I'm going to try doing these as thumbnails, so the thread will load, but you can click on an individual thumbnail to get an up-close view of the image. First is a baby quilt I did for a co-worker. The block is Antique Tile (probably from the 20s or 30s), and it is a bear playing with a white kitten.
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Link[/IMG][/URL]Then the next one is a Fancy Flywheels block that I got from a book, but I think that is a very old block (maybe from the mid or late 1800s?). I made that for a co-worker who wanted to give it to someone in the hospital. This one is brown and black bears in the forest.
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Link[/IMG][/URL] Finally is one I just finished, using a traditional block called Swappers' Star. I had to draft this block, as it was supposed to be a 9" block but I needed it to be a 12" block. You use graph paper and enlarge the pattern. The fabric is bears catching salmon in a stream and most of the fabric is batik (a hand painted fabric).
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I'll put the pictures in the next post.
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Thanks, Red. Yeah, I just give them away. I enjoy making them so I'll make 'em even though I can't make any money at them--I give them as Christmas gifts and so on. A few times people have seen me working on one and asked me if I would make one for them (that they would pay for), and despite the fact that it takes about $50 in materials and 100 hours of work, their attitude is that I should charge as if they were from Walmart, $35 or so. It shouldn't surprise me, as home made clothing as gone in the same direction. My mother used to make my clothes because it was cheaper than store bought, but nowadays after you pay for the pattern and fabric, it's more expensive than off the rack (even before you figure the effort that goes into it).
