After 3 years, Emily finally has her denim quilt. She has worked on it a few times a year when she comes to visit. I had most of the squares cut out, and when she saw the quilt I made for Doug a few years ago, she said she wanted one. I told her she could make it. She was very excited. She figured the square pattern out on the floor to make sure she didn't have any the same next to each other. She sewed every square together by herself, and then would lay the rows how she wanted, and then she sewed them together. It ended up a lot bigger than she had first planned. Last fall when she was here we went to the store and she picked out the flannel for the back, and the yarn she wanted. We had to cut the back to fit, and she cut that all out. She even put a few pockets in some of the rows. She was hoping to have it finished for her 16th birthday, but that didn't happen. She is now a junior in high school, and has a job, and is in sports, and student council, so I wasn't sure this would ever get finished. Right after Christmas I decided to finish it and surprise her for her 17th birthday this week. Doug brought in my quilting frames, and he helped me pin it on, and would help turn it after every few rows. It was quite heavy so he had to help me move it around while I did the binding. I finished it 2 weeks ago, and yesterday we drove to surprise her. I was really hoping she wouldn't be upset that I finished it for her, but she loved it. I am so proud of her, and I think she did a fantastic job!!! I also made her a little photo album with all the photos over the years, and she is going to add the one from last night with the finished quit!!
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