Monday, July 27, 2009

inspired by a box of band aids


11" x 16"
for mini quilt monday. with little time to spare. :)

82 comments:

Amanda said...

That is absolutely adorable!! Love the design and the colors are beautiful!

Sweet P said...

That is so cute! I bet you had a lot of fun making it.

Allison said...

cute cute cute! It does look like a box of band aids, except cuter, and I wish i had band aids that looks like that.

Sue H said...

This made me smile! You got the proportions just right.

Leslie said...

i love it, it is a boo boo quilt

Jessica said...

How awesome is that?!? I'm in DQS7 & I may have to "borrow" this idea!

nettie said...

i love this! they do look like bandaids.

peaknits said...

CUTE!!

Alex and Kimberly Rasmussen said...

Okay that's about the cutest thing I have ever seen!! You are so creative!

hetty said...

Ingenious!

Jocelyn said...

How cool is that! Love it :-)

Mrs Quilty said...

Very very cute!!! Love the colors!

WoolenSails said...

What a clever idea, love it.

Debbie

GloJoeSews said...

The cutest darn quilt I've seen! How fun!

Victoria Findlay Wolfe said...

ha! I am stuck on bandaids... I'm stuck on this quilt! ;-)

hope no boo boo's happened in the making of this quilt!

Audrie said...

Haha that's too cute!! Adorable idea :)

soggybottomflats said...

Amandajean,
I love your way cute mini quilt!!
I also wanted to let you know that you inspire me to greatness. You make my day so much brighter with your talent. You seem to pick colors and patterns so easily. I am always excited to see what you do and peruse your pics and tutorials with a happy heart. Thank you for all you do..Elaine

Donna said...

Totally adorable!
Where do you come up with these ideas !?!!

Zarina said...

I guess the kids got into their fair share of cuts.

Wendy said...

That's cool and I love the idea of mini quilt Monday.

Anonymous said...

Cute, and somehow gross too!

connie said...

I instantly thought of a BOOBOO Blankie. However I see I am not the first. HEHE. It is cute.

beth said...

very cute...I can tell you have little ones. :)

Val said...

I think this is so cute. Thanks for sharing.

Florence said...

thats adorable,,,,,,,,,,,around here though we have to have princess mermaids on them,,,lololgreat imagination you have over there in your land, lol

Anonymous said...

That is so cute. It reminds me of that pack of gum w/ the stripes, can't remember the name of it. It has a zebra on the pack..
Tanya

Kristin said...

I love it. It is adorable!

Cheryl Arkison said...

That just makes me giggle.

Anonymous said...

Lol, I love your blog! I just found it looking for zig zag quilt patterns, and I'm going to try your method. The band aid's are great, very cute!

Alissa said...

So So cute! Wonderful to get inspiration from everywhere!!

Julie @ Jaybird Quilts said...

just i the nick of time... and one place where i would never have thought to look for inspiration!

CJ said...

you amaze and inspire me! :D

Amanda @RusticRemnants said...

he he. That is beyond adorable. It would make a great gift for a small kiddo. Especially if they are anything like mine, I've never seen a child need so many bandaids. lol

Red Pepper Quilts - Rita Hodge said...

Too Cute!

Journeying Five said...

very fun quilt!

Shari said...

I just love your 'band-aid' quilt! That's an interesting block for a signature quilt too... I love visiting your blog!

Nebuchudnessar said...

What a fantastic idea

Andi said...

Love how you find inspiration in the quirkiest places.
Andi :-)

Kucki68 said...

What a cute quilt and what a original inspiration.

Joliec said...

Bandaids never looked so good! What a cute quilt!

Evelyn aka Starfishy said...

They look like Chicklet gum too! Very cute.

Terry said...

Awe...how cute! I love to see the different places inspiration comes from! Enjoy your day! :0)

Unknown said...

See inspiration can come from any where!

Angela Nash said...

I love it! I may have to do one myself, a perfect thing for a house full of crazy boys!

Karen said...

What an adorable quilt! Bet you had such fun making it!
Karen L.

T@iy@ said...

Very sweet!

suz said...

What a clever idea! It's perfect!

Kelly O. said...

inspiration can come from the craziest places!
Love it!

Shelina (formerly known as Shasta) said...

It is so cute! And it does look like bandaids.

silversmith said...

lol! this is fantastic!! as a kid, my favorite poem was "band-aids" by shel silverstein and you reminded me of it.

Terrie Sandelin said...

Great inspiration -- darling quilt!

Deb C. said...

Very neat. Glad to see you are keeping up with creativity. You are my inspiration to keep those juices flowing!

RazakFamily said...

How creative...I would have never thought to use my medicine cabinet for inspiration...

Anina said...

So cute! I need a little creativity around here.

Sharon said...

You are incredible!!! Do you ever sleep? I LOVE to follow your blog!

MichelleB said...

Adorable! I love it.

Sara said...

LOL! Well, if that isn't just the cutest bandaid inspired quilt I've ever seen!!

allsewnup said...

Thanks for the chuckle heehee. I'm still shaking my head with amazement and awe.

Carolyn*

Anonymous said...

beyond cute!

Lizzie

Renee said...

Too cute - I see the band aids. First look I saw a panel of light switches, lol....

Annie said...

you continually amaze me. fantastic

e said...

That's cute!

M. Regina said...

Beautiful, I like the idea. Hugs from Brazil.

em's scrapbag said...

Made me laugh. Very fun!!!

Linda said...

Very cute! Now my next question, which one of the kids had a boo boo that caused you to get out the band aids? :)

Dresden Quilter said...

You are amazing. It is so cute.

Chara Michele said...

Very cute! Who knew band aids could be so inspiring :)

Amber said...

What is mini quilt monday? Do you make a mini quilt every monday? This would be a great idea for those with many little girls in the family for Christmas!

Julia said...

It's darling I love it!

Anonymous said...

You are so funny!! Only when you said where you got your inspiration from did I see that resemblance!!! Fantastic!

Deelee said...

Very cute. Love the colors!

Clair said...

Cute. Are you giving it to Abby?

Jackie's Stitches said...

I love how you found inspiration in a common household item!

Heather said...

So cute. What a neat idea.

heather said...

how very ULTRA sweet!!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!!!!

Lisa J said...

I love this quilt. I showed it to my daughter to have her guess what it was, I covered up the name. Her 1st guess was tissue boxes, 2nd guess was light switches and 3rd guess was band aids. I love to see how everyone can see something different.

Rebekah said...

adorable! Who knew that bandaids were such great inspiration

sulu-design said...

So, so cool. So cool. Have I mentioned how cool this is?
I LOVE this idea. Will there be more similarly inspired mini quilts to come?

carole ann said...

this is so cleaver, love it, love it, love it. I might have to borrow that idea. I have a doll quilt to make.

carole ann said...

Well silly me, just saw what I wrote and of course I did mean clever. I have to tell you I love all of the ideas you have given me, your tutorials are great,
a big THANK YOU, from Phila

lera said...

That is sooooo adorable. Love this. So much. Soooo. Much.

Holly said...

Very cute. Posted a link to it on my twitter.