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Old 03-12-2013, 08:35 AM
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djmat
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Default My first sampler

[ATTACH=CONFIG]401373[/ATTACH]
Prairie Point border (pic is so wonky hanging off a fence). I had to tape some of the blocks with quilting tape because it took so long to make enough blocks for the California King size and I was afraid they would unravel. Some of the taped blocks hang on my workroom wall to remind me to do a better job. I looked for a quilt-the-quilt class locally with no luck so I had it long armed in a meandering stitch & she did wonderful! It has a cream-on-cream solid back which makes the cyan color prairie points stand out for summer linen use. I had fun doing the quilt as it inspired hubby to make a quilt frame, so now I have to make another, and another, and ...

Close ups...
[ATTACH=CONFIG]401375[/ATTACH]Eyes of March Block [ATTACH=CONFIG]401376[/ATTACH]Dove in the Window Block
[ATTACH=CONFIG]401377[/ATTACH]Arrowhead Block [ATTACH=CONFIG]401378[/ATTACH]Maltese Cross Block -
(my original design to use Mother's cotton skirt & blouse for our son's memory block)
[ATTACH=CONFIG]401379[/ATTACH]Amish Star Block (PA influence!)[ATTACH=CONFIG]401380[/ATTACH]Texas Rose Block [ATTACH=CONFIG]401387[/ATTACH]Left and Right Block (kind of 3D effect, using daughter's church clothes)


Now let's see if this all fits in this space!
Happy Quilting!
djmat, Broken Arrow, OK
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