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10-26-2012, 04:55 AM
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My BIL- the baby of the family- got married 5 yrs ago at the age of 38 and my MIL made him a quilt with these same panels only her back ground was a deep green. So its definetly a little boys quilt. She also made one for the bride -but it was Holly Hobby. These are for future grand babies. As she put it "A hillbillies symbol of fertility" --Their from East Tennessee so she can say this.
10-26-2012, 05:51 AM
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I would not add anything thing to the blocks. Piece as they are. To make the quilt longer, I would add borders after piecing the block section of the quilt. Maybe using some of the backing if you have enough, or using a green as in the blocks.
10-26-2012, 06:54 AM
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Actually the "quilt" is yet to be. I only laid out the printed blocks on a blue batik background to see if that would work for alternate blocks. My DIL says I should keep to the earth tones since this is a "farming" project and make a brown border around the tractors to blend better with the "sky" blue blocks. What is your thought?
10-26-2012, 06:56 AM
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I love the cheerful yellows and greens, but when there are so many "pre-fab" prints to include it seems to be a bit overkill. There are at least 5 other pieces of fabric meant to go in this project that are all tractors with various backgrounds and sizes.
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