Under the Big Top!

More fun today with children's fabrics, designed by Kimberly Bourne for . . .

Benartex Fabrics

Under the Big Top valance and counting mats

You can see all the fabrics in this brand new collection here: Under the Big Top

This fun ensemble has several colorways and a variety of fun prints - dots, triangles, printed words and of course, animals. I cut apart the Counting Panel and added a variety of small motifs from another panel and tried to add them as they relate to the number on the panel. I was only able to finish 5 of them and will not bind them but zigzag around the outside edges. I free motion quilted these on my Pfaff 2144 with Fairfield Fusi-Boo (fusible batting which is a delight to work with).

Here are the panels up close:

The starting panel (6" center, 10" block)

Number 1 with a single motif (for counting) in the corner

Number 2 with 3-2-1 motif so child can identify the 2s

Number 3: 3 bears, 3 stars motif, umbrella with 3 panels

Number 4 with a clown holding 4 balloons

What about that valance? Well, it came off the counting panel (I think!) and once I got beyond making a quilt with it, I thought of curtains (maybe because my daughter was here last week and we were making valances for her new apartment?)

Panel is 9" x 42" to start

 I wanted to line the panel but all the coordinating prints showed through the white part. I used fusible interfacing on the panel back which solved my problem. It also gave it a very nice body. Then I used 1/2 yard of the ice cream print, stitched around 3 sides and turned it right side out. Pressed well. Stitched the bottom along the stripe to keep backing in the back!

Here is lining as it is sewn.

 I folded the remainder of the backing fabric around to the front, covered the raw edge of the top of the panel, stitched. And then stitched 1-1/2" from that stitching line for my rod pocket.

Isn't this the cutest panel for any child's room?

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