Snails and Ladders Sofa Throw
12-01-2009, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by k3n
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K3, this is simply stunning. Do you think the "Snail Trail and Drunkards Path are the same block? They sure look like it! You did a great job on this!
12-01-2009, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by k3n
Thank you everyone! :-D
Pépite just came back from the vets where she had her first shots - she's a bit subdued to say the least, and I think she's got a sore throat because she's uncharacteristically silent! :shock:
Pépite just came back from the vets where she had her first shots - she's a bit subdued to say the least, and I think she's got a sore throat because she's uncharacteristically silent! :shock:
pepite needs a long zzzzz.. those shots take a lot out of a little furball. :-) it's a traumatic experience, after all.
now, tell me how to unwatch this topic. even though i love the quilt.
edit: i get it - you can unwatch only AFTER you post to it.
12-02-2009, 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
now, tell me how to unwatch this topic. even though i love the quilt.
edit: i get it - you can unwatch only AFTER you post to it.
:shock: :-D
12-02-2009, 04:52 AM
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I really like how the one pattern frames the other pattern.
Very interesting! It looks wonderful on your sofa. Hope kitty only sleeps on the beautiful quilt and doesn't do to it what he did to the sofa . :-( But kitties are sew cute :-)
Very interesting! It looks wonderful on your sofa. Hope kitty only sleeps on the beautiful quilt and doesn't do to it what he did to the sofa . :-( But kitties are sew cute :-)
12-11-2009, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by k3n
Hi everyone; I just finished quilting this - the blocks are Jacob's Ladder and Snail Trails, hence the name. I saw this block combination somewhere on the internet ages ago and wanted to try it. The purple 30s fabric with little white motifs and the dark purple fabric was sent ot me a while ago by butterflywing and I wanted to do something special with it - it went perfectly (I think!) with the calico which I got in Holland. It's machine quilted - zig zag over the seams and swirls (like a snail's shell) on the border and in the open spaces of the calico snails.
It's a throw for our little purple sofa which has suffered at the hand (or rather claws!) of the cat. The kitty in the picture is Pépite, our newest quilt inspector. :D
It's a throw for our little purple sofa which has suffered at the hand (or rather claws!) of the cat. The kitty in the picture is Pépite, our newest quilt inspector. :D
I should be more adventuresome, but I'm like the snails on your sofa cover...sigh!:mrgreen:
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