When Paul and I were dating I decided to make a quilt for one of his birthday gifts. I had never made a quilt before so I decided to make large rectangular blocks, each 12"x18" and add a border to make the quilt fit a full size bed. This pattern was very easy for a beginning quilter.
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| Squares assembled. |
For an extra special addition I asked my mother to embroider Paul's monogram and birthday on the bottom right square.
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| Sewing the border on. |
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| Me sewing! |
Once I had the squares and border sewn together my quilt top was finished. Then I sewed my quilt top and back together with my batting inside. Since I didn't have access to a quilting machine I decided to tie the quilt off.
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| Tying off the quilt. |
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| Quilt tie. |
Paul was very surprised and loved his gift. I also made a matching pillow case.
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| Happy Birthday Paul! |
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| Finished Quilt. |
I really enjoyed making this quilt and anticipate doing another, somewhat more difficult pattern, again in the future.
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