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07-15-2010, 05:55 PM

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franie

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I love it! Nice job.

07-15-2010, 06:24 PM

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candi

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Very nice. I like it!

07-15-2010, 06:31 PM

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CarrieAnne

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What a neat quilt!

07-15-2010, 07:28 PM

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MaMaKithkin

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This quilt is fantastic, how clever.

07-15-2010, 07:33 PM

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Vanuatu Jill

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How clever!! Looks really good!

07-15-2010, 08:17 PM

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That's pretty neat.

07-15-2010, 09:23 PM

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annette1952

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Very Nice!

07-16-2010, 05:06 AM

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feline fanatic

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I agree this is very clever. What technique did you use to quilt the wildlife? It stands out just enough to notice but it looks like it is a bit heavier then the other quilting. I curiosity is piqued!

07-16-2010, 05:08 AM

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ksea

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Champagnolle

This past year I went to a class on quilting and Arkansas mammals sponsored by Arkansas Game and Fish. I'm no hunter, but I learned a lot about Arkansas wildlife. We are going to have an exhibit in August. Here is my quilt for the exhibit. It has 18 Arkansas mammals hiding in the woods. The fabric has pine bark, moss, pine cones, animal tracks, and dead ferns (I guess they are dead; the fabric is gold). The mammals are:

1. bear
2. squirrel
3. rabbit
4. nutria
5. mouse
6. short-tail shrew
7. bobcat
8. coyote
9. skunk
10. raccoon
11. opossum
12. bat
13. otter
14. armadillo
15. fox
16. deer
17. elk
18. beaver

What a beautiful and clever work of art!

07-16-2010, 06:26 AM

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Champagnolle

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Quote:

Originally Posted by feline fanatic

Trial and Error! I copied animal pictures off the internet and then sized them in my word processor. Then I FMQ around them on individual blocks using extra batting and a dryer sheet back. That didn't show up enough so I then used a close zigzag stitch to outline them. After I put the quilt together, I FMQ around them again. I tried quilting more in the blocks to make them stand out more, but my skill is lacking and I had to rip it out.