{"product_id":"alexs-graduation-quilt","title":"Alex's Graduation Quilt","description":"Alex's Graduation Quilt - This is a Queen Size quilt I did for my cousin's son Alex who graduated this year. My cousin has commissioned me to make several quilts and this is the second of the series. I had always wanted to do an Irish Chain block with a star. My cousin and I saw an small ad in a quilt magazine a while ago that we liked (unfortunately, I cannot remember the name of the magazine or the name of the ad). I based this quilt on that look and I used the QIAD Triangle in a Square ruler to do the star blocks and ran an Irish chain through it. I used a lot of fabrics by Judie Rothermel for Marcus Brothers which gave the quilt a sort of Williamsburg\/Coloniale look.\r\nThe backing was a plaid flannel as I had a great deal of difficulty finding an adult flannel print locally here in Edmonton, AB, Canada or even online. There seems to be a lack of flannel prints that would be good for backing quilts (which my clients seem to prefer). There are lots of children prints but very few adult prints available.\r\nI also quilted it on my new mid-arm machine - the HQ Sweet Sixteen and it was my first attempt. I was pretty pleased with the results though the stitching was pretty shaking in many spots! \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharon Flemming \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eQuilter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharon Flemming \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eYear Made:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2011 \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eOwned By:\u003c\/strong\u003e Karen Johnston \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16 x 20 inches \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eShows \u0026amp; Museums:\u003c\/strong\u003e NA \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAwards:\u003c\/strong\u003e NA \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sharon Flemming","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54047622660371,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0918\/4575\/5155\/files\/8777770_q.jpg?v=1776154617","url":"https:\/\/gallery.thequiltshow.com\/products\/alexs-graduation-quilt","provider":"The Quilt Show Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}