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Old 07-12-2013, 03:58 AM
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QM
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I COULD easily make 50 quick baby quilts in a year, but I don't. Like many others, I rotate between complex and easy quilts, large and small. I have made a bit over 500 quilts in my 12 active years, including a great many for foster kids and a large number of ribbon winners and high money earners at auctions. IMHO, the idea is to give and get pleasure. I try hard to make my easy quilts really look good. The idea is NOT to use a maximum amount of fabric. However many you make, if it is a chore, please slow down and enjoy. I do, however tend to sew fast and design quilts in my sleep. Right now I have a bit to do on a very complex top and a bit more on the simple top my granddaughter requested for her bed. I am eager to get to 2 more, one being a very simple use of dramatic large prints and one wall hanging that includes 30 friendship star in a complex matrix. I don't do 8 hour days, but I do spend a lot of time quilting, since I am disabled and there are not a great many other things I can do comfortably.
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