I was just doing a simple red strawberries on yellow blocks crib quilt. Thought they looked like Aunt Betty Sue's tablecloth and decided the middle block needed a smile. Appliquéd the smile. It's a great smile, her dentist would be proud. Discovered that the border of the quilt top had flipped under and was FIRMLY satin-stitched to the smile appliqué. Cut the bitten bit of the border loose. It looked like Jaws had taken a mouthful. This really wasn't a problem. I had plenty of border fabric left and it was easy to replace but just then, Mr. Esther came by to see how things were going. I held up the strawberry quilt with the jagged chomp taken out of the border and said, "Do you think anybody will notice?" Dear man. He says life with a quilter is never boring. Polly
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13 years ago