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UFO Sees the Light of Day

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2013.  The year of bl ock of the months and quilts yet to see the light of day.   There is something satisfying when one comp letes a quilt.  Even this quilt. It's the 2nd quilt I attemp ted - over 15 years ago.  Maybe even over 20 years ago.  I was so pleased with putting it togethe r and then something shifted , reality took over and it w ent from ba g to bag - and then folded and put away in a cupb oard.   Finally - it was removed... chuckled over....and I began the process of finding backing and experimenting with adhesive batting .   Discovered I am n ot a fan of adhesive batting.   I tried just about everything to iron quilt to batting and yet , nary a "stick".  Perhaps my technique - perhaps not.  A lso gummed up t he needle a bit during the quilting process . All in all, I am glad I completed it.  It is now hanging on the dining room wall where I can see it daily .  It serves as a constan t reminder of how far I've come as a quilter....at least a

SQUIRREL.....8 March 2013

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