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"One Life" - finally complete

Sketch of initial idea

More detailed quilt map

Getting started


On a roll

Progress!

Late one cold winter night, I finished the bottom portion of the quilt.

This is the point where I hit a creative block.  It took three failed attempts
to figure out how to finish off the remainder of the quilt.

 Taking inspiration from tilework under the eaves of Frank Lloyd Wright's Dana Thomas House, Springfield, IL, I've finally been able to move forward and much closer to finishing this piece!
  Almost there...




Eight months later...One Life (top only) - finally pieced!
Monday, July 29, 2013!  Next stop: hand-quilters.

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  1. Raymond K. HoustonJanuary 24, 2013 at 4:17 AM

    WOW!!

    That's some work you've got on your hands. I especially like the final photo; it puts the piecing in perspective.

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  2. KaHollyApril 28, 2013 at 6:01 AM

    WOW!! I'm speechless! This is beautiful!

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  3. Linda HiattMay 26, 2013 at 5:26 PM

    Wow Erick, that is a lot of small pieces! It is awesome just like all of your quilts.

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  4. GO STARS!June 12, 2013 at 12:05 PM

    Love both pieces but the green just speaks to me! It is lovely and I like how you included the inspiration for it.

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