I finished this dinosaur quilt first. I love color and pattern, and this one boasts plenty of both. The nine patch is made up of a colorful stripe and green zebra print. The large blocks depict a variety of dinosaurs.
I used a verigated thread to quilt the center of the quilt. I thought it would be a fun addition to the design, but I must say, I was disappointed with the result. I wasn't disappointed with the design itself. I used my sons' dinosaur puzzle to trace shapes onto freezer paper. I cut the shapes out and used them as a template to create a design within the blocks.
Within the rest of the blocks, I used a sucked-in square shape. On the border, I used a continuous line pattern I found online that reminded me of claws and teeth.
The second quilt has a shark theme. The colors are taken from the main fabric, the sharks used in the large blocks. The fabrics in the nine-patch have patterns that are fluid or have the movement of water.
I did something similar to the dinosaur quilt with the machine quilting. I took the shark shape from the boys' puzzle and traced it on freezer paper to use as a template. These were used all over the inside of the quilt.
I found the border design online. It looks like waves crashing on the beach, which fits in perfectly with the rest of the water theme on this quilt.
