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    Old 08-20-2015, 04:24 AM
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    Default Grow up FREE mini quilt pattern

    This mini quilt was made using the August Aurifil Designer of the Month Pattern by Nancy Rinks. You can find the pattern here
    https://auribuzz.wordpress.com/2015/...-of-the-month/

    I made some changes to the pattern because it's not in my nature to follow a pattern exactly as written.

    1. I omitted the border because I didn't have any border fabric that tickled my fancy

    2. It called for wool tulips, I don't do wool

    3. I also omitted the hand embroidery on the applique thinking it would be just to much for they eye since the tulips are already the focal point.

    I absolutely LOVE how it turned out. For those of you that know me you know I'm a real sucker for gingham and cherries. The plan was for red gingham binding but while digging through the scrap bin for the gingham I found the red stripe...YUMMY! Speaking of scraps, this entire little quilt top was made from scraps. Yes mam, all the yellow and white are tiny(what others would consider trashing) bits of scrap. The backing fabric was hard for me to cut, it's my favorite piece of cherry fabric that I've been saving for just the right project. I'm still wondering if I made the right decision, but there's no turning back now. Oh well we have to use those precious fabrics sometime.
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    Old 08-20-2015, 04:39 AM
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    Lovely! Your small changes in the pattern have made it truly your own. Thanks for sharing.
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    Old 08-20-2015, 04:51 AM
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    Absolutely delightful! I love your little a quilt and your fabric is just right for the project. I am a scrappy lover so I always save the little pieces.
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    Old 08-20-2015, 05:03 AM
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    Very sweet! I am a big fan of striped binding!
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    Old 08-20-2015, 05:17 AM
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    Love the strip binding. Makes this quilt to be too cute.
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    Old 08-20-2015, 05:42 AM
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    Saw this on your blog and thought how cute...thanks for sharing...
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    Old 08-20-2015, 06:39 AM
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    So very cute! Love it!
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    Old 08-20-2015, 08:31 AM
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    Cute quilt. Love the way you hand (?) stitched the binding. Are there instructions somewhere?
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    Old 08-20-2015, 08:40 AM
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    Originally Posted by yngldy
    Cute quilt. Love the way you hand (?) stitched the binding. Are there instructions somewhere?
    Thanks! Nope no hand stitching on this one, everything was stitched by machine even the applique. I used mono poly thread for everything but the piecing. There's a link to the pattern in the original post above.
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    Old 08-20-2015, 08:48 AM
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    It couldn't look better in my opinion.
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