Mid-week Check-in ~ Hanna-Land

As I tucked away my remaining blue scraps, I took an inventory of my "To-do List". 

T-shirt quilt for our daughter

T-shirt quilt for a friend 
Sunflower Table Runner/Placemats
Bowl Cozies

Hanna-Land

None of these items have pressing deadlines and a couple require special supplies to be ordered ~ The table runner/placemats & bowl cozies...  And I really didn't have a desire to delve into either of the t-shirt quilts...

Hanna-Land it is!  This was an idea I had in my dreams a few weeks ago... imagine a quilt similar to a Candyland board game.  Several years ago, I made a playmat for a nephew to play with his matchbox cars.  I am using some of the same ideas from it for Hanna-Land.

This game board quilt will be a birthday gift for our grand-daughter, Hanna... thus the name "Hanna-land".

Hanna will be turning 4 in April, and her older sisters have the fun, Paper Doll Quilts.  I thought she needed something fun as well...  And they can play the game with her.

The path of colored squares has a long way to go, as well as a lot of fussing, fusing and trimming... the "short cut", the rainbow trail, is from some cute rainbow fabric and intentionally bridges the water section.  

Here's the progress I have made on my journey to Hanna-Land.

Applique is not one of my favorite techniques, but it is amazing what one will do for a loved one!  

The small characters are trimmed from a scrap of novelty fabric.

As I have made this quilt, I have thought of the fun memories I have of playing Candyland as a child, and then again as Mom of toddlers.

It is an easy game that doesn't require reading... only color recognition.

Just the other day, I saw a picture of a "scrabble" or crossword puzzle quilt.  The maker included the names of family members in the patchwork.  It would be a great gift for a lover of crosswords or the game scrabble.  I have seen Monopoly quilts and even a Clue quilt.

I've considered making a hop-scotch quilt.  But then my daughter who is a Physical Therapist Assistant cautioned me about the quilt being used on a hard floor and the increased risk for a fall/injury.  She encouraged me to place some non-skid shelf liner on the back to avoid that. I wasn't ready to try to tackle that...

Have you made any gameboard quilts?

What did you make?

If you haven't made one, what game board would you make?

Leave a comment... I'd love to hear from you!

Keep Piecing,

Melva

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