Quilt Stories - Makers' Spotlight

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A little girl's guardian

Maker: Stella Callighen (Stittsville, Ontario, Canada)

Date of submission: June 2025

Quilt story (maker's statement):

“This quilt was made for my great niece who was born at 29 weeks gestation. The FPP fairies represent her (Audrey) and her big brother (Eoin). The dragon represents her feistiness!  Audrey is a thriving 15 month old today! 🥰”

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Patterns:

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A unicorn with magical octopus flowers

Maker: Tabitha (Richland, Washington, USA)

Social Media: @tcl_quilts (Instagram)

Date of submission: June 2025

Quilt story (maker's statement):

"I made this quilt for my granddaughter. She had outgrown unicorns when I was almost done with it and was collecting octopuses instead, so the flowers in the quilt are made with octopus fabric. She was also collecting elephants and my sewing machine just happened to have an elephant stitch!! I know, right? So I sewed the binding on with elephant stitch and I “tattooed” her initials on the unicorn’s bottom. It’s cool!”

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Two sweet tooth fairy pillows

Maker: Didi (Rehoboth, Delaware, USA)

Date of submission: June 2025

Quilt story (maker's statement):

“I made these tooth fairy pillows for my grandchildren, complete with a pocket on the back for a tooth and tooth fairy money.”

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Patterns:

A dragon awaiting a new baby

Maker: M. Y. (Australia)

Date of submission: June 2025

Quilt story (maker's statement):

“I have always loved this dragon quilt and waited for ages before a new baby was to join our family. We didn’t know whether baby was a boy or girl so I chose purple and green as my main colours. I waited till we knew baby’s gender before adding the crown which is a deep pink with sparkles (not obvious in the photo). As it turns out, purple and green are colours used by suffragettes and our baby girl was born in the Year of the Dragon. It couldn’t have been better!”

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Midnight bats (Dorothy's first FPP quilt!)

Maker: Dorothy Bullard (Huntington Beach, California, USA)

Date of submission: June 2025

Quilt story (maker's statement):

"The Bat Buddies pattern was so cute, it was irresistible! I had never tried FPP, but my sister, who was looking over my shoulder, said she would buy me the pattern if I would make it for her. It’s a deal! I printed the pattern but was still hesitant to start. But October was nearing! I had to finish it before the end of October, right? I finally shopped my stash (she loves purple!) and bought some background fabric. I had never done inset applique either, and was a bit hesitant there, but the instructions gave perfect results. Look closely if you can, and you will see that I quilted a bat in the moon. I was able to give the quilt to my sister before the end of October and she absolutely love it! And now I have added FPP to my skill set. A double win!”

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Pattern:

  • Mini Bat Buddies (PDF)

Peace reigns in the Dragon’s Kingdom

Maker: Claudine aka Gigi (Arlington, Texas, USA)

Date of submission: June 2025

Quilt story (maker's statement):

"I made this quilt for my great-grandson. He has trouble sleeping at night, so I told him the dragon would protect him in his dreams. He loves it, and he told me it works!"

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