Dragons and dinosaurs

Ages ago I downloaded a series of patterns called Dragon Virtues from Dragon Dreams, always liked them but didn't know when they would get stitched.

I started on them, initially for myself, in 2009 when my dad was first diagnosed with cancer, but had no firm plan for their use. As well as the concentration I could apply to them when sewing, I would recite, Arya like, the list of design names at night to keep my mind distracted. I didn't finish them at the time, but when my twins came along I decided to finish the series and make them into quilts for them. There are two others which I didn't include on the quilts.  Strength (which I felt had too much red in it for these) and Love (I didn't want to put this on one and not the other)

After the girls were born my mum treated me to a new sewing machine which does embroidery and applique.

One thing I often mutter about is that dinosaur patterns/fabric/ clothes are all boyish, so I decided to make them 'girly' dinosaur quilts. I normally steer away from pink for them, but in this case, the girlier the better.

I made them, and want them to be special and appreciated, and while I don't want them to get trashed I do want them to be used. I have been rather touched recently that Posy wants to use them on her bed at night rather than her duvet, she loves to be cuddled up with her dragons.

Squirmy's dinosaur - illustrating that even a dinosaur likes to look pretty.

As an aside I have recently found that JoJo Maman Bebe does occasional girls clothes with dinosaurs on. Rawr