
I put it away after I got home because I already had a quilt in progress and I do not like UFOs (Unfinished Objects) like so many quilters seem to have.
Last year I finished my mini-sampler quilt and was ready to tackle this one. The kit consisted of a dark green print for the sashing, a lighter green for the sashing connecting blocks, 2 large panels with the printed album blocks, and the lovely border print and complete directions for making the pictured quilt. Because there were a lot more blocks than needed for a 81" x 81" quilt, I decided that maybe I should make a king-size quilt so I could use more of them. But then I would need more of the border print. Alas, this fabric is not available anymore...solution? Deal with it later! The green fabrics can easily be replaced with something similar, if needed.
So, I've cut out all the blocks, batting and backing for each block, basted them together, and am in the process of hand quilting each block (lap quilting is my preferred way to make quilts). I've probably finished about 1/3 of them. It takes about 2 nights of watching TV to get one finished. But I don't sit around watching TV a lot, so it's more like 1 or 2 blocks a week.
Here are a few examples:
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