Go Rabbitohs
At Christmas we only give one present to one other family member. I drew my BIL’s name from the hat. He happens to be a fan of the Rabbitohs football team (south Sydney) so I thought a quilt would make the perfect present for the cold football season.
The quilt is very minimalist in style using a Kaufman quilters linen in charcoal to balance the contrasting team colours of red and green. (It could also double as a festive quilt or matching quilt for Freddy Kreuger’s jersey). The little, white rabbit adorns the centre.
To liven up the solid background, I used red, white and green threads with simple geometric patterns.
To finish it off, I used a scrappy red and green binding,and a label in the shape of a football.
12 Comments
Jan
That's a great gift.
Cathy
I adore this quilt, he is going to love it! Your quilting is fabulous and stands out beautifully with the contrasting threads. Great quilt. xo
shez
very nice,well done Jane.xx
Jeanette
Love, love, love the quilt. I've been a Rabbitohs fan since i was very tiny. Hugs,
suemac
Very festive. I am sure it will help him keep warm at games.
LynCC
Hey, this is fantastic! I really love that effect of the green and then the red threads on the charcoal. Very nice. He is sure to love this.
Shakey Stitches
Ohh what a great quilt.
The rabbitohs are my team too.
Laura
How perfect! I hope he's not a follower to see the surprise!
Larissa
This looks great Jane!!!
Alyce @ Blossom Heart Quilts
Stunning quilting… as always! Simple but effective!
SewBlinkey.blogspot.com
I think it is terrific. Great gift! I really like the quilting.
Mary
I love this and I think the quilting just makes it. So many times sports themed quilts look tacky but this is just gorgeous.