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I have to admit, I felt a little...I don't know, sheepish?...about my superhero quilt after reading
this post. But then I remembered that this is a "know your audience" type of quilt, and I'm pretty sure my audience is going to lose his 4-year-old mind when he opens this on Christmas morning.
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Besides, this quilt has Optimus Flippin Prime! Most of these crazy fabrics have large-scale prints, so I let that dictate my design. I framed the prints in a skinny white sashing in hopes of giving it a comic book look.
![Superhero Luke](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_v8XCZNjmbOsY_Kxn2WwYeiBLOJe1WpWbSWlXUyd0YRBpK_Cr9zZTzPSxGg9-7sLTr_z1HYAzErgD6v34F_gODydbsRBV3dZBvA6cIwcmpoOmoZ7hWEAoPw8HYgPxosrQ=s0-d)
I used Elizabeth's
Billboard Quilt-Along instructions to make the letters for Luke's name.
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I backed it in this Batman flannel from JoAnn's. I'm not sure what the official end-of-bolt policy is at JoAnn's, but I had to buy the end of two bolts (nearly 2 yards each) and the cashier gave me 50% off both. I'm not sure if she was supposed to, but I didn't complain! This is my first flannel-backed quilt, and I'm happy with the results. I did use batting, so it's going to be nice and cozy.
![Superhero close](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sqy92suD7gIaJlM3Mkp_PJ80rBegWsLOUQsSKxERxibAHq25lVfeKcwLgr94CBUP6n9aE3Z866AY6kE8cVnLtncw6A-veVvtqAl_mTy0rjp9e8d6pAPGafwdwy30HUzw=s0-d)
For quilting, I outlined the letters and then quilted double lines in the white sashing. I wanted to keep the flannel as soft as possible. I'm not normally a prewasher, but I did prewash all of these fabrics because I was concerned about the quality. (I bought most of them from
Fabric.com. The Marvel prints sell out quickly!)
Okay, I need to hide this before Luke wakes up from his nap! I cannot wait to give this to him in a month.