Barbie Princesses 6/2010

June 19, 2010
Barbie Princesses Quilt - Pink and Purple
Ruthie Payne

Ruthie wanted a Barbie Princess quilt in pink and purple.  OK, so how do I do that?  I talked to some friends and fellow quilters and they told me about a product called Printed Treasures.  This is treated fabric sheets mounted onto paper that allows you to print images onto it and then add it to your quilt.  The treatment on the fabric ensures the printing to become color fast.  Then I simply went to the internet, downloaded stills from the Barbie princess movies, printed them and started construction.  I had a little trouble printing, but I think it was more due to the advanced age of our printer than anything else.  The photos in the quilt are really indeed color fast (it has already been washed) and sharp.  I am pretty happy with the result.  I chose to use only one pieced pattern in the quilt, a pinwheel, and use a different pink or purple for each square.  This is also the 1st quilt I have attempted to machine quilt.  And, I learned a few things in the process.  I have learned that I probably want to keep the quilting fairly simple for the time being and getting many more continuous line quilt patterns is a must.  I also learned that the Babylock  Espire is a wonderful machine.

 This is an enlarged view of the center.  It's not very clear here but hopefully you can get an idea of how it might look.  I think Ruthie is going to love it!  It goes in the mail tomorrow.