The Big Easy in Neutral Batiks
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Every year my boss pays me to make a quilt to be given away at our department Christmas party. It's so fun for me to pick the pattern and select the fabrics so that the quilt will have a wide appeal. We are a very culturally mixed group...about 60 people from several countries. This year I selected The Big Easy quilt pattern from Connecting Threads. That website has a really neat feature where you select a pattern and then you can select your fabrics and it figures out a "kit" for you to purchase with all the yardages calculated out. It worked out great. Here's the quilt. It came out at 81"x81". I quilted it with a pantograph in chocolate brown thread.
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What a wonderful thing for your boss to do. Your piecing and quilting are superb and everyone must be in anticipation when the holiday rolls around (smile). How is the recipient chosen each year. Thank you for sharing.
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Wow, what a nice quilt. It has to be a blast to create something each year with the freedom to pick and choose just what kind of fabric and pattern you want to try. Sounds like you have the best of both worlds. You have the joy of creating, and not the pain of paying!
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