When I was finishing up my Habitat quilt, I got to thinking about how I've never made a quilt for my dad before. I think maybe one reason I never have is because he's completely disinterested in things visual or decorative (he jokes about being colour-blind, for instance).
But he's a serious computer geek (PC all the way, for him), and when faced with the challenge of designing a quilt for him, I think that piecing a computer desktop was my only option (uh, yes, that's what it is!). I sketched out the icons and bottom bar in InDesign and started cutting.
The top came together really quickly, although when it came time to join the blue part with the grey bar, the right-hand side looked way too empty. So that's what the "Hi" is doing there! Must've been the influence of the Oh, Fransson! Billboard Quilt-Along.
I really enjoyed using some of my most beloved fabrics for fussy-cutting the icons, and I also really enjoyed ordering some Suzuko Koseki yardage from Superbuzzy for the back:) He probably won't give it a second thought, but they're prints that remind me especially of my dad. For the binding, I picked two prints that seemed especially computer-ish to me: the little grey rectangle print from Denyse Schmidt's Katie Jump Rope and the black stippling print from Greenfield Hill. Oh, and the dense straight-line quilting took AGES! Never again, I say:)
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A Little Gray 21 months ago | reply
this is just so damn cool. so cool.
A Little Gray 21 months ago | reply
(except of course, it would be cooler if it were Mac!)
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bananaphone / Robin 21 months ago | reply
i love this so much. it's such a creative design, and also a great way to justify collecting all those text fabrics! i imagine the straight line quilting was tedious to do, but it looks wonderful too! :)
NancyinSTL 21 months ago | reply
Awesomely creative! Viewing from my iPad
Fittin to Quilt 21 months ago | reply
I love how cool this is!!
Krousegirl2 21 months ago | reply
oh good gravy Carmen, this is so cool. You have me thinking about making my dad a quilt now! ill have to think on that for a while....good gravy, i bet that quilting did take a long time, worth it in the end, looks amazing!
what size did the quilt finish at?
KGsearch 21 months ago | reply
Very clever...love the colors.
nettaquilts 21 months ago | reply
yes, very clever! great design and love ALL the little touches.
gomarquette92 21 months ago | reply
This is very cool. I love it!
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Thanks so much, everyone!
.jwc. 21 months ago | reply
genius!
quirky granola girl 21 months ago | reply
this is mind blowing. so creative and so beautiful.
Spotted Stone Studio {Krista} 21 months ago | reply
so super cool!
Lorena in Sydney 21 months ago | reply
love it and I think you've just given me an idea for a quilt for my computer obsessed son :-)
jessyroos 21 months ago | reply
This quilt is incredible and such a special gift to give!
verykerryberry 21 months ago | reply
Love it!
courtiepie 21 months ago | reply
what a great idea!
goddessinprogress 21 months ago | reply
Awesome awesome quilt! Mentally bookmarking this to make something similar for my husband someday.
Frecklemama 21 months ago | reply
seriously genious. well done.