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04-06-2010, 11:58 AM

Mishi

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I've decided that I want to make my fiance a lap quilt as a surprise for him - trying to keep it a secret as long as possible. I didn't want a girly pattern, so decided to do the Bear Paw sampler BOM from FatCat patterns (http://www.fatcatpatterns.com/bearspaw_sampler.htm)

I'm planning on making a few changes to the pattern - adding double sashing with four patch cornerstones, and having an outer border made up of single 6" bear paw blocks so it will end up as a good sized lap quilt (it needs to be big as he's pretty tall). I think it's going to take me a while to do!

I decided to start with the December block, as it was the easiest one - I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. Now I just need to wait to get an evening on my own to start work on the next block!

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04-06-2010, 11:59 AM

Quilter7x

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Your block came out fabulous. It's going to be a beautiful quilt. :D

04-06-2010, 12:03 PM

Ditter43

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It looks great so far...

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04-06-2010, 12:05 PM

Jingle

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You did a great job on that first block. It should turn out great.

04-06-2010, 12:05 PM

rootyr

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I love the Bears Paw block!

04-06-2010, 12:29 PM

Bevanger

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Looking GREAT! Keep it up :-D

04-06-2010, 12:32 PM

Jim's Gem

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Great looking block!!

04-06-2010, 12:36 PM

virtualbernie

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Nice!

04-06-2010, 12:46 PM

Mishi

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Thanks very much for the kind comments everyone! :)

It took me a while to do the block as I was double checking everything. I'm trying very hard to be careful, as I really want to make a good job of it for my partner, and I've not had too much practice at patchwork yet.