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a happy dance

Well, if there were ever any doubts...you can erase them.
I stink at math.
My parents and former teachers would say I'm careless.
Perhaps.
SO, even though I somehow calculated incorrectly and I now have an extra strip and two extra sashes and I won't need the top and bottom bar after all, I HAVE FINISHED A QUILT TOP!
Yes, let it out! Join me in the happy dance! I have actually finished one of my January projects!!!!

shhhhh! Hush! Yes, I am well aware this is only step one of the quilt. Don't rain on my parade! 

So here it is, in all it's glory! (And in case you're wondering, the pattern is "Civil War Soldier Cot Quilt" and this is being made for a teen boy who loves history.)





I originally had a grey strip with blue paisley swirls in it (yes, historians are fair and represent BOTH sides in the war), but it was too busy, so I went for a simple grey pattern. After all, there's plenty of blue and grey in the squares, and both sides used red, so I figure it's balanced...right?

I didn't take a picture of the backing.  I'll wait and do that once it's finished quilting.  One of my quilting buddies loves surprise backings, and this one is TRULY a surprise. We totally abandoned the history theme for the back, (but we did go with something he likes!) but I think it's going to work quite nicely.

So for our church's seniors, two quilts in progress, four more to go!
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Younge 7 said…
Happy dancing with you friend! Great job!!
January 18, 2011 at 3:49 PM
Mary said…
I think it is a beautiful quilt top and I was very impressed that you got through that so quickly! I'd bet a lot of mathematicians couldn't do nearly as great a job as you did!
January 25, 2011 at 11:27 AM
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