made a few of them. A few months ago my sister got married and in true family tradition she requested a quilt.  But not just any quilt a little "Mario" quilt.

can you hear the music?

And where would Mario be with his duck hunt companion ..... stay tuned!