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    Old 02-19-2015, 07:37 AM
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    Absolutely adorable !! What a wonderful heirloom !!
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    Old 02-19-2015, 08:21 AM
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    Very cute!!
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    Old 02-19-2015, 08:22 AM
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    Give yourself a huge pat on the back from me.Your quilt is spectacular.Love it!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Old 02-19-2015, 08:39 AM
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    Outstanding! What an amazing job you have done and the result is fantastic.
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    Old 02-19-2015, 09:18 AM
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    Originally Posted by hudgoddess
    Sewellie, there was no pattern for this. I saw a blog post of a quilt and went from there. I did a postage stamp scrappy backing. There are loads of you tube videos on how to do that part. Then I drew my own elephant with a vector drawing program. But you could use a coloring book page and there's a lot of free clip art online too. Don't let a pattern stop your creativity. The pattern should be the start of where you want to take your quilt!
    Thank you for the advice and the explanation.
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    Old 02-19-2015, 09:36 AM
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    Nicely done! Luann
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    Old 02-19-2015, 10:42 AM
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    I love your parade of elephants. It's adorable. Great job.
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    Old 02-19-2015, 11:03 AM
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    Some one has been reading the Elmer the Elephant books! Lovely! My preschool background is showing and yours is too! Cute quilt!
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    Old 02-19-2015, 11:34 AM
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    Too cute, you did a great job. After lots of washings, you will not be able to tell anything about the bindings. Love those lashes.
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    Old 02-19-2015, 01:35 PM
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    So very cute!!
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