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Hoping you all had a great Christmas and Wishing you</div>
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Needless to say she loved it, this is a pattern by Leanne Beasley</div>
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I hand embroidered</div>
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Dawn has been very busy making this beautiful quilt by McKenna Ryan called</div>
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Bella Garden. The amount of patience and time this quilt must take is mind blowing.</div>
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I was very nervous quilting this quilt, because I knew how precious this quilt is. I started out with a plan for the centre piece and then as I was quilting it each section came to me.</div>
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Here is a sweet quilt that I have machine quilted for</div>
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I am a fabricholic from way back, I used to work for</div>
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when I wasn't sewing, so I had to find a new hobby.</div>
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Arrrggghhhh! I tried sponging it off but, NO, it made it worst so into the washing machine</div>
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Let me introduce to you my Metro Medallion Quilt that I am entering</div>
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If you have been here before then I apologise for my repost of this quilt, but<br />
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Metro Medallion is made with the Quick Curve Ruler by <a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.blogspot.com.au/">Jenny Pedigo</a></div>
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from "Sew Kind of Wonderful" as soon as I saw this pattern</div>
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I made this quilt for my very special friend Tayler, who I had known for 28 years or more, she</div>
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my quilt is with her in heaven.</div>
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Thanks to Amy for hosting the Festival and have fun</div>
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Arrrggghhhh! I tried sponging it off but, NO, it made it worst so into the washing machine</div>
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I am so excited to be participating in <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/10/25/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2013/">Bloggers Quilt Festival</a> again, I didn't enter in the previous one as I was away on holiday and it just so happens that I finished this quilt called Dream Big by Camille Roskelly just in time.</div>
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So here he is Percy the plane a pattern by Melly and Me.</div>
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A trip to the Christmas Goose in Las Vegas !!</div>
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Score !!!........... some Kaffe Fasset, Comma by Zen Chic and</div>
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Camille's latest book and two books by</div>
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