The Nephew Quilt

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAI have to admit that the childrens’ quilts I made this year lack something in finishing quality. However, I finished two quilts in less than a week and I happen to know that children aren’t over-inspectors on workmanship, so I’m cutting myself some slack. Here is the quilt for my nephew Nicolas – 3 years old and a pretty funny little kid. This is pretty lightly quilted, and large enough for a toddler bed:

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One Comment on “The Nephew Quilt”

  1. Don’t fash yourself over it – My grandma, at 90, still felt she had room for improvement in her quiltmaking when she’d been making several per year for decades.

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