Finally Finished!
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We have had 2 coworkers diagnosed with ALS in the past year. I have finally finished the first of the 2 quilts. It has taken a long time. Partly because of machine issues and partly because of other events (2 wedding gift quilts and a baby quilt). But, it also made me sad. I used one of my favorite patterns for men. And, I tweaked the block proportions to make it into a signature quilt. Some of my coworkers didn't know what to write since ALS is terminal. So, we decided that movie quotes from his favorite movies might be a good idea. I made it an oversized twin size to make sure it would fit the hospital bed well.
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I think the pattern was called Shoji Screen. But, I'm not positive. Really, it is a rail fence variation. Here is a picture of another one I recently made where all the strips are the same width and the blocks are square.
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There are 2 strip sets, light-dark-light and dark-light-dark.
Then the lay out is:
Row 1 - all d-l-d, then alternate vertical- horizontal - vertical etc..
Row 2 - all l-d-l, again alternate but the opposite, horizontal - vertical - horizontal etc..
Etc
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There are 2 strip sets, light-dark-light and dark-light-dark.
Then the lay out is:
Row 1 - all d-l-d, then alternate vertical- horizontal - vertical etc..
Row 2 - all l-d-l, again alternate but the opposite, horizontal - vertical - horizontal etc..
Etc
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Thank you everyone. He is a wonderful man, young, married, several young children (being vague to protect his privacy). It is devastating. I am hoping the quilt will be a comfort to his family as well.
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