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There’ve been a lot of bad-ass 8-bit quilts spread across the Internet, but usually, they’re dedicated to one game, serving as a showcase for a single NES-era memory. Not so with this quilt; this bad boy is more about the entire experience, so it’s fitting that it’s called “THE” Nintendo Quilt.
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February 10th, 2009
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author: alisha k.
filed under: geek art + craft technology video games
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While this isn’t the first Pac-Man quilt we’ve ever seen, I would argue it’s the best. Why? Because the Pac-Man and ghost pieces are movable, so you can play with them on the quilty game board!
The blue parts are appliqued on with yellow buttons sewn on for the dots. The characters are hand-sewn for…
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October 18th, 2008
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author: karen m.
filed under: geek art + craft retro video games
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While the daytime is warm and summery around these parts, it doesn’t stop me from catching the occasional chill at bedtime. So what better way to keep warm but with a Space Invaders quilt?
Emily from Carolina Patchworks is at it again with another one of her pixel-y good video game quilts, this time with those…
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July 22nd, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft retro video games
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These sweet pixelated Dig Dug pillows are completely rocking this couch! Talk about a fruit bonus.
Dig Dug was one of the first games I mastered, so if anyone wants to make these for me, feel free. In fact, seeing these inspired me to fire up my Firenes app and check out how accurately these pillows were…
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June 22nd, 2008
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author: karen m.
filed under: geek art + craft retro video games
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This retro arcade quilt makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. The throw features the pixel-y likenesses of Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man and all of their ghostly pals (along with some delicious 8-bit cherries).
Posted by s0choice over on the Craftster forums, the handmade quilt is one of my favorites in a long time. While…
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April 7th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft retro video games
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Back in the day, Pole Position was one of my all-time favorite arcade games. Not only was it the first full-color POV racing game, it had some of the most groundbreaking graphics in its time. With today’s photorealistic racing games like the Gran Turismo and PGR series, it’s amazing how far we’ve come. Now you can harken back…
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March 26th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft retro video games
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If you’ve got a serious Mario addiction, you might just have to break open your piggy bank for this. This fun quilt features the likenesses of Mario and his foes in the context of the NES platformer that really put the little Italian plumber on the map.
It looks like Mario just hopped out of…
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March 1st, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft video games
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Video games and quilting sound like they should mix about as well as oil and water, but lately, they seem more like the delicious blend of chocolate and peanut butter. First we had the Q*Bert quilt, followed by the Galaga quilt and more recently the Legend of Zelda quilt. The latest mash-up between games and…
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January 18th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft video games
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If you’re a fan of the NES Legend of Zelda games, you’ll love this pixelated quilt inspired by the classic 8-bit games.
Created by CarolinaPatchworks, the same video game fanatics who brought us the Galaga quilt, it features a stitched scene of a blue Octorok and a Leever on the attack, while Link makes his…
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January 9th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft retro video games
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On a cold winter’s day, what better way to enjoy a gaming session than from under this toasty quilt featuring the 80s arcade classic Galaga?
Handcrafted by North Carolina artist CarolinaPatchworks, the quilt offers up a giant (18:1 scale) interpretation of the bitmapped icons from arguably the best top-down shooter of all time.
The 60-inch…
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December 4th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft retro video games
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Take your Mario obsession to bed with you with this handmade quilt inspired by Nintendo’s pixelated plumber.
Maine artists Shawna, Patrick (and their turtle named Bruce) from Potatocraft crafted this machine-pieced patchwork quilt from numerous individual squares of colored fabric to create giant pixels.
Measuring in at 36″ x 66″, the $75 quilt is perfect…
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October 3rd, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design geek art + craft video games
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Remember the expletive-spouting orange dude from 1980s arcade game, Q*bert? Well the strange little guy has now been immortalized in this awesome handmade video game quilt by Lenore, an artist over an Evil Mad Scientist Labs.
She’s done a valiant job recreating the details of the game, including the game’s signature isometric diamond blocks you…
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August 16th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun video games