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Old 02-23-2011, 12:36 PM
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Here are some pics of one of my favorite quilts. I found a southwest turtle design in one of my books, I used the shape of the turtle and designed different shell patterns for each. I had little bits of scrap fabric flung everywhere!

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Old 02-23-2011, 12:37 PM
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What a pretty quilt! I love the way you did the turtle backs. Very clever and unique.
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Cute!! Looks like a lot of hard work on those appliques!! :wink:
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Oh Wow I love it and the colors are outstanding !!!!!!Michele
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I love it too ! You should make a pattern, lots of people love their turtles !
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Old 02-23-2011, 12:53 PM
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Love your quilt!!
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Old 02-23-2011, 12:54 PM
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Beautiful quilt!
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You did a fabulous job. Beautiful !
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This is a beautiful quilt. It is so colorful and yet restful. Nice job. Thank you so much for sharing.
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I really like this quilt as I am very partial to turtles. What a wonderful job you did!
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