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    Old 04-22-2014, 03:34 PM
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    This was inspired by a picture of a quilt called 'My Fair Lady' exhibited at the Arizona Quilt Show. That quilt was done with Stack and Whack and I can't do that but I did like the way my top came out. It looks a lot harder than it is. The colors are pink, grey and white with black accents. For the plate wedges, I cut a 3.5" strip of the main color, then sewed 1.5" strips of contrasting colors to the top and bottom. Then I used a 5.5" Dresden wedge and cut them out. I folded the wedge in half long ways with right sides together and sewed the top seam. I turned it right side out to make the point. I used a 7.5" square, sewed 5 of the wedges together, and hand appliqued them to the square. 4 squares for each block. I used black triangles as accents. The border was done with the Fons and Porter wedge template. I can't wait to quilt this - I am thinking of a pale grey thread and some really nice swirly feathers. It will be done on my Baby Lok Quilter's Pro domestic machine. I will post pics when its done.
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    That is beautiful. The strips made a unique look.
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    Old 04-22-2014, 03:50 PM
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    Pretty quilt!
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    Old 04-22-2014, 04:13 PM
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    nicely done
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    It's just beautiful as all your work is.
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    Very nice - you are an inspiration.
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    Old 04-22-2014, 05:34 PM
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    That is very pretty!! I'd love to see a close up of the plates!! I love the borders - especially the corners - a perfect frame for this quilt.
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    Lovely quilt. You do beautiful work. I love that pattern.
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    Old 04-22-2014, 05:39 PM
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    pretty!! Never saw one like this before. Nice job!
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    You always make the prettiest quilts. This is wonderful!
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