I was looking through fabrics online for the quilt I made Cory for Christmas, when I stumbled upon this polar bear panel. I had to have it. Polar bears have been a favorite of mine my whole life! I decided immediately I would make a quilted throw for winter time. I like that it works for the whole season instead of being designed around a holiday. I sketched up my plan and bought batiqs, this aurora print that was in the series with the panel, Kona solids and the pinkish purple flannel clouds that I used for the backing.
I started this quilt with a rough doodle of what I was thinking before getting to work.
The top before quilting.
Hand quilting took forever as this time I quilted swirls through the sky and border and followed along lines of major design elements in the panel.
Before the quilt I made a polar bear pillow to make it a set for us to have out in winter. It was a fun way to use my holographic thread in the quilting of the pillow top.
