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"Organized Chaos" Quilt - FINISHED

6/3/2021

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My Organized Chaos quilt is back from the long-armer!  It looks so cool! 

Here are the finishing details of this quilt:
  • Backing - I chose a plummy purple color for the back, printed with a leafy design.  It came in extra-wide quilting cotton, so I didn't have to piece it to make it fit the quilt top.  I bought the backing at the Mill End Store. 
  • Batting - Wanting extra loft for this project, I was guided to a wool/cotton mix by the ladies at Cedar Ridge Quilts. 
  • Quilting - I wanted something girly but not childish, and the long arm quilter Rebecca Tellez delivered with a butterfly pantograph using variegated thread! 
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My Dandelion Quilt - Design

5/18/2021

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Anonymous illustrator, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dandelion-Seed_Tailpiece.png
In April, shortly after finishing the Organized Chaos quilt-top, I cast about for another pattern, but soon realized that I wouldn't be satisfied creatively unless I designed my own.  I decided on a dandelion motif. 

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