I am working on a new collection of tiny alphabet quilts. I started making little patchwork alphabet letters for my etsy shop – keytags and coasters with fabric all pulled from my “too-small-to-fold-up-but-too-nice-to-throw-away” scrap bin. These have no pattern, I just make them up as I go along, hence the name “Impromptu Alphabet”. As a concept, I love the aphabet – I have collected alphabet books for years, especially ones with an unusual theme. This little quilt is “T is for Tree”. The leaves are tiny little quilts themselves. The whole thing is about 8×9 inches. I entered it in a Singer Sewing Machine “Sewing with Nature” challenge. I think they ultimately are looking for something with a bit more actual organic material stitched in, but being as it is winter in MN, that kind of thing is hard to come by. I have also done the letters E, F, and C and they are waiting to be quilted.
Here are some of my favorite alphabet books:
Mary Poppins from A to Z by P.L. Travers (I have an original 1962 version)
The Skull Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta
Anamalia by Graeme Base
The Z was Zapped by Chris VanAllsburg
Allison’s Zinnia by Anita Lobel
The Alphabet of Animals by Christopher Wormell
The Alphabet (Mouse Books) by Monique Felix
Shiver Me Letters by June Sobel
That is adorable!! You are so wonderfully creative!
I still have the alphabet book you made my son when he was born. What a treasure!!
Really? That is so cool!
Don’t forget my nifty alphabet wall hanging…..I don’t talk to the animals yet but then again i’m too little to see it without mom holding me up.
Love the individual leaves on your tree! Your quilt work is just lovely.