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| Sun Bonnet Sue & Rain Bonnet Boy quilt |
This is one of my first quilts. I think I made this in 1975. I didn't know anything about quilting. The appliques were done with a straight stitch on a sewing machine, and they have no arms or hands, because they were so small I just didn't do them. The quilt has 2 layers of batting (I wanted it to be puffy). I tied it using yellow embroidery floss, and its quilted in big rectangles that I did on the machine. I bound it by taking the backing and folding it over the edge. Its only good as a wall hanging because its so stiff from the extra layer of batting. My quilting skills have improved dramatically since then. The fabrics were the only calico prints I could find at the time - everything else was polyester.
This quilt is now in Alaska with Scott and Dalena.
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