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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Chookshed Challenge, Wheels on the Bus

The Wheels on the Bus, my Chookshed Challenge for January, is done.  Number 6 was chosen for January, and it was tucked away in this plastic crate, numbered and ready to go.  My number 6 was a rescued duvet cover featuring transportation and I thought it would make a great donation quilt for a boy.

Challenges for the year, all numbered and waiting their turn

The cover needed a red border, I decided.  Once that was done it was all ready for pinning the layers together.  This was achieved one sunny afternoon sitting at the patio table outside in the fresh air.


Time for pinning

I decided to quilt this in a grid, using my favourite Serpentine stitch, using a variegated red, blue and white thread.  Gemma decided this was a great place to curl up and have a snooze when I had finished for the afternoon.

"I'm so comfy".

Our weather has been wonderful, just a little too hot some days, so I decided to sit outside and stitch  down the quilt binding.  It was much too hot on the patio so I took a chair to the back of the house and sat in the shade to do my stitching.  Gemma came too, and her way of beating the heat was to hunker down in the rhubarb patch.  

Binding time


Gemma in the rhubarb patch

I'm happy with how this quilt turned out.  I know I've mentioned before that I like to make sure I stitch boys donation quilts too, as I feel they sometimes miss out with all the pretty floral fabrics around.  The duvet was quite an inexpensive buy from a local Op Shop and I've already used the duvet back for the backing on an earlier donation quilt.  The last of the duvet back produced enough striped fabric to bind this quilt.




Ready for a young boy

16 comments:

ButterZ said...

A fantastic finish. Good of you to think of the boys too.

Lin said...

Great finish Jenny. xx

Janice said...

That has turned out so well. A fantastic use of the fabric. Perfect for a boy. Gemma is being a good quilt inspector and supervisor.

Maria said...

Fabulous #6 finish and it will be treasured by some little boy.
Love that Serpentine Stitch. 😀👍
Gemma’s got the right idea to keep cool.

Julierose said...

What a lovely finish on your boy's quilt!! The red border is just perfect.
you are so hot there and we are really cold...we've had snow on the ground for almost 3 weeks--not usual here... Hoping for a bit of warmth this coming week hugs, Julierose

The Cozy Quilter said...

A little boy will be delighted with this quilt! Great job, Jenny!

Carole @ From My Carolina Home said...

Cute quilt! Kudos to you for doing quilts with the little guys in mind!

Joanne in Massachusetts said...

That's such a happy quilt!

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

I have always found it harder to plan a boy quilt vs a girl quilt. So many fabrics do seemed more girly

QUILTING IS BLISSFUL, DI said...

Very fun looking boy's quilt--that one will surely bring smiles to whoever gets it--Nice job--and I love Gemma!!! hugs, di

FlourishingPalms said...

This is so nice, Jenny! Like you, I think boys are too-often overlooked. Maybe I'm more aware because of having four grandsons, but I definitely "think boy" when I'm intentionally making a quilt to donate. Yours is very attractive and will appeal to some lucky fella.

Jackie said...

Yes!!! The boys donation quilt looks awesome. Looking forward to next months challenge to finish.

God bless.

Michelle Ridgway said...

Great upcyling Jenny. A little boy is going to love it!

Connie said...

I love how this quilt turned out. You are such a talented lady.
I think of you often and do hope that you're hanging in there and doing okay sometimes life is really hard. God bless you.

kiwikid said...

Wonderful finish Jenny, and good of you to think of a boy. You are right most quilts seem to be geared towards girls. Your cat knows the best places to be.

Karen S said...

You really have made the most of that duvet covet. I think the quilt you have made looks great. A lovely finish.