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The quilt below is my first watercolor project. It contains
2,288 two inch squares. Before starting the project, I purchased, swapped,
washed, pressed, cut and sorted fabrics! It was through the 6"+ watercolor
swap I sponsor as well as other swaps hosted by the watercolor list at www.quiltropolis.com
that I did my swapping. There were even kind ladies on the list who helped
me locate specific squares to commemorate various aspects of my mom's life.
For instance, in high school she played a tuba. Voila... no sooner asked
for than it arrived in the mail. And whoever thought I would find a moose
that would fit in a 2" square!!! But 
it
is there... as a reminder of the days when "Moose" was my brothers'
nickname for my mother. Hidden throughout the quilt are about 50 squares
of this sort that are memory squares. Perhaps one day when I am in Austin,
I will take closeups of these sections, and share them with you.
I used a pattern from one of Deanna Spingola's books as a starting point, and then adjusted it as needed for the size I needed. Also though Deanna's method is strip-piecing, this baby was put together one little square at a time. For info on Deanna's books, check out her website, which is located at http://www.spingola.com
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