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My girlfriend retired yesterday after 32 years with the county - here is her gift!

My girlfriend retired yesterday after 32 years with the county - here is her gift!

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Old 05-19-2012, 05:53 AM
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Default My girlfriend retired yesterday after 32 years with the county - here is her gift!

A Magic Carpet Ride Quilt! The order got mixed up but I am not going to upload them again. I showed different views of the quilt and also I made 4 coordinating pillowcase and used one to wrap it all up, using a scrap of material to make a ribbon bow. She asked for red, white and black. I used yardage, jelly rolls, and a varigated thread for the FMQ. My bf did the binding (I hate bindings)
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Beautiful gift for your friend. I'm sure she will love it ~ you did a great job!
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OH, That is absolutely gorgeous. I love the colors. You did a beautiful job.
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Really beautiful!!!!
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What a wonderful gift. Love the colours, so dynamic. I'm sure that your friend will be thrilled. Thank you for sharing.
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Great gift and I'm sure she is going to be thrilled to receive it. You did a great job and makes me want to hurry and make a black, white and red quilt.
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stunning....
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Beautiful job - your friend is a lucky gal - you may start a new trend - a quilt for retirement - Great job.
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Gorgeous! You did a great job.
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Beautiful!!!
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