legendary "big foot" quilt

this quilt has been on my "to do" list for the longest time, but it wasn't exactly one i wanted to make for myself.  i decided since i had made my aunt the civil war hazel hedgehogs the year before, and jacob & sarah got their boardwalk wedding quilt, it was only fitting that i make this quilt for my cousin ben.  he seems like a sasquatch king of guy anyways!
the shapes for this quilt were fairly simple, they were just VERY repetitive.  i know i spent a good chunk of time assembly line-ing the trees since they are all the same shape in various sizes.  this was one of the times where i used the trick of using yard sale stickers to label the pieces in their sizes to help stay on track.
one of the free motion motifs i learned from natalia bonner was this wood grain technique, which i felt was a perfect fit for the trees and "big foot" featured on this quilt.  instead of the standard top to bottom way of quilting on the long arm, i loaded the quilt in horizontally so that even though i was quilting left to right, my wood grain would end up vertical on the quilt.  i added a few "knots" in there to create some variety as well as be a little more tree like.
when debating what to put on the back, i joked about something historical or monopoly, since those were two very "ben" related things.  or something psychologist related... but that might be digging a little too deep.  haha.  i happened to remember seeing this coffee bean fabric at one of the local shops (fabric garden, i believe) and used it for the backing as well as the binding.  the colors were a perfect match to go with the front of the quilt and tie in perfectly.
the last time i made ben a quilt, it was a two sided t-shirt quilt with some thomas the tank engine sashing on it.  you can take at that beast and my other t-shirt quilts right here!  yeah, it was something alright.  i have to say, i am quilt pleased with the skill set i have now, knowing i can make fun and amusing quilts that are also acceptable to have as an adult.  granted, i'm sure now i could tweak some thomas the tank engine to be adult acceptable.  or at least not the focal fabric... haha
what will be my next elizabeth hartman creation?  stay tuned!
pattern information: legendary by elizabeth hartman
quilt count: 118