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quilt I 'helped' with

chocake2 — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 20:19:54 GMT

This is the quilt I was asked to help with. My friend bought the cheater panels and then decided she was in over her head. I ended up making all of the blocks for it and returning it to her. Then she took everything I did to her local guild for more help and somehow managed to talk the girls there into squaring the blocks, and even cutting the sashing and 'helping' her sew it all together into a top. She's very proud of the first quilt she's ever made!! It'll be a gift for her brother this Christmas. I think it came out very well - in fact it's amazing - considering how many ladies pitched in and assisted with it, without knowing what she wanted. And would you believe the only things she bought were the moose panels and batting!?? We all somehow ended up donating the rest, along with our labor. LOL

Byron's Life

chocake2 — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:58:14 GMT

My brother comishioned me to make this for our Uncle who was suffering from Parkenson's desease. He had been a Heuy pilot during hte Vietnam war. His great pleasure in life was fly fishing, so I combined his interests into this lap quilt. I mailed it to my aunt, only to learn that he died 2 days after recieving it. I regret that I didn't sew faster.I don't know if he ever even saw it... but his family displayed it on the pulpit during his funeral and my cousins all swear that when they think of their father, the image I made is what they feel. I guess I didn't fail completely if it brings them comfort.

Edit: I had originally typed "He died 2 days before his death".... now how anyone could manage that is beyond me! That's what I get for trying to write while the kids are jabbering at me. LOL Oh well..it's fixed now. *Blush*

Rastafarian Fun

chocake2 — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:02:33 GMT

This is a sofa throw I made on commision. My friend traded me a firewooding truck in exchange for a quilt...not a bad deal, eh! He had seen a silly screan saver I had up featuring this amphibianand liked it so much that he asked me to design the quilt around it. Talk about a challenge! I made the little peace symbols out of white organza and quilted it with leaves. It's backed with fleece.