Quilting in progress





I'm about 4/5 done with the machine quilting, stitching a line on each side of every seam. Pretty tedious work, but I'm enjoying seeing each of the fabrics close up as they go by.

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  1. BethJanuary 3, 2019 at 2:54 AM

    That was a great close-up photo. Those fabrics are really beautiful

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