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    Old 01-10-2011, 08:28 PM
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    Adorable...i have this pattern I need to dig it out and make it for my sons birthday
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    Old 01-10-2011, 08:30 PM
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    Originally Posted by aorlflood
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    Love that quilt! My DGS would love it too. I love your embroidery work too. Did you use a pattern? Would you share pattern info? Thank you for any info.
    I used this pattern and tutorial:
    http://bugjarquilt.blogspot.com/

    However, instead of having them "floating" I didn't add the bottom piece and instead cut a 1.5" sashing to look like a bookcase shelf and then added a 2.5" border all the way around to look like the outside of the bookcase.

    Hope this helps.
    Thank you so much.
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    Old 01-10-2011, 08:33 PM
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    Wow, it is so cool! What an awesome gift. I know your grandson will just love it!!!! :thumbup:
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    Old 01-10-2011, 08:43 PM
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    FANTASTIC!!! I just love this quilt! I hope to make some jar quilts--canning jar, bug jars and candy jars. Your grandson is getting a gorgeous quilt!
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    Old 01-10-2011, 08:48 PM
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    That is fantastic. He will love ti for years to come!
    Great job of finding so many "bugs".
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    Old 01-10-2011, 08:54 PM
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    What an awesome quilt. I love it. Anybody would be so delighted to get it. You have one very lucky grandson.
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    Old 01-10-2011, 09:09 PM
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    What a lucky young man. This is beautiful and what fun he will have with this.
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    Old 01-10-2011, 09:25 PM
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    That's a lot of bugs! Nice work on the quilt.
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    Old 01-10-2011, 09:31 PM
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    I LOVE what got "loose" - so adorable!
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    Old 01-10-2011, 09:56 PM
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    LOVE IT!!!
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