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    Old 05-24-2012, 03:39 PM
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    This little girl:


    ellie1 by polkadotzombie, on Flickr

    wanted a new quilt, she said her old one is too babyish. She still loves it, but she wanted a big girl quilt to go with it. I have been really fortunate to have found a new quilt shop here in Austin that is extremely kid friendly. That's a huge deal to me since I have four kids and three of them aren't in school yet. The shop is called Remnants Fiber Culture and I've gotten to know the owner through our frequent visits. I let Ellie pick out a fat quarter bundle and a Rose Card pattern at the shop.

    here's how her quilt turned out:


    elliesquilt1 by polkadotzombie, on Flickr

    back:


    elliesquilt5 by polkadotzombie, on Flickr

    There is a vintage hand embroidered dish towel on the back that I pieced into the quilt.


    elliesquilt3 by polkadotzombie, on Flickr

    I screen printed a little tag for this one. I added some fabric and rick rack to dress it up. I've actually just had some fabric printed from Spoonflower with little tags on it so I'm going to use them on future projects


    elliesquilt4 by polkadotzombie, on Flickr

    I really like the gray background fabric on this one, it's Mirage in Silver Lining from Connecting Threads and the wrong side has a linen or suiting texture that I love so I use it wrong side out in tons of projects.


    elliesquilt2 by polkadotzombie, on Flickr

    I quilted it on my Juki in a spiral pattern only squares instead of circles. So an ever increasing square starting small in the middle and growing with each time around. I tried to get a decent picture of the quilting but failed miserably. I love that there is so much space on the Juki, it makes me way more willing to turn the quilt more often and quilt more difficult designs.
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    Old 05-24-2012, 04:10 PM
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    Very nice cheerful quilt. Love the story around it and how your daughter needed a bigger girls quilt now. Thanks for sharing.
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    Old 05-24-2012, 04:39 PM
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    She is a beautiful little (big) girl and her quilt is wonderful! She did a good job picking fabric & pattern and you made a great quilt for her! Good job!
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    Old 05-24-2012, 04:42 PM
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    The little one is so pretty and has such a lovely look about her. The quilt I am sure will be enjoyed by her.
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    Awww, the quilt is very cute and so is your DD!! I am sure she will be so proud to have this "grown up" quilt now.
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    Beautiful quilt for a Beautiful Daughter!!
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    Old 05-24-2012, 05:49 PM
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    Originally Posted by Grandma Bonnie
    She is a beautiful little (big) girl and her quilt is wonderful! She did a good job picking fabric & pattern and you made a great quilt for her! Good job!
    What she said... LOL! Sometimes there just isn't anything more to say... darling little girl (I'm sorry... BIG GIRL... LOL!) & adorable quilt! I really love the little tea towel you put on the back... too cute!
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    Such a beautiful little girl! She chose a lovely "big girl" quilt!
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    Gorgeous blue eyes, so full of wonder! What a delight she must be to you. The quilt is so pretty and perfect for a grown up little doll.
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    What a wonderful, very pretty big girl quilt that is!!!! I hope your daughter loves it!
    Oh and she is a very pretty big girl.

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