Thursday, November 14, 2013

The Final Day of For the Boys Hop!! & Giveaway


 I have had nothing but fun during this hop


http://www.sewwequilt.com/


and being your head cheerleader. 


When, I heard that I was going to
cheer this hop, I got busy
right away.


 My boys all love to cook.  So, I decided
that they needed some
nice towels to have for
their kitchen when they get older.


I finished all seven of them.
  I used Aunt Martha's iron on
transfers. 



Then, I decided, I just couldn't stop there. 
 I needed to quilt something up.


I had difficulty just finding the material
that fit the design I had in my head.  
Even the white material
at the quilt shop had bows and flowers in it.
Yuck!!!
All types of little boy and gobs of girl material,
but a very small selection that screamed
 boy teen / tween.
But after an hour of searching,
my son and I had picked
out the material for his
quilt.
 It is another one of my larger quilts that
I have finished.  Measuring
around 80"x 90".  


My son calls it
The Highway to You Know Where Quilt!!
(His exact words)
I guess it depends on which
way the arrow is pointing.
 Hahaha!
I used some straight line quilting with Aurifil
variegated grey #4670.  It blended so well
into the dirty grey looking background.



Well, that is all I finished here, so



Go check out the rest of these
super talented ladies and if you missed the other days
you can check out them out 
HERE

November 15th  
Oh, and how about a little Giveaway!! 
is generously giving one of you a $15.00 
gift certificate.

This giveaway is open to everyone!!!

1.  Leave a comment.

2.   For the second entry, Be a follower of my blog. (Because you know I love my followers!!)

I will choose one winner on November 22th.

(Make sure you are not a No Reply Blogger, if you are unsure, leave your e-mail address in a comment)

Thanks again to the Fat Quarter Shop



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147 comments:

  1. Wow ! Your photography of your WOW ! QUILT ! Tell your son that's a great name for it ! LOL
    I love those kitchen towels...they're right up my ally ! Cute !

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  2. Amy thank you sew very much for being an excellent cheerleader on this "For the Boys" hop. Your embroidered towels are fabulous and make me nostalgic. Love love love the Highway quilt. The design and fabrics are pure perfection. Fun hopping. Creative Stitching Bliss...

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  3. Amy I just love those towels...and that quilt is something else! Wonderful of course!!!! Thanks so much for being such a great Cheerleader!!! This hop was so much fun!

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  4. First let me thank you so much for being a super Cheerleader for this Hop. I think it is great your boys cook and those towels are wonderful. But the quilt - I think it is dynomite!!

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  5. I love the embroidered tea towels! I have a house full of Boy Scouts and campers so these patterns would make a great quilt...going to have to get them. I love the quilt and the name is great. Thank you for sharing! anglanouette at gmail dot com

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  6. Oh oh, slapping hands off those beautiful tea towels, for show not use, LOL! Your Arrow quilt is wonderful, no matter where you go, the direction is right. Thank you for being such a great cheerleader.

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  7. The towels are wonderful:) The designs doesn't scream girly or little boy at all, so they're perfect!

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  8. Fab quilt - what is the grey fabric in the background? It is perfect! And the fire flames too - great boy fabric!! Thank you for being a great Cheerleader for a great hop!!

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  9. I love your kitchen towels - the embroidery is brilliant :-)

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  10. Your towels are great, for sure, but that quilt is amazing!!! The fabric is perfect. What a wonderful job and you are just the best cheerleader. Thank you thank you thank you.

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  11. Loving your towels and quilt...sew much fun! Great photos too! Thanks for cheering us all on during this hop!

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  12. Amy I too have made towels for my sons kitchen. Your quilt is fabulous and definetley great for a guy

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  13. Your projects for the 'boys' are just perfect!!

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  14. I love your projects for the boys. They are awesome. Thanks for sharing and being a great cheer leader for this hop

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  15. Love your stitching projects but the arrow quilt steals the show! Love the fabrics and the picture with the signs. Such a great job on all!

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  16. Ohhhhhhhhhhhh Amy!!! who wouldn't love that quilt!! You always surprise us with something unique...love it.

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  17. I am def. a follower....couldn't stay away

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  18. Gorgeous towels. Gorgeous work. Quilt is awesome too!

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  19. I've really enjoyed the hop, thanks for hosting! Love the quilt, perfect for guys!

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  20. Amy, your sons title for this quilt is perfect…realllllly you shine with your entry, totally amazed at how great it looks even with a dirty background….totally cool …yes your embroidery too…really nice projects…you are brilliant..

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  21. What a cool quilt! Very fun and the receiver of it will love it! Thanks for sharing and hosting the hop!

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  22. Oh you know I follow you girl...where ever you go !

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  23. Really fun quilt! And I love the embroideries!

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  24. What a great guy quilt! And a nice big size, too! Love the design, Amy. Those towels are wonderful. What a lot of work with all that embroidery! Great job!

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  25. What a great quilt! You did a wonderful job on it. Your towels are lovely too. Thanks for cheering us on such a great hop!

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  26. Oh your son will love this quilt. It I'd perfect! You kitchen towels are equally gorgeous!

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  27. Amy I am totally loving this quilt! But since I love, love embroidery I am also impressed that you finished seven towels....seven! You've done a wonderful job with both projects and also this hop. :) And yes I'm a follower on Bloglovin. blessings, marlene

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  28. Found your blog from an Aurifil blog post. Love it "Highway to you know where". I also agree there are not enough guy fabrics out there.

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  29. I have been street sign crazy after doing a nursing home weekbased on rt66 and ladies banquet with a road trip theme this year, so your quilt is right up my alley. Pun intended:-) great job! Thanks for bein our cheer leader!

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  30. Perfect dish cloths for the boys or anyone and Amy your quilt is adorable!! Thanks also for a great blog hop! I'm a follower.

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  31. Thanks for sharing your boy projects. This has been a fun blog hop. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  32. Wow This is definitely on my list. I love this quilt. Thanks for sharing

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  33. Love your fabric choices! -- soparkaveataoldotcom

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  34. I follow by email. -- soparkaveataoldotcom

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  35. I have 2 grown boys and 'yes' everything was for girls. You did lots of stitching but those will come in handy when they grow up.

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  36. Amy, you always have great projects and these are over the top. Great stitching. I love the Highway to .... Love the humor in it. Great job and thanks for cheering us all on during the hop.

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  37. The towels are perfect for your boys, and I love that quilt. Excellent job! Thanks for cheering us on!

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  38. Very cool towels for those boys and that quilt is just "sew incredibly" awesome! I love the design and fabric choices. Great job, Amy!

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  39. I love the towels, but oh my! The quilt is WONDERFUL! It is awesome and I love the design, fabrics, quilting - everything!!

    Thanks for cheering us on during this cool hop. I continue to be amazed at the talent I see during these hops (although I'm not sure why it still amazes me.)

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  40. Thanks for cheering us on during this hop! It has been a lot of fun. I really love the quilt. It's very boy, and big boy rather than baby boy, which is not always easy to do.

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  41. Thanks for being a great cheer gal...love your arrow quilt :)

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  42. I really love your quilt. I especially love that your son helped pick out the fabric, so he must have known what the design was, right? I am sure he will treasure it always. Thanks for sharing and thanks for the giveaway!

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  43. I am a new email follower sewingblogsarefun@yahoo.com

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  44. Thank you Amy for being a wonderful cheerleader! Great quilt too!

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  45. Great quilt for your son. The embroidered towels look too pretty to use.

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  46. Wow! Great quilt!! And I love the Aunt Martha designs you did! Great job!

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  47. I'm a happy follower, too, through GFC!

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  48. Reddit would love that arrow quilt!!

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  49. The towels are amazing! Just love them. And the quilt is pretty cool too. Thanks for sharing
    Ursula
    uschbear at gmail dot com

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  50. Great projects - thanks for sharing & thanks for the chance to win.

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  51. I'm already a follower with Bloglovin'. Thanks again.

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  52. I like both your quilts. 24Tangent@gamil.com

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  53. Follow on bloglovin. 24Tangent@gmail.com

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  54. I love those towels! Very nice. Where did you find all those outdoorsy embroideries?

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  55. LOL, the highway to you know where. Yep, point that arrow upwards! Well done, Amy as I know we both thought we would be burning the midnight oil trying to get finished up.. Neat towels too--a lot of stitching to get those done for your boys and in a boy theme, even better!

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  56. Love your quilt! And, I know--it is so hard to find nice boy material that is not babyish. :(

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  57. Well girlfriend you have done it again. Another smashing sucess of a blog hop. Only to be outdone by that fabulous quilt. I LOVE IT!!!! The kitchen towels are just fabulous too. I know a boy in my house, who would flip over them. Guess I need to go shopping! Thanks again for all you do!

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  58. I'll probably stay here all day and admire your embroidery. That's my favorite eye candy and they are gorgeous. Such a creative idea for a quilt and the photos are beyond awesome.

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  59. Thank you for a fabulous hop!
    Great quilt - I love it!

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  60. I am thinkin' your stitchin' is much too good to go into a man's kitchen and get dirty ... ;) I like that the quilt has that well used "grunge" look already. I'd call it " Way to go!" Thanks, Amy, for cheering this big wonderful hop. It has been sew inspiring ... :) Pat

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  61. You know I am a happy follower ... :) Pat

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  62. am a happy follower too. What a fun guy quilt.

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  63. Your quilts are great, and the photoes of them too.

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  64. And of course I'm your follower. Greetings from Norway.

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  65. Great projects, Amy. The towels are perfect for any of the guys. And I know all the teens would love the quilt. Beautiful. Love the name, too.
    Thank you for a great Blog Hop. Being surrounded by guys, it is hard to come up with things to make for them, but I have found so many new things that I would like to make . Thanks for all the inspiration.

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  66. What an awesome quilt - your son must LOVE it!!

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  67. Your son picked a really great name for his quilt! I've been meaning to do some Aunt Martha's iron on transfers, but just haven't gotten around to it yet. This had been a great blog hop for boys! There never seems to be enough boy stuff. Thanks for sharing!

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  68. I am one of your followers. I use Bloglovin'.

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  69. Great job on your projects and the hop!

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  70. I love your quilt. Thank you for this series. I have 4 boys they range from 10 to 19 and there are very few items for this age group/

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  71. I follow you via email. mplemel@yahoo.com

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  72. Your son has a great eye for colors!! Yall make a great inspirational team. Love the towels you did. Thanks for the hop. babscorbitt@gmail.com

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  73. I follow you via email babscorbitt@gmail.com

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  74. Loved the quilt. Congratulations on it being one of the top 3 today. Do you have a pattern or tutorial for this quilt? I love the name your son gave it.

    senstrings (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  75. Love that embroidery and your quilt!!
    smjohns63 at yahoo dot com

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  76. I am a follower, thanks!!
    smjohns63 at yahoo dot com

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  77. Love your projects. The quilt is really amazing. The whole hop was wonderful. Thanks for doing it and for the chance to win.

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  78. The embrodiery is great but really love that quilt - such a boy quilt - fantastic - no wonder he loves it. Thanks so much for being the cheerleader for this blog - we have really enjoyed it all.

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  79. Dear amy,
    as usual you shows great projects, absoutely gorgeous!
    It has been a great hop with lot of inspiration.
    Thank you and enjoy the weekend!
    Bente

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  80. Thanks for the chance to win, I do follow with joy ☺

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  81. HAPPY TO FOLLOW>BLOG LOVIN'!

    msstitcher1948@yahoo.com

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  82. HELLO, SUCH NEAT TOWELS WITH VERY NEAT STITCHING!
    THANK YOU!

    msstitcher1948@yahoo.com

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  83. I love the arrow quilt! So clever!

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  84. I am your newest follower via bloglovin

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  85. The quilt is absolutely amazing and i know my son would have said the exact same thing :D boys!!! Great idea to make something for them

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  86. I have been loving this blog hop. I have two boys and I am always jealous of all the cute things for girls

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  87. Great quilt,love it! Also love all the towels you made for your boys,thanks for sharing your projects and for cheering us all on :)

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  88. What a great quilt -- absolutely perfect for any boy or any age! :)

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  89. Your quilt is great. What a wonderful idea. So nice to know that your son went along to choose fabrics.

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  90. great guy quilt! I have three sons, so I can commiserate with your fabric shopping difficulties :)

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  91. Amy , I really love those embroidered towels. I love hand embroidery. And the quilt is awesome.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Cheers
    maggie

    maggiemine42@gmail.com

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  92. I am a follower .
    cheers
    maggie

    maggiemine42@gmail.com

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  93. That is a great quilt. Yep, some fabrics are harder to find than others.Love your tea towels too.
    This hop has been amazing, you have done a great job. Thank you for all your effort, it has paid off!

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  94. I love all these hops! Your embroidery is beautiful.

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  95. I'm a follower on gfc and bloglovin.

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  96. Love the quilt! Perfect for a not so little boy

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  97. A big THANKS to you for being our cheer leader for this hop. It has been a fun ride seeing everyone projects.
    I love the towels you made. Your embroidery looks awesome! That quilt screams boy and wonderful!

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  98. I think your arrow quilt is my favorite project of the hop. I love the tea towels too!

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  99. I follow your blog via email. :-)

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  100. Your construction quilt makes me smile! Thanks for sharing!

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  101. I follow your delightful blog via Bloglovin.

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  102. Great quilt and perfect for a teen boy. Love your fabrics and especially the 'flames"!

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  103. I really like the masculine dish towels, that means they have to help with the dishes. Right?

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  104. This blog hop was the best fun! I have never done one before. I loved going to the different blogs not only to see their "boy" projects (which were all awesome!) but also to browse around in older posts. I found still MORE blog hops to investigate! I signed up to follow FIVE new blogs! Whew -- I hope I don't spend ALL my time playing on the internet! Thanks so much!

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  105. Love, love, love your quilt. It is such a great idea and so well done.

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  106. I am a sucker for a man with a spatula!
    And another creative finish Amy!
    Thanks for cheering us all on through the Hop!

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  107. Beautiful embroidery for the towels and a fabulous quilt!!! Thanks for all the worked involved with this hop... so pleased I joined in!

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  108. This has been a fun hop....I luv to embroider and I luv the tea towels...great for the men in the kitchen. Your son's quilt is awesome...sEw creative! Thanks for the inspiration. Great job cheerleading!! Happy stitching, Pauline

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  109. I'm a new follower via GFC and bloglovin. Have a great week!!

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  110. I love the rowels and that quilt is perfect for a teens /between boy.

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  111. I am one of your happy followers.

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  112. Those towels are so lovely and the pictures of your quilt are amazing!

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  113. I was so excited about the stitching and then the quilt! Amy it is awesome. You did an excellent job! You are right not much for preteens! There is your nitch! Boy need love too!

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  114. I am a follower and you inspire me!

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