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    Old 07-31-2013, 10:56 AM
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    Howdy y'all :c)

    A very sweet man that I have worked with for the past 6 1/2 years is retiring, and today was his last day. Whenever you ask him how he is, he says, "Well I'm just groovy! How are you?". And he's always telling people, "Have a groovy day!". I was on Facebook a couple of months ago and saw a drawing on there that I just KNEW would be perfect for Mark's quilt! I followed it for the most part, but added my own touches here and there.

    I started with white cotton sheeting and used a method I saw recently on "Quilting Arts" which uses acrylic ink to color the background. The elongated shapes, the peace signs, and the letters are appliqued fabric, and the rest of the designs are painted on using fabric paint or acrylic ink. I started following the wavy lines at the bottom to do the quilting, and incorporated that throughout the rest of the quilt. Not only was this my first art quilt, but it was the first time I had quilted anything using any method other than SID. This was the most fun I've ever had making a quilt! :c)

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    Old 07-31-2013, 11:23 AM
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    You did very good it is very attractive bet he will like it
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    Old 07-31-2013, 11:31 AM
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    In the days of the 60's and 70's......"Far Out", meaning it is really cool. He will thoroughly enjoy your beautiful quilt!
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    Old 07-31-2013, 11:39 AM
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    and that's what counts. Very groovy ;-)
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    Old 07-31-2013, 11:43 AM
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    That looks like a really fun quilt to design. I have done a lot of different types of quilting, but I have yet to SID. for some reason that one seems to unnerve me or I think it is to contained for freedom of expression. I don't know, but I just haven't done it yet.
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    Ha ha looks like the perfect gift! Great idea!
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    Old 07-31-2013, 01:23 PM
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    I bet he will love it a lot! It's groovy!
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    Old 07-31-2013, 01:56 PM
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    Creative! Bet you're going to try more "art" to see where it leads you! Your comment "most fun I ever had making a quilt" is very telling. Do more and have more fun!
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    That is just pure fun.
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    Old 07-31-2013, 04:27 PM
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    What a great quilt! In the late sixties, everything was Groovy!
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