These are the fabric used in the quilt top. 3-12-2012 

Taken: Jun 10, 2012

Started with the Center 

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Center is finished 3-25-2012 

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leaf applique 3-26-2012 

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Borders 1 and 2 are applied 4-4-2012 

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Border 3 added 4-7-2012 

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Close up of borders 

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Borders and corners with the dog tooth applique 4-23-2012 

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Applique borders 4-10-2012 

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Border close up 5-14-2012 

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Another view of the borders to this point 4-26-2-12 

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Finished top 

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Borders attached to the center 4-26-2012 

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Finished Top 5-14-2012 

Taken: Jun 10, 2012

Better look of the basting. Where you see the white thread that is the water soluble thread and will dissolve once I submerge the quilt. The next step will be to remove the batting in areas where I do NOT want double thickness of batting. 

Taken: Jun 10, 2012

Borders are cut, laid out 4-30-2012 

Taken: Jun 10, 2012

In this phase I am quilting around the applique and the small borders with water soluble thread. This is a photo of the high loft batting that will make the applique pop. There is no backing used in this phase the quilt is layered just the batting 

Taken: Jun 10, 2012

It is a slow process. Have to be careful not cut the quilt. 

Taken: Jun 10, 2012

Cutting out the unwanted batting 

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Small piece by small piece 

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6/9/2012 the madness begins, I have to now remove all the high loft batting where I do not want TWO layers of batting. I am removing it from all of the large background areas and the large borders. All the applique, saw teeth, and the center moon 

Taken: Jun 10, 2012