Penguin Quilt

A while back, I was looking for material to make a baby quilt for friends.  Specifically, I was looking for giraffes and frogs.  The first day out, I didn't find any fabric I liked...for that quilt.  But, I did find a pre-made penguin baby quilt, with matching fabric.  I managed to walk away from it that day, but later went back after I found the material for the original quilt.

When I went back, I bought the pre-made panel and enough coordinating fabric to make a decent sized bed quilt.  From the time I bought it until the time I had the top finished was less than 48 hours.  But, unfortunately, it sat for about 8 weeks.

Tuesday night, I decided to make the quilt sandwich--backing fabric, batting, and top fabric.  The backing fabric is a flat flannel sheet (with penguins, of course!) from a set that we can no longer use because the fitted sheet wore out.

Tonight, I began quilting.

I made decent progress, even though it is tough to quilt with that much fabric.  And, while the pre-made center panel is nice, it has a lot of natural puckers that I am trying to work out during the quilting process. 

Eventually, my shoulders told me it was quitting time.

I probably would have made more progress, but I lost about 45 minutes trouble shooting why the machine didn't turn on.  I eventually realized that the machine was on...the bulb is just burned out.