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An announcement arrives in the mail in November for an April Wedding. Plenty of time for a shower quilt. B.U.T., projects for Thanksgiving, & Christmas must be done first. When I realized that it was January 2017, now, it is crunch time to make a quilt for the shower. I have to find an easy pattern on pinterest, therefore, the research begins. I found this pattern, I do not even know the name, nor do I have a pattern, just a picture that someone designed. I tried to find finish quilts to get an idea of for the color scheme. No Luck. In my inexperience, I thought if the back ground color was all green that the pattern would work. W.E.L.L. it didn't. To help calm this design, I ended up sashing the blocks which added to the QUAG process. I discovered, if I am going to QUAG then I can design the back as if it was another quilt. That is when I decided to make a large nine block. It work perfectly with the amount of fabric that I already owned. WHAT DID I LEARN? Buy the pattern. My mistakes in this quilt was when I guessed instead of following someone elses' math already worked out. I would definitely make this quilt again, but with a solid or same background. Thanks for listening. See you next quilt.

used a lonestar and changed up the colors to make the eagle

This quilt is made using fabrics from designer Michele D'Amore. I purchased Bold and Beautiful( circa 2012) for a project for my daughter. She kept changing her mind about the quilt pattern, so it kept getting put off. In the meantime, Michele came out with more lines using the same color way. So this is using fabrics from Bold and Beautiful, Sun-Kissed Spa and Moonshadow. Simple JRR quilt, but the colors are gorgeous. I did finish my daughter'S quilt, using a Benartex pattern designed for MoonShadow fabric line. Turned out great. I have so much extra fabric. I'll be making more quilts in this color way! Even thought I wasn't racing to finish, I started sewing my strips at 4:05 am, and it was pieced, quilted and bound by 4:05 pm the SAME DAY! Never had a project go that fast! I even got errands and a short nap in between!