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11-04-2013, 10:40 AM

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JanieH

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Love your quilt! It looks fantastic! And the idea of doing one for each month is great.

11-04-2013, 11:05 AM

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patti01

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How did you attach this to your door?

11-04-2013, 01:20 PM

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Auntie Em

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What an AWESOME idea....yours is just plain beautiful!!!

11-04-2013, 03:28 PM

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quilt2b

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Thank you for posting! I love the idea and hope to have a Christmas holiday theme ready for this year.

11-04-2013, 03:46 PM

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I love this idea! Thanks for sharing it.

11-04-2013, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Vat

I did this several years ago for my mother and mother-in-laws doors at the assisted living. One for every month (and they are not all the same size or shape, which makes them also very interesting.

October: Pumpkins
November: Turkeys
December: Cane Canes (also Package)
January: Snowmen
February: Hearts
March: Shamrocks (also Kites)
April: Easter Crosses
May: Roses
June: Flip Flops
July: Flag
August: Cats (also CupCakes)
September: Apples

All the lady residents love (the men don't think to much about them). HA HA ! ! !

Those sound perfect! Maybe those guys needs a June - Fathers Day!

For August, I'm thinking of using the panel left from my 'in the house' August hanging:
(maybe some of the men would like them)

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11-04-2013, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by bggale68

I love your fall quilt. I have the perfect window for one. Do you have a picture of your winter or Christmas quilt?

Funny (to me) story: Last Dec, my son had something big delivered by a truck. I thought the driver left, and then I heard the front doorbell. We had a nice chat, seemed he wanted to buy a wreath like the one on the door, after he heard I made it. I told him I just couldn't make one for this year, but he could buy the one on the door, and he did!
Then he asked, how about next year, I'd like 2 more. Ok, I can do that, and he gave me his email addy to let him know when they were finished. Then I got to thinking, I didn't design these, I don't feel right making him more for money (the first one, to me, was kind of like something you buy at a garage sale, secondhand)
So I made 2 more, and figured if he made the check out to a charity, I could sleep at night. Wouldn't you know, I have the wreaths, complete with the wood slat, but I can't find the email addy anywhere!

lesson: careful if you hang something on your door, you may get talked into selling it!

This goes up in Dec:

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11-04-2013, 05:55 PM

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I love your colors and quilting

11-04-2013, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by grandmaof3

Love this and the idea of one for every month. Did you use a pattern or make your own?

I did, got it as a free pattern from somewhere online. I've tried to find it, but can't. It was the center of a larger wall hanging, with a bunch of triangles in the border.
It's just 4 maple leaves, and I bought the stencil for the quilting either at Joanns or Hancock's

11-04-2013, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by AlvaStitcher

What a neat idea! The hanging is beautiful. Do they get bleached out by the sun? I live in FL and the sun shines on the front door pretty brightly from early to mid morning. Would love to try it though. Thanks for sharing.

No, this faces north.
I have a spot on the back porch that I really couldn't hand anything quilty. It gets direct morning sun, and I know it wouldn't last more than a year