tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909879348525561522024-02-07T11:59:17.279-05:00Sunshine GirlSunshine Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04057532245807475913noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390987934852556152.post-75866278943410840772011-12-02T09:49:00.001-05:002011-12-02T09:50:47.527-05:00Happy Holidays!<br />
Kellen is now 8 1/2 months and crawling. Yes, I spend every minute chasing him around.<br />
Here is our Christmas card this year!<br />
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Hope every one has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!<br />
Love,<br />
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Also here are some new photos!<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5710725672/" title="kellen 8 Wks by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="kellen 8 Wks" height="375" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2171/5710725672_d81878a8cc.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5711164578/" title="Kellen 8 Wks by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Kellen 8 Wks" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2410/5711164578_8fa63ccc35.jpg" width="333" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5626189898/" title="Kellen 1 Month Old by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Kellen 1 Month Old" height="333" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5184/5626189898_83d1f4550a.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5653790780/" title="Kellen and mommy by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Kellen and mommy" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5065/5653790780_80b1cc1ccc.jpg" width="475" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5653791116/" title="Kellen and Daddy by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Kellen and Daddy" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5304/5653791116_4178b48996.jpg" width="333" /></a><br />
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I am trying to get my sewing room back up so I can start working on some new projects but the movers lost my presser foot and power cord to my machine. Now I am waiting to order new ones!! Hope to be sewing soon. I miss it so much!Sunshine Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04057532245807475913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390987934852556152.post-85801144733033641412011-04-02T12:06:00.000-04:002011-04-02T12:06:15.521-04:00KellenFor those of you who do not know, we recently moved back to FL!! We arrived here from TX only 2 wks before the little one was born (we cut it close!!). We found a house and will be closing on it in the next couple of weeks. We were very lucky that the hubby's new company put us up in a 2 bedroom apt.<br />
I know this blog has now become a photo album for Kellen but I promise I will start posting more crafty stuff when we get into our house and I have my sewing machine back!!<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5582499526/" title="Mommy & Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Mommy & Kellen" height="403" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5070/5582499526_1eac382f13.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5581912813/" title="Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Kellen" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5306/5581912813_d5b4c117e5.jpg" width="333" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5582495430/" title="Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Kellen" height="333" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5582495430_b1e77d7224.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5581905465/" title="Daddy & Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Daddy & Kellen" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5025/5581905465_302dcd82f2.jpg" width="333" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5581902669/" title="Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Kellen" height="333" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5070/5581902669_3cd67eea81.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5581900217/" title="Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Kellen" height="333" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5024/5581900217_95b125d5f0.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5544616385/" title="Kellen's 1st Bath by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Kellen's 1st Bath" height="284" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5544616385_d12996049e.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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We are so overjoyed for this blessing in our lives.<br />
So please welcome to the world, Mr. Kellen Grey Woolf!<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5537906569/" title="Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Kellen" height="333" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5537906569_3d86b30fca.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5538493898/" title="Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Kellen" height="333" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5538493898_c1d94a253e.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5538496046/" title="Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Kellen" height="333" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5538496046_753237f803.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5538501620/" title="Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Kellen" height="333" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5294/5538501620_16bd10c717.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5538518142/" title="Kellen 1 day old by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Kellen 1 day old" height="333" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5219/5538518142_be2bfde241.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5537943823/" title="Granny Cooper & Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Granny Cooper & Kellen" height="487" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5133/5537943823_cd51d80846.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5537938737/" title="Grandparents & Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Grandparents & Kellen" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5174/5537938737_ca52155a2e.jpg" width="458" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5537949793/" title="Granny Cooper & Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Granny Cooper & Kellen" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5215/5537949793_0c7e09aaa3.jpg" width="333" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5537951703/" title="Granny Cooper & Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Granny Cooper & Kellen" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5059/5537951703_64e38f675d.jpg" width="341" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5538532914/" title="Papaw & Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Papaw & Kellen" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5060/5538532914_607e25b3ca.jpg" width="462" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5537955119/" title="Papaw & Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Papaw & Kellen" height="441" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/5537955119_d58d72a0d8.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5537962491/" title="Papaw & Kellen by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Papaw & Kellen" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5537962491_f189c2dc3e.jpg" width="333" /></a>Sunshine Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04057532245807475913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390987934852556152.post-23622955126144404472011-01-28T17:51:00.001-05:002011-01-28T17:57:55.148-05:0031 Weeks<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5396752120/" title="31 Weeks by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="31 Weeks" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/5396752120_6422861af4.jpg" width="220" /></a><br />
Yes, it has been awhile since I last posted and you can probably figure out why! I am doing really well and can't believe I am 31 weeks along. He will be here before we know it. The time has gone by so quickly and I am trying to enjoy every minute!<br />
We have been working on his room and it is coming together nicely. I still need to finish his crib quilt and I have the girls from our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1581082@N22/">Twice Around the Block</a> quilting bee working on the blocks for the quilt that will go on the bed.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5301480368/" title="Kellen's Quilt by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Kellen's Quilt " height="333" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5246/5301480368_3ec9729ff7.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
This is his crib quilt. The blocks are the crazy nine patch from <a href="http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2010/02/crazy-ninepatch-lattice-quilt.html">Oh Fransson</a>. I did have the quilt sashed in grey, but the more I looked at it the more I didn't like it, so I have taken it apart. It will now be sashed in a Moda Cross Weave Storm which is a dark blue.<br />
Here are a couple of the cute blocks from my bee girls for the full size quilt<br />
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This one was done by <a href="http://incolororder.blogspot.com/">Jeni</a>. Go check out Jeni's blog <a href="http://incolororder.blogspot.com/">In Color Order</a>. She is a very talented girl!<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftzilla/5367597233/" title="Twice Around the Block VQB - January by Fresh Lemons : Faith, on Flickr"><img alt="Twice Around the Block VQB - January" height="342" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5046/5367597233_a676261837.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
This one was done by<a href="http://www.freshlemonsquilts.com/?p=794"> Faith</a>. Check out Faith's blog - <a href="http://www.freshlemonsquilts.com/?p=794">Fresh Lemons</a>. She is another very talented quilter!<br />
The directs were to create a block between 12.5" and 15" using only squares and rectangles. I love seeing what everybody comes up with. Now I need to decide what color to sash these blocks with!<br />
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Happy Sewing!<br />
KSunshine Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04057532245807475913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390987934852556152.post-4901076210973587002010-11-08T17:15:00.000-05:002010-11-08T17:15:57.971-05:00Boy, Oh Boy, I am blogging again!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I know it has been awhile but a lot has been going on! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The biggest thing is -<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">I AM PREGNANT and IT'S A BOY!!!</span></span><span></span><span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am around 19 weeks pregnant and doing great. We decided to wait and tell everybody after we found out the gender (immediate family knew mths ago). Since I am of "mature maternal age", in my late 30's, I have been considered a high risk pregnancy and we wanted to wait until all my screening work was done to make the official announcement. Everything has been great so far and the little one is looking healthy. I am due sometime around late March/early April and we couldn't be more excited.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We already have a name - Kellen Grey Woolf. The name Kellen came from a dear family friend who had a son named Kellen that past away when he was young. We are very happy that she has given us the permission to use this beautiful name. I can't wait until we get to meet him.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Of course now that I know what I am having the quilt ideas have been swirling around. I know I am going to do something with blues and greens. And probably have some sort of a underwater theme.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But first I have to get through Christmas!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Even though I have been pregnant I have still been sewing - just not much. I did have the lovely morning, noon and night sickness and lot's of fatigue. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I did get one baby quilt made. I did a gender neutral (since I didn't know he would be a boy) quilt using the Castle Peeps line. Its quilted and the binding is ready to sew on!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/5158943131/" title="Castle Peeps baby quilt by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Castle Peeps baby quilt" height="350" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1109/5158943131_e6ee6767b8.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The pattern is from this wonderful tutorial by </span><a href="http://incolororder.blogspot.com/2010/09/plus-quilt-tutorial.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jeni at In Color Order</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. I am so excited that </span><a href="http://incolororder.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jeni</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> is going to be apart of my online quilting bee next year. Check out her blog. She makes some beautiful things.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And on my design wall now is the start of a Christmas present for a member of my family!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Everybody keeps asking me to post photos of myself and my baby bump. Maybe I will do that soon!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Its good to be back blogging!</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I did finish the binding on my apple runner for our kitchen counter.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So far I have only done some piecing work with the 1/4" foot and it is working great. I am hoping to start quilting my mermaid quilt this week. It is going to be a dream on this machine!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">And yes, the cake tasted as good as it looked!!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Really happy about the pieced border I decided to add. It give the quilt a little more color, and you know I like a lot of color in my quilts!</span><br />
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</span></span>Sunshine Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04057532245807475913noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390987934852556152.post-43270136434006953092010-07-12T18:26:00.000-04:002010-07-12T18:26:46.640-04:00Mermaids<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I started working on my Mermaid quilt which involves my most favorite fabric in the world!!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thanks to all the lovely girls in my Sew New to Me Quilting Bee for making these beautiful blocks. This quilt is going to be wonderful. Now I need to decide if I want to add a pieced border around the top using the various fabric from this line????? Decision, decisions..... Oh, and what to do for the back?????</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also decided to treat myself to an early birthday present. I just could not resist these lovely pieces from the Heather Ross Far, Far, Away 2 collection. I love the way the linen/cotton feels. I might just have to order some more!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And since I took the process pledge, here is how it all happened....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have been wanting to make an Orange & White quilt since I started quilting. Both me and my husband are from East Tennessee so we were raised on Tennessee Football. My husband also graduated from UT so he is more of a football fanatic than I am!</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I started collecting different Orange & White fabrics and they sat around for a while. I was waiting for just the right pattern to come along. Then I ran across a great tutorial from <a href="http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/">Oh, Fransson!</a> called a <a href="http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2010/02/crazy-ninepatch-lattice-quilt.html">Crazy Nine Patch Lattice Quilt</a> and I knew it would be perfect. I wanted the quilt to be bigger so I added more rows! I started making my blocks which were really easy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Once the blocks were made I had to decided on which solid color to use. You are probably wondering why I didn't use White?? I have 2 Black & White dogs and a Dark Gray cat who love my quilts so White is not an option for me to use (unless I want to wash them all the time!). I decided on going with a Khaki color to help tone down all the Orange. I went with Kona in Stone. I love this color - it goes great with everything.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then I started piecing the top. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Of course that is when we moved so everything had to be boxed up! After the move I finished the top which was also very easy to put together and started designing the back. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I wanted the back to be very simple so I used the Kona Stone and did a Orange & White "Wonky Stacked Coin" on the back. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also like very simple quilting so I decided to do random diagonal across the quilt. For the binding I just pieced together the left overs of the Orange & White fabric. I finished hand stitching the binding while I was home in TN. Very fitting! This has now become my favorite quilt.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>Sunshine Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04057532245807475913noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390987934852556152.post-11338717669172238322010-06-28T17:58:00.000-04:002010-06-28T17:58:17.238-04:0020 years<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This weekend I attended my 20th class reunion in Clinton, Tennessee. I was a graduate of the Clinton High School class of 1990. It was great to see friends that I haven't seen since our 10 year reunion. The most fun was spending the weekend with my best friend since Kindergarten, Greta. We did a lot of girly stuff the day of the reunion - shopping and having our makeup done! I think we look great for being out of High School for 20 years!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Gray, Green & Off White Block for <a href="http://alexiaabegg.squarespace.com/">Alexiaabegg</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Red, White & Aqua Block for <a href="http://chaletgirl.wordpress.com/">Chaletgirl13</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">SNTMVQB June Block for <a href="http://seekatiesew.blogspot.com/">Katie</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I love that we got to use the "Liberty Of London" car fabric. This will be an adorable quilt for her nephew!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Orange, White & Khaki quilt has been quilted and the binding was attached today. I will be taking this quilt with me to TN next week. Can't wait to post photos!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Last night I attended my first meeting of the <a href="http://dallasmodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/">Dallas Modern Quilt Guild</a>. It was so nice to finally meet some of the ladies that I have become friends with online. I carpooled with <a href="http://www.texasfreckles.com/">Melanie - Texas Freckles</a>. I also got to meet <a href="http://vintagemodernquilts.com/">Lisa - Vintage Modern Quilts</a> and <a href="http://tapestrytree.blogspot.com/">Michelle - Tapestry Tree</a>. It was nice to see all the beautiful projects that the members are working on. I will really enjoy being a part of this wonderful group of ladies!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Everything is unpacked, set up and I am sewing again! It feels soooo good! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lot's of projects have piled up since the move. I have started working on my </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - Orange, White & Khaki quilt</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - 3x6 Quilting Bee blocks</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - Katie's June SNTMVQB Block</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - 3 different skirts ( it is hot here in Texas and I need some skirts to wear!)</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I love how it turned out. I did really simple straight line quilting on it. Just enough to highlight each of the blocks.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is my favorite block. I love how the Owl is looking out the window. I liked the gray print fabric so much that I used it for the binding. I like how it picks up all the colors in the quilt. The "little bug" that made it into the shot likes it too.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I only have 3 blocks left to receive from my SNTMVQB group. As soon as I get all of them I will take photos. The ones I have received so far are Beautiful!!!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oh! I can't wait to show you the lovely blocks that I am receiving from my SNTM VQB girls. My quilt is going to be beautiful!!</span>Sunshine Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04057532245807475913noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390987934852556152.post-22530643840065579132010-05-17T15:48:00.000-04:002010-05-17T15:48:33.320-04:00Packing<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">They are packing my house as I write this post. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">I look forward to setting up my new sewing room!</span></span>Sunshine Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04057532245807475913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390987934852556152.post-91122785247679022202010-05-12T16:31:00.000-04:002010-05-12T16:31:28.123-04:00Tennessee & Kaffe Fassett<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sorry I haven't been blogging much lately but a lot has been going on. I am preparing for our big move next week. YHEA!!! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also went home to Tennessee to visit my parents. While I was home our LQS was having a Kaffe Fassett event. He was in town with Liz Prior Lucy to sign and talk about their new book "Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts". I was lucky enough (because of a cancellation) to attend the lecture and book signing. His "Glorious Patchwork" book was one of the first quilting books I read and he is one of my quilting inspirations. He talked a lot about his use of color and pattens and how you shouldn't pay attention to the "color wheel" instead just listen to your emotions when it comes to laying out your colors. I really learned a lot! I wish I would have been able to attend his design class the next day but of course it was filled up!! Maybe next time.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Floral Snowballs will be my first project from this book. It will be a gift for a very special person.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Since I have been packing, I have not done a lot of sewing on big projects but I did manage to do a few small things. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I made these lovely </span><a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/2010/04/27/pleated-pouch-tutorial/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">pleated zipper pouches</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for some of my friends. I also made them for Mother's Day gifts (forgot to take a photo). The pattern/tutorial is from </span><a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/2010/04/27/pleated-pouch-tutorial/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Skip To My Lue</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. It is really easy to follow and quick to make!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also made this </span><a href="http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2010/05/tutorial-scrappy-strip-rose.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">fabric flower</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for myself to wear on my new green cardigan! You can find the tutorial on </span><a href="http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2010/05/tutorial-scrappy-strip-rose.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Cluck. Cluck. Sew.</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> What a great way to use your binding strips!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23172171@N02/4602132582/" title="Fabric Flower by kimwoolf, on Flickr"><img alt="Fabric Flower" height="333" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/4602132582_832a77e221.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Happy Sewing Everybody!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">K</span></div>Sunshine Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04057532245807475913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390987934852556152.post-21181823233308841962010-04-19T18:22:00.000-04:002010-04-19T18:22:39.182-04:00Good News and Quilting Bee Blocks<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>We Have Sold Our House!!! Finally!!!! Fort Worth, TX here we come!</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Our move date is May 16th and now we have to find a place in Fort Worth. That is my husbands assignment for this weekend. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Of course we are moving during my Sew New To Me Quilting Bee month, but no worry I am currently cutting up fabric and getting it ready to mail. Here is a little sneak peek!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yes! I am cutting in to my favorite HR fabric !</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And here is a peek of an example block.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also realized that I have never posted the other wonderful blocks I have made for the lovely women in our group. Here is a little mosaic - </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Drop by our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1201496@N21/">Sew New to Me VQB </a>flicker group anytime to see some more beautiful blocks and quilts!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also finished the Paintbox quilt top & back. It has been quilted and the binding has been sewed on since the photos were taken. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I decided to do a big square color wheel on the back.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am now hand stitching the binding. I am hoping to get this finished before the big move!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also did a little re-design with my blog. I have been playing around with the new blogger template designer. I still don't understand how to do a lot of stuff. Any </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: 500;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">recommendations</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> on blogger books or websites?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have started the sashing on the Paintbox quilt. I am loving it!!! Now I need to start thinking about what to do on the back.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On my design board now is a few block I made from the Hope Valley line. These block were made using a Jelly Roll and a pattern by Anne Dease called Twice as Nice. As soon as I finish the Paint Box quilt I will start working on this again.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">will also use a Kona tan as my solid blocks. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I just don't like using a lot of white in my quilts. Does anybody else feel that way?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hopefully I will get the rest of the O&W blocks done this weekend.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then next week I will start sashing the Paintbox Owl quilt. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I love it when I have projects to work on!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Everybody have a great weekend!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">K</span>Sunshine Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04057532245807475913noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390987934852556152.post-91654256872477666762010-03-24T15:52:00.001-04:002010-03-26T17:07:38.580-04:00Picture Wednesday - Paintbox Squares Finished!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I know, I know, I have been slacking off on my blogging, but making Hexagons has taken over my life! I have also been organizing and spring cleaning in my sewing room.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I did finally finish my Paintbox quilt-a-long squares. All 80 of them. I love, love, love how they turned out! I also love the layout I decided on. I will be using a Kona Charcoal to sash them with. I am hoping to get the quilt top finished sometime next week.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next I will have to figure out what to do with the back. Any suggestions?</span>Sunshine Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04057532245807475913noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390987934852556152.post-8890895460029087352010-03-17T17:45:00.001-04:002010-03-17T17:45:49.233-04:00Picture Wednesday - Addicted to Hexagons!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yes, I am now addicted to making Hexagons! Thanks </span><a href="http://www.texasfreckles.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Texas Freckles</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> and everyone else in the quilting/blogging world that kept talking about how easy it was. I blame all of you for this new addiction! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They are so much fun to make! It is the perfect project to work on while you watch TV. I have made about 40 of these little beauties so far and have a lot more cut out. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's amazing how much cuter the fabric looks when it is in a hexagon shape!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I want to make a lap quilt and with good timing, Melanie at Texas Freckles is starting a </span><a href="http://www.texasfreckles.com/2010/03/hexagon-charm-quilt-piece-along.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">hexagon charm piece-a-long</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This will be a long project! I think I am going to go about it in "blocks". Make a 7hex x 7 hex block and then put them together. Hopefully this will make the project seem less "big".</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I almost have my first row stitched together!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I will keep posting my progress on this quilt.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Happy St. Patrick's Day! Now go out and drink some green beer!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have been seeing a lot of my fellow quilters working on hexagons. I wasn't sure I wanted to try it until I read Melanie at </span><a href="http://www.texasfreckles.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Texas Freckles Blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. She had done some research and had links to other blogs on ways to make them. Apparently they are very addictive! So I have decided to give it a try. I picked up some 1.5" pre-cut hexagons at the quilt show last weekend. This will be my weekend project while I catch up on some TV shows.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If I become addicted - I am blaming Melanie! LOL!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also worked on a few more Paintbox Quilt Along blocks. Only 28 more to go. Now I will have to decided on a sashing color? Charcoal Grey??</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; white-space: normal;">Don't forget that Target launches their <a href="http://www.target.com/b/?node=2241595011&ref=sr_shorturl_liberty">Liberty of London line</a> this Sunday!!! You know what I will be doing on Sunday!!</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Have a great weekend!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This cute and girly quilt is made up of bright designer cotton fabrics in a modern pattern. The back is a simple square block in Turquoise Kona Solid Cotton and a beautiful Kaffee Fassett Aqua floral print. Machine pieced and quilted using 100% cotton batting. The Turquoise binding is hand stitched using a blind hem stitch for an invisible finish. The quilt is pre-washed giving it a beautiful and soft crinkled look. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Quilt measures approx 40x40. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you are interested just click on the Etsy link to your right and it will take you to my shop.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I love this quilt and it will be hard to part with but, it would make a little girl really happy!</span>Sunshine Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04057532245807475913noreply@blogger.com0