Sew Tardis

When it comes to Dr. Who, I know close to nothing. If you are wondering what I just said, then you know less than me. (Dr. Who is a long running British Science Fiction show.) All my favorite nerds (which I only say with ‘love’, go ahead and roll your eyes). I don’t really know what the Tardis does. I do know however, that Number Two Son not only knows what it does, but loves Doctor Who and I love Number Two (a lot). So when a friend said to me, “Hey look at this Tardis on my phone, wouldn’t that make a great quilt pattern?”, I not only agreed, but began planning. Surprises are fun.

I used 3 inch blocks in blues for a creative replica of a Police Box/Tardis. These blocks end up with a fairly large quilt, but as Number Two is about 6’3″, that was okay.

I only used fabrics I had on hand, because Covid and shopping do not really go together. There was plenty of inspiration and ideas on Pinterest, which helped to get me started.

I ran out of room on my design wall, however I knew once I’d started sewing I would gain more space.

My Girl walked into my sewing room, while the Tardis was in production. She took one look at it and not only knew what it was, but knew exactly who it was for.

Quilting this on my machine was a tad daunting. I tried setting up a card table to help support the weight of the fabric and that was really helpful for moving the fabric around.

I stitched just off of the ditch on the Tardis itself.

The more I quilted the Tardis, the more fun I had.

Quilting each element of the Tardis in its own way.

Quilting is creative fun. Quilting for someone else is the very best kind of creative fun.

I learned a lot while working on the Tardis, no, not about Dr. Who, but about doing the quilting on my machine and how much fun it can be.

I told Number Two that I had a small surprise for him. His birthday is not until October, so there was no way I was going to wait…besides presents for no reason other than to say, ‘I love you’ are always the best.

…and I am blessed.