When I started this quilt for my sweet nephew, Ryan, he was single. He is now married with a baby on the way. When I started this quilt my oldest son was in elementary school. He is now in ninth grade. When I started this quilt Game of Thrones was in its 5th season. We are now anxiously awaiting the 8th season in January. And when I started this quilt my sweet nephew wanted a design that celebrated Game of Thrones’ house Martell.
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I think everyone in house Martell is dead.
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I’m so sorry for the wait, Ryan. But here is your quilt. It’s done.
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I’ve BOWED (to Jean Nolte, the designer who provided the foundation for the flying-geese design - her pattern is called Snow Geese and can be found in the book Scrappy Fat-Quarter Quilts)
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I’ve BENT (Jean’s pattern to include the house Martell sun crest in raw-edge machine applique, and its motto with lettering in a very weird/spontaneous wacky raw-edge machine applique as well)
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I’ve been BROKEN (by the machine quilting, which frustrated, tried, and discouraged me to no end - truly the reason why it took so long - I’m a seasoned piecer but a newbie machine quilter 😓)
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Winter is coming, Ryan. I hope you’ll enjoy snuggling under this quilt in January, watching season 8. I’ll be there with you in spirit. As long as I can ship it from Utah to Colorado in time. Judging from the length of time it took me to finish this quilt, the odds are not in your favor.
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But don’t worry, now that’s it’s done I want nothing more than for you to have it. That’s what I do. I quilt and I know things. For instance, I know that this quilt never should have taken this long to finish. But I hope you like it.
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What a sweet picture!! I love it!!! He is a sweet little guy isn’t he!
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He’s getting so big! The wonder in his eyes says it all 🙂 We enjoyed the snow here today – it’s finally feeling like winter!
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What a doll…I just want to sqeeeeze those checks! I miss the snow of UT. It did rain for about 5 minutes here in Phoenix this morning!
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