Started sometime between 1998 and 2003, but I believe it was the earlier date, because I remember coloring the fabric of the large face with tea in my home on Jardine Street. My intention was to create quilts for each of the girls with 9 appliqued squares in the middle. Each square would be created with each of the girls in mind. My eldest was very good at gymnastics and was extremely agile and flexible so I created the square of a girl doing the splits. My youngest always enjoyed keeping her hair natural in an afro, so I created the the face showing all of her hair, freestyle!
So you ask, is this it? You needed 18 squares and you managed 2? Well, no. These are just the two that I took a photo of. I managed to make a floral design, some ducks, a heart, and a partially complete NO!. :-) I pulled them out the other day, and now my eldest is adamant that she wants the quilt completed for Christmas. I asked "which one?". Which Christmas that is. I think I will pull it out and make another attempt. Who knows, maybe Xmas 2010! Just in time for the Olympics, perhaps I will put a big olympic emblem in the middle.
I will keep you posted...
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