Thursday, February 14, 2013

A Tsuru Quilt Top { and GIVEAWAY! } : :

Tsuru Wind Blown

Oh how I love Tsuru!! It's the new collection by Rashida Coleman-Hale for Cloud9 Fabrics. When these arrived, I knew they had to become a quilt top asap!

Tsuru Quilt Top

I originally decided to turn my FQ bundle into a quilt full of framed centered and off-centered squares. I was able to get two blocks finished right away after settling on that idea. I was so excited to see it all come together, but ran out of time. It was a few days later before I got back to it, and after taking a second look, I decided to play with some improv.

And, I'm SO glad I did!!

Tsuru Quilt Top

Improv is so much fun for me! Once I started, I just couldn't stop, and ended up staying up half the night until my Tsuru quilt top was completely finished! I've been really inspired by Aztec patterns in prints, home decor, and fashion lately, so that definitely worked it's way into the design of this quilt top!

Tsuru Finished

I used lots of coordinating Art Gallery Fabric Pure Element solids in the quilt, as well. In order from left to right I used -- Snow, Linen White, Mirage Blue, Light Grey, Coral Reef, Nocturnal, Crystal Pink, and Empire Yellow. Goodness, I've already wiped out half of my solids stash this year!

Tsuru & Pure Elements

Our white fence and all the snow we had this past weekend made such a pretty backdrop for this quilt top.  The colors that make up this collection are just so amazing together!

Tsuru Color

Of course, I do have my personal favorite photos! This one, the little peek I shared of my Tsuru quilt top on Monday.

Tsuru Quilt Top -- I can't wait to share it later this week with a Tsuru Giveaway!!!

That night I brought my quilt along as we went to the park to feed the ducks. I thought I might get some pretty shots, but it was too windy in one direction and so glaringly bright in the other. This photo was such a happy accident,  I L♥VE it!

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You can find the Art Gallery Fabric Pure Elements available at Hawthorne Threads, Fat Quarter Shop, Moona Fabrics, The Intrepid Thread, Pink Castle Fabrics, Stash Fabrics, and Contemporary Cloth!

And, beautiful Tsuru is scheduled to hit stores this week!! You can find it available in the shop of my sponsors Hawthorne Threads, The Intrepid Thread, Stash Fabrics, Project Anthologies, and Pink Castle Fabrics!

If you're headed to QuiltCon next weekend, Rashida will be there! She was invited by the QuiltCon team to join them as a judge for the quilt competition, is doing a meet & greet Demo for CLoud9, will be presenting her newest collection Koi for the first time! Eek!! And, a Zakka Style book signing! Oh, I wish I were going!

Today, I have an extra FQ bundle of Tsuru to Giveaway to one of you, courtesy of Cloud9 Fabrics!!

Tsuru Giveaway!

To enter, just simply leave a comment here in this post! If you'd like to share a story, pattern, or link to your favorite quilt, that would be wonderful! It could be something you've made, received, or just one you've even seen somewhere? I plan to focus on quilt work this year, so I'm excited to see!! I'll add the winner to the bottom of this post on Monday!

I also want to give a shout-out to Shirley and wish her a very Happy One Year Blog-iversary! She's having a fun Giveaway of her own to celebrate HERE. Congrats Shirley!! 

Thank you and have a wonderful Valentine's Day!!   Maureen  

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From 499 entries, Mr. Random says the lucky winner is...

Comment #217 --  kristin, who said...
Such a fantastic quilt and fabric line, too! Love Tsuru, thanks for the giveaway! 

Congratulations  Kristin!!! I will be in touch shortly!

499 comments:

  1. So jealous of your snow - we've not had any, such a great setting for quilt photo's too!
    This is my favourite quilt I've made http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobite/7181839594/
    From vintage sheets and for my middle child, it was a real labour of love!

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  2. Love your quilt - thanks for sharing & thanks for the giveaway. I'm working on finally finishing some quilt tops I made for my great nephews. Just need to get them in the mail next week.

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  3. I love the colors of this fabric collection. So pretty!

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  4. beautiful beautiful quilt top - and a beautiful home too :-)

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  5. Gorgeous, gorgeous quilt there! I'm drawn to those colors so much! On my plate... right now I'm trying to have blinders to new quilts and finish up some UFOs!

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  6. Happy Valentine's Day!
    What beautiful fabric. It would be delightful to win the prize and then create something for the table that would sing with the colors of spring.
    Kristin

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  7. Lovely guilt top. I'd be interested in seeing the finished product, after it's been quilted.
    sweepster49 at comcast dot net

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  8. Great giveaway. I love the photos on your fence. My sister and I are getting together and sewing the same quilt pattern in different fabrics. We are having so much fun. My younger sister doesn't have a sewing machine so the rules are no one can work on it until we're together. 3bakergirlsgo@gmail.com

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  9. I love making quilts for my family... I haven't posted much about them (not sure why!) but they're my favorite things to make. :) Thanks for the opportunity! :)

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  10. Pretty quilt and pretty fabric. Love to see all your pictures. My favorite quilt of the moment is my Swoon quilt, but mostly because it's finally done after one whole year. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  11. I love everything you make and can't believe how fast you are at it! I've just started up quilting and sewing so I've got a long way to go before I can make things as amazing as you! One day I want to make a paper doll quilt for my daughter. This one ( http://beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com/2010/08/big-revealpaper-doll-quilt.html ) seems a bit much but it is super cute!

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  12. I would love to get my hands on this bundle. Reminds me of my ex-pat stint in Japan - the land of beautiful designs that have inspired RC-H so much. I'm looking forward to using the fabric to make a baby quilt for a friend of mine who lived there too. The perfect merger of the past and future meeting in the present:
    past - Japan
    present - quilt making and friendship
    future - baby (Her own little 'bundle' of joy!)

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  13. Happy v-day friend! I love love love this quilt, and Tsuru! Can't wait to get my hands on some :) My favorite quilt at the moment is my new + and x, but you probably already knew that!

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  14. Such a fantastic quilt and fabric line, too! Love Tsuru, thanks for the giveaway!

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  15. Here's the best quilt I've ever made! I'm a junky for color and just couldn't resist. :)

    http://landofcrafts.blogspot.com/2012/01/one-block-wonder-finished.html

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  16. I love what you've done with the quilt. It's so original. Thank you.

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  17. Happy Valentine's Day to you, Maureen, and thanks for the giveaway!

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  18. I am loving all the x and + quilts right now. Happy Valentine's Day.

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  19. Your quilt is just beautiful, and I too love that shadow photo!

    I'd love that bundle! How about my favorite quilt of the moment? My favorite, say, this month? I LOVE this one by Jolene: http://blueelephantstitches.blogspot.com/2013/02/field-of-triangles-3.html. The Center City binding kills me. I love (and hate!) when I see a quilt and think, "I would never -- in a million, trillion years -- have done that, and it is just perfect."

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  20. That is a pretty cool quilt. Here is a link to the Tardis quilt I make at my shop. https://www.etsy.com/listing/107598438/tardis-quilt

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  21. Beautiful fabrics!! your quilt top reminds me of a Frank Lloyd Wright ... :) Thanks for the chance!

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  22. Wonderful fabrics! A great giveaway! And your quilt is so unique! Together with some solids this FQ bundle will make a fantastic quilt even for me.
    Erika/ehellmich@yahoodotcom

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  23. That quilt is gorgeous!!!! Was that just 1fq set? I want to quilt so badly but it scares me!!

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  24. Ooh, so pretty! I love it! Right now I'm working on a quilt full of different stars. I'm using both paper pieced and patchwork stars--just choosing stars I like as I go along. I wish I had time to just work on it and nothing else!

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  25. Great giveaway, thanks!
    Silglaubach@gmail.com

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  26. This fabric is really beautiful, as is your quilt! My favorite quilt is whatever I'm working on at the moment! Thanks so much!

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  27. Beautiful quilt, you did a great job! Nice pics too!

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  28. Thanks for the very generous giveaway!

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  29. What beautiful colors! I think that the abstract patterns really work well with the fabric. I'm still working on my strip quilt, hope to finish it soon

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  30. I love bright colors in a quilt and your quilt is so pretty.

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  31. I am loving your quilts. I am hoping to make a as a wedding gift for a good friend...so hard to decide what to do, but luckily I have almost a year. Thanks for sharing your work. Your photos are lovely.
    Clara
    cylampi (at) gmail (dot) com

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  32. I love that fabric, I'll keep my fingers crossed

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  33. Nice modern fabrics. Thanks for the chance.

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  34. I wish I had a favorite quilt pattern right now. There are so many options...I have fabric I can't cut into without a plan!

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  35. Your quilt ia just awsome! jillfroelich@yahoo.com

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  36. these fabrics are lovely!!! im going to make a quilt by my own design. hope it turns out as lovely as yours!

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  37. I have only machine-stitched one quilt. It is mainly log cabin with a couple of courthouse steps blocks. I called the quilt "Tumbledown" because if it was a real log cabin it would 'tumble down'!

    http://s1182.beta.photobucket.com/user/Bossymamma/media/BluelogcabinquiltJune2012-1.jpg.html

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  38. love the quilt! thanks for the opportunity and as to what to make: decisions decisions decisions!!!

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  39. Love your quilts! I've just started a beginner class and am throughly enjoying it!

    I already have my eyes on a "1 Fabric Wonder' quilt as my next project!

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  40. Lovely fabric and a beautiful quilt. Congrats on another lovely creation!

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  41. Hi Maureen here is a link to my 3 latest finished quilt the pink & brown one I am most proud of I designed and quilted on my home sewing machine. It was a present for my eldest daughter & her partner for Christmas 2012.
    http://cooklikeina.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/tadah-3-quilts-for-show-are-finished.html

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  42. Gorgeous! Love your new modellimg spots too, both fence and hearth. Geez, I've got dreams this year!
    Some BOM's I've noticed are Fresh Lemon's Summer Sampler/Solstice Stars series from las year, Charise Creates'Vintage Sampler series, Lori Holt's Row Along, Pile o Fabric.a SkillBuilder series, and LR Stitched's Orbit Qal!

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  43. So wish I was going to QuiltCon. But at the end of the month is the Sewing and Stitchery Expo in Puyallup, right down the road. Bonus that my mom is going with me for a day! You have been very productive with your quilt tops this year and I love this one too.

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  44. Love the fabrics. I am getting ready to make a heart quilt using squares & triangle to form my hearts. If is doesn't go the way I want I will be using applique hearts instead. Would love a chance to win! Thanks

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  45. Thanks so much for the great giveaway! Your quilt is so colorful! Loved it :)

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  46. love it! i always love those stained glass- like pictures with the sun shining through the quilt top :)

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  47. YOU are a dedicated photographer to go out into the snow to snap these pics!! tell your helper/best boy/husband that we ALL thank him!! Great job on the quilt as usual!

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  48. Beautiful bright colours. The quilt is gorgeous.

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  49. I am dying to get my hands on Tsuru! I'm so excited that Rashida is working with Cloud9 now, I think they are a great match.

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  50. OH I love your quilt and this fabric! Thanks for the chance!

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  51. Your quilt is beautiful - love how you mixed the prints with the matching solids in the different blocks.

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  52. Love all the different blocks in the quilt!

    My favorite quilt is probably the one I've had since I was a baby - very simple but means the world to me. It is because of this quilt that I love to gift quilts to babies and love being able to make them with love.

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  53. I love the pop of those bright colors against the white fence and snowy backdrop, especially the lovely aqua.

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  54. You're quilt looks so lovely and fun!

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  55. Your quilt is so beautiful. And you're right--the colours show up so wonderfully against the white of the fence and snow.
    :o)
    pippirose59 at gmail dot com

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  56. Such a happy quilt. Love the colors.

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  57. thanks Maureen for the chance!!!
    I just love your quilt top! beautiful :)

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  58. Gorgeous quilt, Maureen! I would so love to win this little bundle. Thank you for the chance!

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  59. Thank you for the giveaway and Happy Valentine's Day!

    amyd14_1999@yahoo.com

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  60. I love this line! On my must get list.

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  61. Wow, what gorgeous colors! And against your white fence and the snow - stunning!I working on a quilt for my Mum that she thinks is for someone else. Every time she sees it she lets me know how much she loves and wants it, so I can't wait to see the look on her face when I present it to her!
    Thanks for the chance to win some beautiful fabric...

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  62. your quilt is gorgeous. Love reading your blog

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  63. I think this little bundle would make a perfect baby quilt for my pregnant friend ! The colors are so wonderful and your quilt is absolutely gorgeous !

    My favorite print is the one with the birds :)

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  64. Oh I love the kind of structured improviness, I can totally see where you're coming from with the Aztec thing :o) I think my favourite thing that I can actually share right now is my Winterkissin' top. I really wish I had time to make it into an actual quilt right now!

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  65. I love the way you shot so many pics out in the snow, w the bare trees. Very effective!

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  66. Lovely quilts. I made my first quilt at age 12, it was a simple patchwork design for my new nephew way back in 1975. I also enjoy restoring old quilts and am currently working on one. Here is the link to a picture of it on my Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/Livinglifeforthebest?ref=hl

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  67. Love the fabrics in this line. Pretty quilt!

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  68. I love way too many quilts and patterns to pick just one :/ I do love your quilt top and the pics are terrific! :)

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  69. Such a fun quilt! My favorite quilt I have made so far would be the one for my husband. It makes me smile every time I see him wrapped in it! http://alwaysmakinglifeprettier.blogspot.ca/2012/10/geeky-zig-zag-quilt-take-2.html

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  70. Beautiful quilt top. Love the fabric!

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  71. Happy Valentines Day! This year I am crushing on Dresdens among other patterns but Dresdens keep popping up when I least expect! :)

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  72. I love the Tsuru prints but your quilt combining them with the solids is just gorgeous. What an inspiration.

    lawton_linda (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  73. Thanks for the give away of such bright cheery fabric!

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  74. What a beautiful quilt and fabric! It really has become a wonderful modern piece of art! Hope to follow your style.

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  75. Great colors, great graphics, would love to get my hands on this!
    Love the quilt and the accidental pic! lol

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  76. I love your quIlt! So new and fresh looking?

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  77. Your quilt is beautiful! I love Cloud 9 fabric. The quality and prints are amazing.

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  78. It is beautiful, and thanks for the giveaway!

    I have just started a "block of the month" class, and just finished my second block.

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  79. http://www.quiltedworks.com/blog/apple-crate-quilt-kit is my favourite design at the moment - really need to get this pattern :)
    Thanks for the chance to win such beautiful fabrics.

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  80. love your quilt. how big did you make your blocks? love that fabric. hope i win some thanks

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  81. I haven't made a favorite yet but hopefully will this year!

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  82. beautiful quilt, love your helper. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  83. Your quilt is beautiful. I'm hoping to start on a Log Cabin quilt soon.

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  84. Thanks for another chance to win. Love your quilt!!!

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  85. wonderful quilt.
    I am still in love with her washi tape fabrics.
    Oh my, i wish I could go to QuiltCon too. *sigh*

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  86. I have so many quilts on my to-make list, but I think the next one is going to be a kaleidoscope quilt with AMH's Innocent Crush.

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  87. Wow love the quilt and the fabric! I think this is the motivation i needed to do some sewing!

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  88. Thank you for the opportunity. Love theses prints and colors.

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  89. Love the fabrics & your quilt top. Very pretty!

    My new favorite quilt is a quilt I made last year. I call it Burst into Bloom. It is made with Vintage Modern and Redwork Renaissance and Kona. At first I just looked at it and didn't want to use it! But now, I just love curling up in it!

    http://www.sewwhatscooking.com/2012/05/18/bloggers-quilt-festival-2012-burst-into-bloom/

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  90. I love your Tsuru quilt top,and I'm looking forward to seeing it all quilted and bound :)
    One of my favourite quilts I've seen lately is a store bought quilt that I want to have a go at making I think it's so cute and would look great in any little boys room
    http://pinterest.com/pin/487514728382675881/
    thanks for the giveaway :)

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  91. Thank you so much for the giveaway! One pattern I admire greatly and imagine far in the future I'll get around to it is Dear Jane.
    This is the one that made me fall in love with it!
    http://greenfairyquilts.blogspot.com/2011/03/dear-jane.html

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  92. Love your photos ,especially the ones on the white fence . I too want to focus on my quilts this year !

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  93. What a beautiful quilt you've made!

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  94. Oh! I'd love to own that gorgeous top too! I have so many ideas! I'll work hard to decide before the fabrics arrive! Thank you!

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  95. I love it when you get all improv-y as well! I think the quilt that has stuck in my head (in a 'make me' kinda way) is the Colorbrick from Rachel at Stitched in Color http://www.stitchedincolor.com/2010/09/colorbrick-choosing-fabrics_17.html Going to get to it shortly in my first ever Queen sized quilt- gulp!

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  96. Love the quilt and the special picture. I've enjoyed learning to let go and have fun with quilting this year. Improv quilting is fun once you decide you don't have to control everything.

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  97. The quilt is very colourful and pretty.

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  98. What a gorgeous use of those fabrics! Stunning!

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  99. What a great design. Your art quilt was fantastic too.

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  100. Your quilt is beautiful! I love the modern feel of your quilt, especially in the stained glass window effect pic! Here is a link to my blog that I rarely write on anymore! But it has some the quilts I've made, though non of my recent ones from 2012. Thanks for chance to win! http://elainescraftycorner.blogspot.com/2011/06/making-mermaid-quilt.html

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  101. what a beautiful quilt! my most recent fave quilt is the one i just finished...you & i exchanged a few e-mails on it re: putting names on the back. No pix yet, i may be saving it for quilt blog festival in the spring. i made it for a girlfriend who is going through some serious cancer treatment far away from home. it's a single block log cabin, with her favorite colours, her favorite animals appliqued on, and the names of her family on the back. it turned out beautifully. my fave until i finish the next quilt...

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  102. I have a "thing" for fabric, but I don't quilt, believe it or not. I do fabric collage.

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  103. I look forward to seeing all of your quilts this year!

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  104. Beautiful line, beautiful quilt. Thanks for the chance!

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  105. My first quilt that I ever splurged on was a wedding ring quilt. I know that they are a common quilt, but to me it will always be my favorite quilt I own. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

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  106. Love your quilt with all the different blocks! I'm planning to do my first full size quilt soon and would love to use some of these fabrics...so bright and cheerful! Thanks so much for the chance to win some great fabric!

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  107. Your quilt is gorgeous! The white snow as a backdrop was stunning!

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  108. Love the colors!!!!

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  109. I just love your quilt Maureen!! I could tell so many stories, but I want to express how much fun I have getting together with friends weekly to sew.We have tea....chat a lot!!....and do a little sewing...lots of great fun.
    Thanks for the giveaway!!!!

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  110. Happy Valentine's Day! I am continually amazed at the number of projects you complete in a week! This quilt top is another beautiful work of art! My favorite quilt is usually the one I am working on! Right now I am finishing up a Brown Bear (Eric Carle) quilt for my grandson. I can't wait to see his reaction to it because he is familiar with the characters!

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  111. Beautiful quilt. Ihave not yet had the guts to try one, its a little intimidating, but I think I am going to try just a simple beginners quilt pattern and go from there. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  112. Love the bright colors in this top! So much fun! This is my most recently completed quilt :) http://busybeingjennifer.com/2013/02/hexi-quilt-imaddictedtoquilting/

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  113. My favorite quilt I've made so far was a simple 36 patch. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  114. I don't know that I could pick a favorite quilt. Love the fabric in your quilt though. :-)

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  115. Wow! Beautiful quilt and fabrics! I think I just like all of the quilts everywhere. Here's a link to my 'Modern Meadow' quilt that I made after falling for the one on the Fussy Cut Blog.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/93193967@N05/

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  116. There are a few quilts on my list . . . x +, swoon, cat, and iscocles triangles. Thank you for the chance to win. Your quilt turned out lovely!

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  117. This fabric and the combinations are absolutely beautiful, I have been hearing so much about Swoon quilts too. Thank you for the chance for this .

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  118. Thanks for the giveaway. I love this quilt! So vibrant and colorful. I'm working on a quilt called "Summer in the Park". I got it from the Missouri Star Quilt Company. They have UTube videos and I thought this one looked like fun. It's made with strips (jelly rolls) and makes a lovely design. It's cheating I know, but I'm not an expert yet and I hate all the cutting. I just like to sew.

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  119. The line of fabric is fabulous and you have done it justice! Beautiful! thank you for the giveaway.

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  120. I love Rashida's fabrics! I've not made a quilt yet, but I hope to someday!

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  121. What a great giveaway, and I love your quilt!! You are a darling girl, love your blog and the inspiration it gives to all of us, so glad you young women are keeping the wonderful world of quilting alive and growing...
    diannemitzel1@hotmail.com

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  122. I really like these fabrics. Your quilt is beautiful. I just completed a southwest quilt and I am loving it.

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  123. Love the night shot! My favorite hand made gift is the quilt my grandmother gave me when I graduated high school. She's since gone blind and it was one of her last projects.

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  124. The fabrics are really pretty. Thanks for the giveaway

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  125. This is just a little 10X13 wall hanging, but I think the hand quilting combined with modern piecing is really charming. http://thelittleredhen.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54efbe3a18833015391ba81c3970b-pi (orig pg http://thelittleredhen.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/09/37-sketches.html)

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  127. Such wonderful fabrics - I am ever jealous of your stash. I'm feeling inspired by this flying geese mini quilt from the purl bee: http://www.purlbee.com/mini-quilt-flying-geese/ - maybe it's the colors they've used, but it is the first time I've wanted to make my own flying geese quilt. Junie.None@gmail.com

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  128. Love the quilt and the layout of the fabrics. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  129. Love the quilt! Colors are so vibrant. I am making a denim quilt with a red, white and blue theme. So much fun making it, anxious to see the finished quilt.

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  130. Love the Tsuru! And the quilt is beautiful!
    Thankds

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  131. I have so many patterns I want to make, it is hard to narrow it down. But I am ready to start a new one, I only have to layer and quilt the one I am on now!

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  132. Nice fabrics...
    Here is a link to a nice quilt that inspired me this week:
    http://www.made-by-rae.com/2013/02/rainbow-quilt/
    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  133. Love your top! Can't wait to see it quilted.

    I love traditional patterns and enjoy trying to find a way to make them more up to date!

    Sandy

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  134. Love your quilt so much! I hope I can continue learning from all the blogs I read so I can do something as adventurous and beautiful as yours.

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  135. Beautiful fabric and another beautiful quilt from you!

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  136. I love the back-lit photo--that is the picture of devotion. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  137. The happy accident photo is fantastic! I love it when things like that happen. This year is the year of finishing-all-the-quilts-I've-started (and maybe adding a few that I'd like to make to reward me for all the UFO finishes!).

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  138. LOVE the happy accident photo! So great when good things happen by chance!

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  139. My favorite quilt will always be this one...
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/willsewforchocolate/6674251053/in/photostream/. In the center is the house I grew up in with my dad, mom, & 4 sisters. We lived in the country surrounded by acres of trees and each tree in my quilt is a fabric pattern that holds a memory from my childhood.
    (I can see that I really need to take a better photo with my new camera and in better light - yikes).

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  140. This quilt top is so beautiful and inspiring! Thanks for the chance to win this fabric!

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  141. I love this quilt top! I definitely want to do a bit more improv quilting this year!

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  142. Would so love to win! Thanks for the giveaway :) My e-mail is gillianlstafford@gmail.com

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  143. Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway, Your quilt is beautiful and looks lovely in the snow. My favourite quilt is the one I finished a few days before christmas, its only the 2nd quilt I have made, but has spurred me on to make more! Here is a link to it:
    http://cupofteaandasliceofcake.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-vintage-holiday-quilt.html

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  144. Your quilt is great! I love the colors and your improv piecing. I'm working on a challenge quilt for our guild right now. We drew 3 crayons from a bag and we have to make a quilt with those three colors. Challenging, but fun. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  145. I love this quilt. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  146. What lovely fabric....I am working on an embroidered quilt, Betsy's Closet- ion stitches. I really hope to finish it this year.

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  147. VERY pretty fabric.

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  148. I want to make a quilt with vintage handkerchiefs this year ... but with a modern flair. Haven't really determined what that might look like but I have a lot of hankies and a lot of fabric stash ... so who knows!

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  149. Thank you so much for this giveaway!I so hope I could win this bundle!I fell in love the first time I saw it!! And your quilt top of course is breath taking!! You're so talented! You make my heart burst every time I see your makes!
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    Neni

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  150. I am the worlds worst blogger. I don't really have a link but my favorite quilt is one I'm working on now from lots of flickr swaps. Its rainbow fabrics on black.

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  151. Great quilt! Thanks for the chance to win this fun fabric bundle!

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  152. This quilt makes me want to run to my machine and sew!

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  153. Those are beautiful prints! I don't know if I have a favorite quilt - I'm still a beginner quilter!

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  154. Tsuru is lovely. Your quilt looks great. I am looking forward to making this quilt http://cluckclucksew.bigcartel.com/product/pow-wow-quilt-pattern-128-pdf-version for my nephew & his partner who are expecting baby number 2, along with some other handmade goodies.

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  155. You are so creative! I love it! Thanks for the chance to win.

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  156. Thanks for the giveaway. vickise at gmail dot com

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  157. SO PRETTY!! Thanks for the chance to win ;)

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  158. oooh such a pretty quilt top! I don't think I could ever do such a thing without a pattern though... you're so talented!

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  159. What a fantastic sampler quilt, and thank you so much for the giveaway. I am currently working on a Herringbone quilt that is likely to be my favourite ever!

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  160. Wow, I love this quilt. You did a great job and the photos are spectacular, especially as you say against the white snow backdrop!

    My favourite quilt is the Tokyo subway quilt I made, mostly because of the story associated behind it. I guess lots of projects are like that - so much the story behind it, rather than just the end result. http://fountainofmirth.blogspot.jp/2012/04/quilt-story-tokyo-subway.html

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  161. Great giveaway - I love your quilt top - the top draped on the tree is a beautiful photo.
    I'm slogging away at my Swoon quilt - I'm not loving the HST's, but do know I will love it when it is finished.

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  162. The fabric is quiet lovely. I'm looking for a pattern that I can use the quilt as you go method. Sure I will find the perfect one with this fabric.I'm glad you posted the solids you used. They are perfect!
    contentncm at yahoo dot com

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  163. I really, really love your quilt top - you're right, the colours are awesome together.

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  164. Love the beautiful colors.2013 is going to be my year for lots of quilting.. 2 charity quilts are already lined up..Winning some fabric- would help the cause

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  165. I love your new quilt. Here's a link to a quilt I made a few years ago for my friend's baby: http://pinterest.com/pin/181762534930391543/

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  166. I have been drooling over this quilt for a long time: fancytiger.blogspot.com/2011/04/jaimes-giant-star-quilt.html?m=1

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  167. Very beautiful. The white background really compliments all the beautiful fabric in this collection

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  168. OH how I would love to win these fabrics! Ive been in a sewing rut lately due to lack of time and inspiration but these photos got me thinking and planning. Crossing my fingers...

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  169. you make such amazing quilts! I would love to win the fabric.

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  170. I am determined to make a hexagon quilt this year!

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  171. Great giveaway! I am getting ready to cut into my Palladium collection and attempt a low volume Japanese x and + quilt. Hoping it goes well!

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  172. Your quilt is so vibrant! The design works so well with the fabric. I love the photo with the sun coming from behind. It makes the blocks look like stained glass. I would love to win this fabric. Thanks.

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  173. I love the aztec colors. It is definitely something in fabric designs. Your Tsuru is just beautiful.

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  174. My favorite kind of quilt combines applique, piecing and hand embroidery with my own version of FMQ. This year I'm making Bunny Hill's Merry, merry snowmen. So cute and fun to do.

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  175. Love your quilt ~ the blocks are all so big an so colorful ~ especially like the last photo looking like stained glass.
    Really don't have a favorite quilt, I like them all. I do have a favorite book tho ~ My Favorite Patterns 163. It's Japanese and hard to find these days ~ it has the cutest patterns.
    Thanks for the giveaway ~ you have the best ones!

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  176. Great quilt and great fabrics. I've always been partial to log cabins in all its variations, especially improv!

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  177. Very colorful! -- thanks for the opportunity to win some!

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  178. I love feather plumes quilting, soo pretty
    thanks for chance to win

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  179. I gave up buying fabric and running apparel for Lent (but I didn't give up entering giveaways!). In theory, it will help me save money towards a nice road bicycle and encourage me to finish more projects than I start. But with a marathon to run next month, I keep seeing the cutest accessories, and I have a baby quilt to finish that still needs the perfect binding.. alas. this is why it's called a sacrifice!

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  180. That shadow picture is great! I have some great ideas for projects this year, if I just have the energy to do them. I can come up with ideas faster than I have the time, energy and money to complete them. My health is not what I would like for it to be, which is frustrating. But it doesn't stop me from dreaming!
    abengel(at)zoominternet(dot)net

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  181. I would love to make a quilt with that fabric!

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  182. Thanks so much for the chance to win. You are right-- those fabrics needed to be in a modern sampler. I'd totally do the same thing. I'm kind of on a roll with samplers right now-- I think I've done 2 in the last year (none of which are quilted yet!).

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  183. Your quilt is lovely and very modern. I think I lean more towards traditional or old fashioned designs. But they seem to have so many more pieces.

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  184. Your beautiful quilt is so inspiring. I would be thrilled to win this set of gorgeous fat quarters.

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  185. Your improv quilt just ROCKS! Love your photography skills too. Jane
    A quilt I'd like to make with some of my scraps is here: http://pinterest.com/pin/184014334744207146/


    Took me awhile to find it. I have been piecing 1" scraps together for awhile and plan on hacking them into 1 1/2 strips to insert. Thanks for the chance. Jane

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  186. so pretty! I'm not much help to you as I'm very much a novice quilter - I think my favourite quilt of all time is the Bottled Rainbow. My favourite version of that quilt is the one you made!

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  187. I absolutely love the prints! They might really make neat ways to jazz up a t-shirt or two :)

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  188. Those colors are awesome! I would love to use tose colors and make one just like that! Thank you for the giveaways!

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  189. this weekend i plan to finish up binding on my summer sampler quilt and then get ready to assemble the top of the Kaleidoscope quilt from Don't Call me Betsy's QAL. can't wait to see it all together!

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  190. Beautiful quilt - LOVE it! Would love to win these fabrics! whynottk@gmail.com

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  191. What a beautiful quilt top you've made! I love it! I'd love to do a friendship braid or a Sumemr in the Park quilt. (www.missouristarquiltco.com) tutorials. :)

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  192. I can't wait to get my hands on tsuru! Thanks for the chance. I want to give a little shout-out to the quilt my six year old son just designed for his stuffed dog. He chose all the fabrics and designed the layout plus he sewed all the inner patchwork squares!
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotdotgoose/8475525117/in/photostream

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  193. I love pictures of quilts that make them look like stained glass. I will have to take my hubby out one day and make him hold a quilt up to the sun for me. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  194. I love this quilt. I is so pretty. I love that you took it outside. Awesome.
    kristi
    kidshomelove at yahoo.com

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