Friday, 28 October 2011

Bloggers Quilt Festival

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Meet Franky (Again!)


So I'm putting Franky into the Bloggers Quilt Festival, this quilt's name comes from the fact it's a Frankenstein's monster from the scrap bin! How this beast started is documented here and is an utter testament to what happens when you mix wine and quilting. 720 1.5" squares of madness later this is what I have to show for it. My inspiration for Franky was this picture from...you guessed it pinterest! I love how the little squares of colour, not much when alone, came together to create an awesome wall display and I thought "Hey I want some of that action!" 
This little quilt is being entered into the Bloggers Quilt Festival because if you had told me 2 years ago I'd make a quilt with this many fiddly itty bitty squares I would've laughed at you (in a nice way!) But as they say at my LQS quilting is an illness and this is the proof! 
Things I learned while making Franky
I become obsessed with each new thing I sew.
It's ok to be proud of something you worked hard on.
Satin stitch rocks.
Don't throw scraps away there is ALWAYS a use for them and from that...
Keep scraps better organised!
I sew faster with music on. A little Audioslave, Soundgarden and Rage against the Machine really do make the day go faster (And to anyone that knows these bands and their history you can see the musical regression as the wine bottle emptied!)

So here are some arty farty shots of Franky, I got a new iPhone app :D


I want to live my life through a lomo lens, all retro and funky!



Franky is like a grown up fabric hoarders I spy quilt "Oh that is from Amy Butlers line" "Hey that one is a kokka one!" and so one and so on!


And finally after I made her look like Golem in my last post here is a pic of 'Bella trying her best to look pretty while I take a gazillion photos so I can play with the new app!


As some of you know blogger has me confused 50% of the time with it's changing things around when I'm not looking, however thankfully I figured out how to use the "drafts" feature! (Yeah I know, but it was Big Cheese to me!) This post is testament to the fact I didn't mess it up, I typed 75% of it up last night! Go Team Me!!!!
Feel free to leave a comment about Franky, my inability to hold my wine, my *slightly* dodgy musical taste, 'Bella or anything else you fancy then get yourself back over to Amy's place and have a look at the other fantastic quilts on show :D

Have a fantastic weekend
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96 comments:

  1. Steffi´s Candy Quilts28 October 2011 at 10:38

    Beautiful quilt! I love my scraps, too and hoard them all! :-)

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  2. Rachaeldaisy28 October 2011 at 11:15

    A very cool quilt and totally excellent taste in music!!

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  3. Toni28 October 2011 at 11:24

    You are hilarious! And I bet you are in the mini minority of people who quilt to that type of music! Fabulous quilt and what a lot of stitching! Glad you stayed hydrated!

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  4. Rebecka28 October 2011 at 11:29

    I love your quilt! It caught my eye and I love the colors. I'm also a hoarder of scraps. Fun Post!

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  5. myBearpaw28 October 2011 at 11:32

    wow, gorgeous quilt, looks like a mosaic. And so impressed with that vast amount of satin stitching. Glad I am not the only person quilting after wine!
    Also I love your gorgeous seal point - we have 2 tabby seal points.

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  6. Karen28 October 2011 at 11:33

    Your quilt is great. What a wonderful way to use all your scraps. But I can't believe your patience with so many tiny pices. That's amazing!

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  7. Jan May28 October 2011 at 11:49

    Wow! All that sashing...... makes me feel a bit colly-wobbly!

    Looks fantastic, wishing you every success for the Quilt show.

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  8. Lesly28 October 2011 at 11:49

    I love this quilt, but oh my word - all that satin stitch! It must have taken ages! Love the colour arrangement - it has great impact!

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  9. Elizabeth Dackson28 October 2011 at 11:56

    How fabulous!! I'm definitely a fabric hoarder, too, and I love the idea of a fabric-hoarder's-i-spy, that's great :)

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  10. Becky (My Fabric Obsession)28 October 2011 at 12:01

    haha! love the quilt, it's gorgeous! I can't get over how tiny those squares are. Really awesome. And I'm very impressed that you didn't spill wine on it. I can't have wine around my sewing area, I'm just too messy.

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  11. quilthexle28 October 2011 at 12:03

    What a clever idea to use satin stitch ! your scrap quilt is just wonderful ... and as I'm a scrap lover, too, it might just give me some inspiration ;-))

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  12. trish28 October 2011 at 12:10

    Your quilt is gorgeous!!

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  13. Sarah Craig28 October 2011 at 12:12

    Wow - even my husband was impressed by your quilt! Very neat!

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  14. Jodi Nelson28 October 2011 at 12:24

    Goodness! This quilt is amazing!

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  15. Carla28 October 2011 at 13:13

    That looks amazing! Love the color value changes and those photos are very cool.

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  16. Jolanda28 October 2011 at 13:21

    Lovely, lovely!!! Great job:)

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  17. Cindy Sharp28 October 2011 at 13:43

    Franky is beautiful...thanks for sharing.

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  18. Sandra28 October 2011 at 13:49

    Love all the "fiddly itty bitty" pieces. Great technique, thread companies must love all that stitching. Great job!
    Come see my entries: #29 miniature reproduction quilt and #31 antique 1850 Star quilt

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  19. Lonci28 October 2011 at 14:17

    What lovely colors, fabulous:)))

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  20. Kendra from missknittas studio28 October 2011 at 14:22

    Thanks for sharing this lovely quilt and for the great inspiration for my scraps! And 'Bella is gorgeous :)

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  21. Jean(ie)28 October 2011 at 14:25

    I love your quilt from the name to the execution. How clever! now you make me want to save my scraps rather than giving them away! LOL!

    Love it. That is just too fun. Best work happens when you play....

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  22. Shevvy28 October 2011 at 14:41

    I love working with scraps - but all that satin stitching? I don't know, me and it haven't really seen eye to eye so far. It looks so good though I might have to give it another go.

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  23. grendelskin28 October 2011 at 14:54

    Wow, you must have blown through a LOT of thread! Love your fiddly itty bitty squares, the final piece is just gorgeous.

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  24. bethanndodd28 October 2011 at 15:04

    Amazing!!! Love it!!! Maybe one day (a long time from now!) Smiles~Beth

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  25. Unknown28 October 2011 at 15:04

    Wow cool quilt, glad you got it finished, thanks for sharing it with us.

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  26. Valentina28 October 2011 at 15:11

    GASP! I love love love it!!! Oh wow, Oh I need a Franky in my life too! :)
    Greetings from faraway Cyprus! :)

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  27. KD-Quilts28 October 2011 at 16:33

    So beautiful! I love scrappy quilts like this and spot all of those favorite fabrics. Great job!

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  28. maria28 October 2011 at 16:54

    Franky! What a great name for the quilt. It's an amazing piece of work.

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  29. Anonymous28 October 2011 at 17:04

    Love scrappy quilts with tiny fiddly pieces. I'm making myself a sewing machine cover right now, that some how is ending up with 200 squares (for a tiny little 15x30 inch quilt). Sickness is right.

    I really like how you matched the grout to the tiles. It's a cool look.

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  30. Michelle28 October 2011 at 17:13

    Wonderful mosaic quilt, we should all make one...great color.

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  31. Andrea28 October 2011 at 17:34

    oh my!! this is absolutely gorgeous.

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  32. Kit Lang28 October 2011 at 19:07

    I've been thinking of doing a simliar quilt, but I can't believe yours is made up of 1.5 inch squares!!!!! That is well and truly utter madness!

    (With a wonderful result. Congratulations!)

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  33. Anonymous28 October 2011 at 19:49

    You are right! Satin stitch does rock! I love this!

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  34. Archie The Wonder Dog28 October 2011 at 20:18

    What a great quilt!! And yes, Bella looks so much friendlier in this photo!

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  35. Aunt Spicy28 October 2011 at 20:22

    stop.it! that quilt is amazing! actually, amazing is not even sufficient. that quilt rocks!

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  36. Robin28 October 2011 at 20:33

    Ooo.... so striking! Gorgeous!!!

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  37. Nina Lise@Mrs Moen28 October 2011 at 20:39

    Fun post! I had to have a closer look to see all the satin stitching. I get why you needed to speed up, that must have taken you forever. Thanks for sharing and making me smile.-)

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  38. Unknown28 October 2011 at 21:13

    Franky is awesome!

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  39. Prof. S (the enchanted bobbin)28 October 2011 at 21:17

    Wow! Beautiful, beautiful quilt! I need to reassess my cavalier attitude towards scraps!

    Issabella is gorgeous, but I think she knows that already :)

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  40. Vicki W28 October 2011 at 21:36

    You should drink wine every day because Franky is spectacular! What a fun quilt!

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  41. Bree28 October 2011 at 21:36

    WOW!
    I cannot even imagine how much thread went into that!

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  42. Melinda28 October 2011 at 21:55

    My, what little squares. It is wonderful!

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  43. Jitka28 October 2011 at 22:41

    So many little square! You are a patien quilter and your quilt is nice.

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  44. Lynne28 October 2011 at 23:37

    The quilt is amazing!

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  45. Anonymous28 October 2011 at 23:57

    Franky is kickass!

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  46. Milly29 October 2011 at 00:46

    I love your quilt. I love scrappy quilts but I am ashamed to saay I am very ruthless with mine and throw most of them out!

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  47. Anonymous29 October 2011 at 02:15

    Can you hear me? Can you hear me now??? I can NOT believe you satin stitched all that! I love it!
    Love your writing style and your wine drinking as you sew. You and I would get along just fine!

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  48. Eileen29 October 2011 at 02:25

    Absolutely love your quilt! Reminds me of that wonderful glass tile i'm craving for my kitchen. Think i need to try this with all my teensy pieces. Thanks for sharing and have a great day

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  49. Katie29 October 2011 at 02:27

    Wow! I'm not sure I'd attempt wine AND the sewing machine, but it seems to have worked for you. And I see nothing wrong with your musical choices. :)

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  50. Jody Sanders29 October 2011 at 02:28

    Beautiful. Not only a zillion tiny squares, but all of them sashed. Holy moly! The end result sure is gorgeous.

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  51. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com29 October 2011 at 03:47

    may I just say this is fabulous!

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  52. Rachel29 October 2011 at 03:49

    This is amazing! What a wonderful use of scraps. Wow - I guess I should get me a bottle of wine and start cutting ;)

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  53. Victoria Paige @ Boutique Uniquely29 October 2011 at 04:22

    Very cool quilt. Great use for scraps. I am still growing my scrap bin. I like the arty farty lens, too. Your cat is pretty.

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  54. Shari29 October 2011 at 04:38

    The satin stitching looks like itty-bitty sashing. A very cool quilt.

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  55. Rachel29 October 2011 at 05:54

    What a fun variation on the postage stamp quilt!

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  56. Julie Fukuda29 October 2011 at 07:22

    I've made quilts out of ine inch squares before but how did you get them all outlined? That is really fantastic. This festival is a real inspiration!

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  57. Deborah OHare29 October 2011 at 11:56

    I can see that a lot of work has gone into this quilt. A brilliant use of scraps.

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  58. laura29 October 2011 at 15:02

    that's a lot of squares! love the color progression.

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  59. Janice @ Better off Thread29 October 2011 at 16:10

    Wow-wee, this is amazing! I am a scrap hoarder and a fabric fiend and save every little inch, so this would be perfect for me! Beautiful!

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  60. Peggy29 October 2011 at 17:17

    What a cool quilt - if that's the product of wine and quilting mixed, maybe I need to start drinking!

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  61. Sarcastic Quilter29 October 2011 at 18:56

    OMG I have to tell you, the first question I was going to ask you was how much you drank before you started this and further, how much did you consume in completing it! LOL It truly looked like a "bright idea" I would get after a bit of the wine myself. Of course, YOU are far better than I am because you finished it and it's beautiful. For me, I'd have chucked the start the next morning. I just found it really amusing that you posted it started with a little wine. hehe

    Well done and it is very pretty, especially the satin stitching (and I'm just teasing about the wine). :D

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  62. Martine Kuciel29 October 2011 at 19:20

    très tonique et très joli superbe

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  63. Annabella29 October 2011 at 20:28

    Oh you`re a colourist just like me...so glad to find your blog as having had a quick scroll down I`ve really enjoyed what I`ve seen. I can`t believe you only recently found quilting! Frankie is very very beautiful and there`s no monster about it. What an amazing use for scraps. I`m very happy to have inspired you toward your pinks and reds and now following you will see what you get up to.

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  64. Lily29 October 2011 at 21:03

    I LOVE the colors! I'm a beginning quilter and thanks for the inspiration. I love the wall art that got you thinking too. And my husband is French so there's always plenty of wine around - need to mix more of it with quilting!

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  65. Marg30 October 2011 at 01:07

    Love it! A fabulous way to use your scraps. Absolutely love the colour blocks and the way you used the Pinterest pic for inspiration.

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  66. Sharon30 October 2011 at 01:12

    Now that is an impressive achievement! Wow, just beautiful. Oh, and so is 'Bella!

    Yes, I save all my scraps too. I even use some of them!

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  67. Michele30 October 2011 at 02:14

    Can I just say, oh, wow! And maybe spectacular? Cheers!

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  68. Krista Schneider30 October 2011 at 05:18

    Geezus that is a LOT of comments! Love scraps, love wine, love ur taste in music, and that quilt is killer cool! Also Bella is beautiful! I'll be hosting an "animal invasion" link party soon, hope you'll join in on the fun!

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  69. Denise :)30 October 2011 at 13:00

    Your quilt is wonderful and Bella is a beautiful cat! :)

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  70. Mrs Flying Blind...30 October 2011 at 19:09

    This is such a fab quilt!

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  71. KellyS30 October 2011 at 20:21

    Holy cow... hats off to you for all those tiny pieces of scraps! It turned out beautifully! Maybe I should start sewing to a little Rage... I have my Glee soundtracks on repeat. LOL It tends to make the process go slower.

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  72. Dirt Road Quilter30 October 2011 at 20:41

    Fabulous! You've done a beautiful job of turning all of those teensy scraps into lovely artwork. Off to rescue some scraps from the trash bucket and dig out a bottle of wine!

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  73. Julia Graber30 October 2011 at 21:20

    Love, love, love this Franky quilt.

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  74. Caroline @ Artfully Caroline30 October 2011 at 22:56

    Excellent scrappy quilt. Horrible for the potential consequences on my stash !

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  75. quirky granola girl31 October 2011 at 03:57

    whoa! is that all satin stitch in between?! how much thread did you use up?! also, i love adult fabric hoarder i spy. that's what my farmer's wife quilt will be :)

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  76. felicity31 October 2011 at 06:36

    So very, very cool. Wine + Quilting = Winning! :)

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  77. Lyanna L.31 October 2011 at 15:32

    I'm a fan of all the little squares, such a lot of work. And if that is satin stitch in between all the squares holy cow that's awesome and must have taken up so much thread/time. Great job! =)

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  78. Nana31 October 2011 at 19:17

    Love scraps, love your quilt. What an accomplishment! I'm off to get some wine......

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  79. Hoola Tallulah31 October 2011 at 19:23

    Franky is by far the most delightful and splendid quilt I ever did see!

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  80. Manda31 October 2011 at 22:40

    Wow Franky is amazing! All those tiny squares though ... you must be mad! In a nice way lol =D

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  81. Benta AtSLIKstitches31 October 2011 at 23:03

    Fantastic quilt, I'm now off to follow the links :-)

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  82. Erin @ Why Not Sew? Quilts1 November 2011 at 13:55

    Franky is incredible! I love the technique you used too. Satin stitch = awesome! I'm sure you hold your wine better than me. I would have fallen esleep. Coffee and I are sewing buddies :)

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  83. Terriaw1 November 2011 at 14:52

    Wow, this quilt is stunning! I adore mosaic quilts. What a treasure you have made.

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  84. KendasCrafts1 November 2011 at 17:46

    Looks great! I love scrappy quilts!

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  85. Katy Cameron1 November 2011 at 18:17

    Oh Franky is fab, just love all those wee scraps. It could keep you entertained for hours playing 'spot that fabric line' :oD

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  86. Unknown1 November 2011 at 20:44

    :) I am mumbling to myself as I read your posting..ALL those little SCRAPS???!!! Satin Stitched???? Girl, you drink way to much wine!!!! burp

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  87. beecee2 November 2011 at 02:45

    So nice to find you here. Your quilt Franky just rocks! You must have some stash of THREAD, and lord, how many bobbins did you have to wind?

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  88. Anonymous2 November 2011 at 14:44

    Wow--at first I thought you had pieced tiny margins between the blocks, but all that satin stitching is magnificently epic too! I'm loving the colour gradations within each block!

    Hazle

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  89. Sandy3 November 2011 at 01:40

    What a great way to use up scraps! Talk about having patience! I love your helper. Quite a quilting cutie!

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  90. Staci3 November 2011 at 15:23

    This is quite amazing! I never would have thought to use satin stitch in that way. Bella is a gorgeous girl, and I loved seeing her lounging on your creation. Thanks for sharing.

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  91. Kay Lynne3 November 2011 at 22:25

    Beautiful job! You have a great eye for color!

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  92. Anonymous4 November 2011 at 01:54

    Scrappy quilts are my most favorites...lovely quilt.

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  93. Debbie4 November 2011 at 03:36

    A toast to your completion of Franky. A fun quilt indeed.

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  94. Taya@TypeB4 November 2011 at 16:47

    Amazing! Soooo many little squares - thank goodness for the wine! Thanks for sharing!

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  95. Anonymous5 November 2011 at 02:29

    Franky is quite impressive! I love the satin stitching between squares :-)

    ~ meagan

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  96. Martha15 November 2011 at 11:05

    Wow..maybe I should go get a bottle of wine..I am so impressed and yes I hoard every little piece of fabric. Beautiful quilt.

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