"Belle the Squirrel, Circa 1975" by Jenifer Dick

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Feb 1

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I'm so excited to share this fabulous quilt, designed by Jenifer Dick. The pattern will be in the book, The Applique Book, by Casey York, by Casey York. (aff link) When Jenifer brought me this top, I studied it for a LONG time. The only thing I knew for sure was that I would outline the squirrels. Luckily, the quilt started to speak to me and the rest came from that first outline. Thanks to Jenifer's superb piecing and accuracy, I could design the squirrel outline and echo in my Art and Stitch computer software, then repeat it 36 times!I think of all these squirrels running through a tree, and the nuts are falling from the top. There's a varied mix of pebbles and "nuts", falling from the top and getting larger as they get to the bottom.Yes, I used all these colors!! I think my bobbin color was a medium gray. Changing threads was probably the most tedious part of this quilt, but necessary!

Yes, it took this many colors to stitch this quilt. I changed thread for each squirrel. I think it was worth it! It’s not something I choose to do on most quilts, but this one was different. Look for my favorite, Glide thread, in your local quilt shop or online from my local Kansas shop, Quilted Memories. Shipping is always included.