3687 Muirwood Lane, Roseville CA  95747

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Quilts Finished in 2015

I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.        ~Lily Tomlin

Baby Quilt

Five Stars

This is one of my favorite quilts.  I love the bright fabrics, which are hand-dyes from Starr Designs  I developed and maintained Cabin Fever’s website for several years until Patty’s husband wanted to take it over.  I taught him how to use the software and helped him convert it.  She gave me a gift certificate, and I bought a Starr Designs kit for a Trip Around the World quilt.  The problem was that I later decided I wanted to make a bedspread for our bed and there wasn’t enough fabric.  So I started buying more fabric pieces and figuring out how to make it bigger.  The paper-pieced stars down the center started as one star, obviously not enough, which grew to 5.  Gary thought a quilt would be too heavy so I made it first as a duvet cover with down blankets inside.  That didn’t work and it eventually evolved into the quilt I wanted from the beginning.  Because it’s so big, I had Fran Claassens quilt it for me.  I used wool batting so it’s not too hot or heavy.  While I was sewing on the binding, I didn’t realize Dodger, still a puppy, was chewing on the border, so I had to patch it.  Fortunately, it doesn’t show unless you know where to look.  It looks good on the bed.