tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76750873519391773002024-03-17T22:02:51.127-05:00Suture for a LivingI am a plastic surgeon in Little Rock, AR. I may "suture for a living", but I "live to sew". When I can, I sew. These days most of my sewing is piecing quilts. I love the patterns and interplay of the fabric color. I would like to explore writing about medical/surgical topics as well as sewing/quilting topics. I will do my best to make sure both are represented accurately as I share with both colleagues and the general public.rlbateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comBlogger2000125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-30045427591432694702023-12-15T06:00:00.003-06:002023-12-15T06:00:00.145-06:00Haverfordwest Afghan in Gray<p>Finished this afghan recently and gifted it to my niece Eimi. It measures approx<span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"> 54 in X 82 in. Yarn is Plymouth Encore Chunky, color 678.</span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"> The patten is </span>Haverfordwest Reversible Blanket<span face=""Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"> by John Lloyd. This is the second one I've made using this pattern. The first two photos were taken while knitting the afghan, the third while blocking.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt05WAVDzd21MCoTlAomZgO3j0yZ4BMjZNywyyPiqRnshrxbq-6jAfRYMzRPmQV-6XbFNseh-MfZxGs20R-V9R1FUKzYHRyT2DykG-AB0hdLuetUXrFqk54hoOCNzlvSBvHqNms1qXeS3daTFnUngmJU-EZy6FGkVTMQlH7hH-6OMwKLypia0gxfptUPQ/s4032/IMG_4450.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt05WAVDzd21MCoTlAomZgO3j0yZ4BMjZNywyyPiqRnshrxbq-6jAfRYMzRPmQV-6XbFNseh-MfZxGs20R-V9R1FUKzYHRyT2DykG-AB0hdLuetUXrFqk54hoOCNzlvSBvHqNms1qXeS3daTFnUngmJU-EZy6FGkVTMQlH7hH-6OMwKLypia0gxfptUPQ/s320/IMG_4450.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsJH4DqkrYOKXx25lr_7t8AddnoNF7sQDB5ADLxfYXp6TorQoSfCHgtawd6EctvD9-OCzbIVchgKphIeKyblHPlDmU2NJPyC8RbYN3Co6QckmWuJA5nUC9jBiqfCbGLKByGZPBjcT99Tq005-Tc2b3ziXVvIg1fsusfxET6QtxsS_UzI8N6qyrQpabRY/s836/IMG_4477.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="627" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsJH4DqkrYOKXx25lr_7t8AddnoNF7sQDB5ADLxfYXp6TorQoSfCHgtawd6EctvD9-OCzbIVchgKphIeKyblHPlDmU2NJPyC8RbYN3Co6QckmWuJA5nUC9jBiqfCbGLKByGZPBjcT99Tq005-Tc2b3ziXVvIg1fsusfxET6QtxsS_UzI8N6qyrQpabRY/s320/IMG_4477.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxCms2_TywSv1cyQU1tEvDxFwt1_b_FBgZ9lynFM06BlEnL_jOIoWdYVbcwbfFcud3gDqp2CH3WsdK5bZwakW1r92LUtVBZ3cxXpjzKuxCZjHBjPhjnXq0GG0Tevfz6S8DCxuveWZMUWivQORJYfq3pNg4xEWvFvzpjzJGiN5we4y_5cG5TDpRT__Znw/s836/IMG_4481.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="627" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxCms2_TywSv1cyQU1tEvDxFwt1_b_FBgZ9lynFM06BlEnL_jOIoWdYVbcwbfFcud3gDqp2CH3WsdK5bZwakW1r92LUtVBZ3cxXpjzKuxCZjHBjPhjnXq0GG0Tevfz6S8DCxuveWZMUWivQORJYfq3pNg4xEWvFvzpjzJGiN5we4y_5cG5TDpRT__Znw/s320/IMG_4481.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->
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The finished size is </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 14px;">48 in x 62</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 14px;"> in. The yarn is Cascade 220 in these colors i-- d</span><span style="font-family: Inter Hinted, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">ark blue #8393, d</span></span><span style="font-family: "Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 14px;">ark teal #4009, teal </span><span style="font-family: "Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 14px;">#8891, yellow </span><span style="font-family: "Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 14px;">#4147, light blue </span><span style="font-family: "Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 14px;">#8905, and white </span><span style="font-family: "Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 14px;">#8505. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrEyo9b8p7GEGDOn7qNyYxTtTsjldw0oa5UmPpbk0YmHWTnPAifK1FQsmDvrZj_vG7q2gbSeA4lE62Jv25TJddNLileHFsvm3O-1rRfYDIVoaHoIwsPxf60dl91Kc6CQGkbxzyOazqRZ3CfLH0zqxSVLXCBOtd3NjI1GFh1d5TjWn_Z7BYKRtEimV8rM/s3366/IMG_3028.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3366" data-original-width="3021" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrEyo9b8p7GEGDOn7qNyYxTtTsjldw0oa5UmPpbk0YmHWTnPAifK1FQsmDvrZj_vG7q2gbSeA4lE62Jv25TJddNLileHFsvm3O-1rRfYDIVoaHoIwsPxf60dl91Kc6CQGkbxzyOazqRZ3CfLH0zqxSVLXCBOtd3NjI1GFh1d5TjWn_Z7BYKRtEimV8rM/s320/IMG_3028.HEIC" width="287" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4Em25Y8Ll3yR8uPElqVkMCa-YMeOl4dTs4yILGnq4kUEKRZ_jW38o1Q19oEi2aY4yd0wR-VNX5BhQFFpGjfixKmEHddqX-V3aTypvQj0h5MPI9dx8SQlUI4gNku9MJhNXHAq6n_fHgNHhOV0Z_Oz9-hmpEAZJ_QIu3kEqu6qAdpsI64k5IQa1743cA8/s4032/IMG_3029.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4Em25Y8Ll3yR8uPElqVkMCa-YMeOl4dTs4yILGnq4kUEKRZ_jW38o1Q19oEi2aY4yd0wR-VNX5BhQFFpGjfixKmEHddqX-V3aTypvQj0h5MPI9dx8SQlUI4gNku9MJhNXHAq6n_fHgNHhOV0Z_Oz9-hmpEAZJ_QIu3kEqu6qAdpsI64k5IQa1743cA8/s320/IMG_3029.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 14px;">This second one was finished in June this year. It was made for a niece and her family. The pattern is </span>The Walt Painted Chevron Baby Blanket<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 14px;"> by Danielle Romanetti. The yarn is Cascade 220 in toasted coconut #166, cream, and carmine rose #106, and deep teal #103. 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<!-- AddThis Button END --></div>rlbateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-58027666526469109612022-11-25T06:00:00.014-06:002022-11-25T06:00:00.172-06:00Mending Old Quilts<p style="text-align: justify;">I am not an expert on mending old quilts but I had two old family quilts that needed some mending. The tops were pieced by my paternal grandmother in the late 1960s/ early 1970s. My mother and my youngest sister quilted them for me (not the best quilting jobs but they did it) while I was in college. I decided to simple sew new fabric pieces over the torn/ frayed ones rather than removing the old pieces. In some areas I simple reinforced weak fabric with embroidery. </p><p>The first quilt was an album quilt with names (family and friends)/ places embroidered in place. I used this old shirt fabric as a substitute in this block. Wish I had taken an after photo.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSlG41DNGfT-3NUXHfvuHCqJFBLVeWdTTZ1TkkkC1dIwAhzDE-mbl_DJzkbnUFWiRHYZW2NSej_VSxIoRfChH-4IJ_W7-da49nsPQRrLAIftM-WeWxG4gmPL8pi905XOVxa58cxnnWnUYlY0TTMvx2AnVQa1E2ZvezQXaZEfhxgQoHMk-i7Ape8yG/s4032/IMG_3933.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSlG41DNGfT-3NUXHfvuHCqJFBLVeWdTTZ1TkkkC1dIwAhzDE-mbl_DJzkbnUFWiRHYZW2NSej_VSxIoRfChH-4IJ_W7-da49nsPQRrLAIftM-WeWxG4gmPL8pi905XOVxa58cxnnWnUYlY0TTMvx2AnVQa1E2ZvezQXaZEfhxgQoHMk-i7Ape8yG/s320/IMG_3933.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div>I used an old denim striped shirt fabric for the repair in this block (lower right). Failed to take a before photo of this block.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjoBToVOCQbU7FhfX-doyArAWVcWadb3ZBBYP8d_JbM-85xtNcJl__91NsiAaZlgbStAuQPtvYtoS-OlQShjktB1N3p_cRhLE4SdxGsRtCUC-G-uHXXdo1869neebH9tS0dwjp4VcqKgDdtTNWsug0NMUsoitklRx_VnUDE3YxCVG3EjDo8NAIXtX/s4032/IMG_3932.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjoBToVOCQbU7FhfX-doyArAWVcWadb3ZBBYP8d_JbM-85xtNcJl__91NsiAaZlgbStAuQPtvYtoS-OlQShjktB1N3p_cRhLE4SdxGsRtCUC-G-uHXXdo1869neebH9tS0dwjp4VcqKgDdtTNWsug0NMUsoitklRx_VnUDE3YxCVG3EjDo8NAIXtX/s320/IMG_3932.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div>Did take a before photo of this block and the planned (see pins) repair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLPGOiZ6BpasZ9JOsCHkjeo9R9JR1qJeyD3XYwgRwnwcJ-8x3RM_nagFl-5uSB5QT3rcIwL2aEll_yBKY0lirRHYKo_zRM1OOOkYCiu5xpRM2X3e_T1oFkhKVvEJKKiB2LHOh8JhrD2EjzpokarxZmIr2kxMybQ3VcE-ITiJNsJJdZ5KSx04u9ACh/s4032/IMG_3928.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLPGOiZ6BpasZ9JOsCHkjeo9R9JR1qJeyD3XYwgRwnwcJ-8x3RM_nagFl-5uSB5QT3rcIwL2aEll_yBKY0lirRHYKo_zRM1OOOkYCiu5xpRM2X3e_T1oFkhKVvEJKKiB2LHOh8JhrD2EjzpokarxZmIr2kxMybQ3VcE-ITiJNsJJdZ5KSx04u9ACh/s320/IMG_3928.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCp_4fb2sMlWbdNBoJZYUhIWQVOFbgonpat9a7BQOQ-ovof2CjvyJNUvJ9qBszmxYnb2Rcd0X94XFrmACQJJ6iDVduFD3Vtzie4KcGKLDr5-qVsRUZNoSbeB9HHNZExcTHAUOVmaLwQvF7k1HvSb83wnR0hku9QB04PMiW0BDCRMd3W9LfTcgx4PM/s4032/IMG_3931.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCp_4fb2sMlWbdNBoJZYUhIWQVOFbgonpat9a7BQOQ-ovof2CjvyJNUvJ9qBszmxYnb2Rcd0X94XFrmACQJJ6iDVduFD3Vtzie4KcGKLDr5-qVsRUZNoSbeB9HHNZExcTHAUOVmaLwQvF7k1HvSb83wnR0hku9QB04PMiW0BDCRMd3W9LfTcgx4PM/s320/IMG_3931.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second quilt (an old log cabin) needed a lot more repair. Here's a sample of some of the repairs. This photo (after) and the next (before) show a frayed center block which was repaired using a cotton shirt fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4WoKp4_8osjtH4mouxJbqyGsIOlbyO1nr63WGrSF2_WRUULLj5D4lztEt_4vwlU0-EtzotGQNfQSRBwIH704DZeKM9PghzG4SE5O8nhgJrIFQUkYW9P32rf-Z5iN8lUqgjbq1XXyai2BtVDALUd9vXfWVVrBmsiQirmKkYGKQJVc_puCOeDPOO4D/s4032/IMG_3950.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4WoKp4_8osjtH4mouxJbqyGsIOlbyO1nr63WGrSF2_WRUULLj5D4lztEt_4vwlU0-EtzotGQNfQSRBwIH704DZeKM9PghzG4SE5O8nhgJrIFQUkYW9P32rf-Z5iN8lUqgjbq1XXyai2BtVDALUd9vXfWVVrBmsiQirmKkYGKQJVc_puCOeDPOO4D/s320/IMG_3950.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CsaoWX-uesnfrjOFxvq1hz5vWliXoBbcnRe69F7B4z00OhP3DkFiHEYpzJBjxeGqmKvZV-JJn9lBQOxfVTbbpvXBOsEVJBnxEZOId7l116d3oFmDT1VBiczZA7qRTOq0E-CKfIUVhCJdp5Oe-SY0yQPmY0yMQcn5O6o3EakpT1vi3twEBf3CIPLG/s4032/IMG_3949.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CsaoWX-uesnfrjOFxvq1hz5vWliXoBbcnRe69F7B4z00OhP3DkFiHEYpzJBjxeGqmKvZV-JJn9lBQOxfVTbbpvXBOsEVJBnxEZOId7l116d3oFmDT1VBiczZA7qRTOq0E-CKfIUVhCJdp5Oe-SY0yQPmY0yMQcn5O6o3EakpT1vi3twEBf3CIPLG/s320/IMG_3949.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div>This photo shows where I embroidered some weak areas to strengthen them. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigt5xwa-bwiMDl4ZAvFsVUkVK3WdYLXJjQf7K5aawrz4yWuex1al39Cufz6r4fdJ4xfNEmhNXBMTcs3OnGvUpzWcOTbiGtkOiPXBFoNu9dmsm62XEXq6cuejM8gswNpCcmPLiSRKCkRyhe5HpSVktYSamXIA3oWjJzVXrlgsvcPpXZbfXcpmtUgMjt/s4032/IMG_3955.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigt5xwa-bwiMDl4ZAvFsVUkVK3WdYLXJjQf7K5aawrz4yWuex1al39Cufz6r4fdJ4xfNEmhNXBMTcs3OnGvUpzWcOTbiGtkOiPXBFoNu9dmsm62XEXq6cuejM8gswNpCcmPLiSRKCkRyhe5HpSVktYSamXIA3oWjJzVXrlgsvcPpXZbfXcpmtUgMjt/s320/IMG_3955.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div>These next two (first is before, second the after). Sorry the orientation isn't the same. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4Ym3zpQlMk9Ji7uxzPZF6tIPmENh9CWlJwrEbfUAL1ULxyujRFH9wA2rY2vCT01l8iWa1Bo6tEP5n8y7fXrnXCa7aD0PRaPuuMzhCV4cWZyWolRb86CuRE9kHS9Unt0nVyBgFrcEmXONbotTT9tmhVUWcEXsCHYQDb5NXsTW9uAeHsLHREcGapv6/s4032/IMG_3956.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4Ym3zpQlMk9Ji7uxzPZF6tIPmENh9CWlJwrEbfUAL1ULxyujRFH9wA2rY2vCT01l8iWa1Bo6tEP5n8y7fXrnXCa7aD0PRaPuuMzhCV4cWZyWolRb86CuRE9kHS9Unt0nVyBgFrcEmXONbotTT9tmhVUWcEXsCHYQDb5NXsTW9uAeHsLHREcGapv6/s320/IMG_3956.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1Htwf5-sX3H9TPrMCrSqhMWJFn9t5NBml8i62b-pG5UgHC8vEFUDtkp-GYQ-YYnuE_JbZkFD1PipKdA3Z_rmXYsqdZld2n8quBaYAmc9yVchDTCNxbzHk-D63rAEZU2nprwTVTwW7bQz3tg0KCcLQPOcI5BDT6nci7xpN_n_soPqWrlG_XXsEPnb/s4032/IMG_3957.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1Htwf5-sX3H9TPrMCrSqhMWJFn9t5NBml8i62b-pG5UgHC8vEFUDtkp-GYQ-YYnuE_JbZkFD1PipKdA3Z_rmXYsqdZld2n8quBaYAmc9yVchDTCNxbzHk-D63rAEZU2nprwTVTwW7bQz3tg0KCcLQPOcI5BDT6nci7xpN_n_soPqWrlG_XXsEPnb/s320/IMG_3957.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div>Another one showing areas reinforced by embroidery.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9e09ngoeZaU7JpOisTt7FIZRwFFGPT6Mnnu3p47LeQis27B_z9N39DF7i_RUdS3CbFhIiqxdB_YEMlwKxx94cPP6VPggg9uxhRk2d4ECluSjE-TknyAm9qF-OirFtM4iOnU6bRMQZuC_3cVRKxuR25l0eci_CfurlOzL6W2yRwntI-laCX6kOBNcP/s4032/IMG_3967.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9e09ngoeZaU7JpOisTt7FIZRwFFGPT6Mnnu3p47LeQis27B_z9N39DF7i_RUdS3CbFhIiqxdB_YEMlwKxx94cPP6VPggg9uxhRk2d4ECluSjE-TknyAm9qF-OirFtM4iOnU6bRMQZuC_3cVRKxuR25l0eci_CfurlOzL6W2yRwntI-laCX6kOBNcP/s320/IMG_3967.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were three areas of full thickness damage from me taking the quilt on a camping trip back in 1982 and embers from the fire damaging the quilt. These areas had to have all three layers (top, batting, backing) replaced so I decided to just make very obvious repairs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7398Lqx06aO6oIRsZa8YK9lXv2aCveF5gii3wyalhLfxjXehBl8WNFbgdXo38ChhebAs7lvCuVKbiVS03nsrWjYMI6TmAWJ5rl6Cg2eVPCER68vTVJ2fsAlLoey8lDx2lu-nu0VXnKwxs_5GjbudDJ6dHCCWAm5pmEFoc4h8BldfHWRPMegpUVB7/s4032/IMG_3975.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7398Lqx06aO6oIRsZa8YK9lXv2aCveF5gii3wyalhLfxjXehBl8WNFbgdXo38ChhebAs7lvCuVKbiVS03nsrWjYMI6TmAWJ5rl6Cg2eVPCER68vTVJ2fsAlLoey8lDx2lu-nu0VXnKwxs_5GjbudDJ6dHCCWAm5pmEFoc4h8BldfHWRPMegpUVB7/s320/IMG_3975.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7o-IZ-OG6HWtNlmupY_iTCFhUEwNuzz6-yXIGSrJpF6c3TrHwtIo03e9XNLpqew3SXoAMWW-NIF1I12QrBPXqmNNH2AN2NuxnkYKQo_2jxhdzA3UNDx4SHRThB5CrHAgdY2VPkUSfba2wmwuBYz5hKGX3T2VMoD1XrD-culp2OEyho1pg6C2FApo/s4032/IMG_3976.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7o-IZ-OG6HWtNlmupY_iTCFhUEwNuzz6-yXIGSrJpF6c3TrHwtIo03e9XNLpqew3SXoAMWW-NIF1I12QrBPXqmNNH2AN2NuxnkYKQo_2jxhdzA3UNDx4SHRThB5CrHAgdY2VPkUSfba2wmwuBYz5hKGX3T2VMoD1XrD-culp2OEyho1pg6C2FApo/s320/IMG_3976.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfERrFTtem1YhhHhHUNt1Wj32Wid4jwPQUgJmWjVzaq64_dXU50aBGv7M_wWCK5ui53DGDq81_DFqX6PPwxTZnsVhKdHngmtDcOkb1FGNkkjAUshdoCITwMOhPZvFp2NRpM_QCU6ROZhBNrP1VoBJAFOBGWYQZXKme6MNFP9r3o-IkiWXZp3kThPO/s4032/IMG_3977.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfERrFTtem1YhhHhHUNt1Wj32Wid4jwPQUgJmWjVzaq64_dXU50aBGv7M_wWCK5ui53DGDq81_DFqX6PPwxTZnsVhKdHngmtDcOkb1FGNkkjAUshdoCITwMOhPZvFp2NRpM_QCU6ROZhBNrP1VoBJAFOBGWYQZXKme6MNFP9r3o-IkiWXZp3kThPO/s320/IMG_3977.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Here are the repairs (front/ back) of each of the above. The first one<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmtyTUEpFlHIrxMCAxIpTtjifWNMaMMz6l9HSIfrqd4SKf_GL18aYaTk3m7MY85d04e53t4MWkquk7aO0Svbh8qDOpXfjEw-s0b08xUiRMnpTrXIMD593IYWs5sbkUILhucwMhff9XmIsoY7Ufp5f2NLlluSkd8z_kV4tAku-fuTZ3OA32_Uem_3J/s4032/IMG_3981.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmtyTUEpFlHIrxMCAxIpTtjifWNMaMMz6l9HSIfrqd4SKf_GL18aYaTk3m7MY85d04e53t4MWkquk7aO0Svbh8qDOpXfjEw-s0b08xUiRMnpTrXIMD593IYWs5sbkUILhucwMhff9XmIsoY7Ufp5f2NLlluSkd8z_kV4tAku-fuTZ3OA32_Uem_3J/s320/IMG_3981.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinB5Bz251k-GAIFLEpsFV4hTxF9brw8UAD_X0JOVmr_5g-rO7GTIVCZJ6wr6kvTgAEbV7ztiqOHzZFqz-EE2XVsbTZu9hBzVJdQMQLEL39nRDD711dmhTqJkXSQrESraFIoGiuj3F1EhxSwpdghe1MuYSN-IIWfcFpufAl8BlofB79zTo13_jQZMhG/s4032/IMG_3984.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinB5Bz251k-GAIFLEpsFV4hTxF9brw8UAD_X0JOVmr_5g-rO7GTIVCZJ6wr6kvTgAEbV7ztiqOHzZFqz-EE2XVsbTZu9hBzVJdQMQLEL39nRDD711dmhTqJkXSQrESraFIoGiuj3F1EhxSwpdghe1MuYSN-IIWfcFpufAl8BlofB79zTo13_jQZMhG/s320/IMG_3984.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>The second one</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd1fl9oW2QzedgZSyl4ZcvueDQ5Td934n13lonzBIFCnVkOoCt2ZhzX7o9FV1oehnUOQBxrf9yQWFn_FeNu6Te_Idhlot5rtzyy7OQ-e0wP5jp89vO7rTS9DwbqHlqms74URU0CRn-kSzcHjyyvr8Ym3gNS9mZOZnANxs_HMn-tmOwl9AO2l8kzn1/s4032/IMG_3982.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd1fl9oW2QzedgZSyl4ZcvueDQ5Td934n13lonzBIFCnVkOoCt2ZhzX7o9FV1oehnUOQBxrf9yQWFn_FeNu6Te_Idhlot5rtzyy7OQ-e0wP5jp89vO7rTS9DwbqHlqms74URU0CRn-kSzcHjyyvr8Ym3gNS9mZOZnANxs_HMn-tmOwl9AO2l8kzn1/s320/IMG_3982.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjSjkNGCxl6bNv_pSHjSXLDlAH9fFgRJ1-sd5InqAgcIY2TdAAgkVx3o16ke4TQnJ7dDz5Hygy9fR5tV5qx1Rqp2frk1lEyStb8mYEeDGuHv8-r23E2mAXeTvzFFEa7Bp0A67bYOG_vXezjU8wU3We3EiFDihtWKWICudAtCHQ_lJttzcrsbW80uP/s4032/IMG_3985.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjSjkNGCxl6bNv_pSHjSXLDlAH9fFgRJ1-sd5InqAgcIY2TdAAgkVx3o16ke4TQnJ7dDz5Hygy9fR5tV5qx1Rqp2frk1lEyStb8mYEeDGuHv8-r23E2mAXeTvzFFEa7Bp0A67bYOG_vXezjU8wU3We3EiFDihtWKWICudAtCHQ_lJttzcrsbW80uP/s320/IMG_3985.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><div><p>The third one</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20a4dTrqKwhWUMShaiPqiSjhShznp-0UoJByOAZrFDtMRCSuqJvQu58N3H9ty6TfplmfeCZ6Xeauau_ZSQ0DKpaAypwFS6E7zWbqcJZoWyGJuMwISGVXc5AkfJ9RKwAtRnM_KyetgJm4u4PPOQQzbKWl2DrNn-7i-EDGlrQbX05s5q2e8yVcE_7gi/s4032/IMG_3983.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20a4dTrqKwhWUMShaiPqiSjhShznp-0UoJByOAZrFDtMRCSuqJvQu58N3H9ty6TfplmfeCZ6Xeauau_ZSQ0DKpaAypwFS6E7zWbqcJZoWyGJuMwISGVXc5AkfJ9RKwAtRnM_KyetgJm4u4PPOQQzbKWl2DrNn-7i-EDGlrQbX05s5q2e8yVcE_7gi/s320/IMG_3983.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG0Wga5vKXOzr7kpyeN7ecCHUh0W13ObZdUJjnm1hnHDdeAZeGUZKpa0Usa-kKnwe-45yI_OBuMuOuOC-RDUi4KUr9gPsnI_D0woJ-16p_-ml0Aw8vnV8GJtNCYkWqFUwDVfSCE25TO6-HJ33UxfROB5dzX0MYK6XW6P9kfU_iF31AINGjzN6bk14/s4032/IMG_3986.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG0Wga5vKXOzr7kpyeN7ecCHUh0W13ObZdUJjnm1hnHDdeAZeGUZKpa0Usa-kKnwe-45yI_OBuMuOuOC-RDUi4KUr9gPsnI_D0woJ-16p_-ml0Aw8vnV8GJtNCYkWqFUwDVfSCE25TO6-HJ33UxfROB5dzX0MYK6XW6P9kfU_iF31AINGjzN6bk14/s320/IMG_3986.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->
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Some with removal straps and some w/ adjustable straps. </p><p>This one is going to be a birthday present for a young preteen niece.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyc1TKJ2mJqL2VhXjxFG_FIzKrCKEGJufGghjyvwmRXPw5D1HpfzZ7SQ7lTB7roS29JuomxGSBCpFbvd_UmF92pt3jqlckAxj1RulZ0GnZdrbM51j5p9ol8I5obnkMlUM_SjMzPRALj2ELel1jbtT40d3ZXdM5OE3EEY4-sKP-YB2y0ven3_rk07a2/s4032/IMG_3517.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyc1TKJ2mJqL2VhXjxFG_FIzKrCKEGJufGghjyvwmRXPw5D1HpfzZ7SQ7lTB7roS29JuomxGSBCpFbvd_UmF92pt3jqlckAxj1RulZ0GnZdrbM51j5p9ol8I5obnkMlUM_SjMzPRALj2ELel1jbtT40d3ZXdM5OE3EEY4-sKP-YB2y0ven3_rk07a2/s320/IMG_3517.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7MNLhME2el0svfmheoPsOWbCae5jdzDKxQ6GgSEkj8iE0dyLmtw2FGXdEJiAqaoX_IJ3DRXCur6lYiiNoFhxp7TaoZM6J6beKTkiTztB_GNMiDdDyKfjyDI2FK2zIkAjoWgf-7qNNXh8aSGjaww54XBIiyypw-eTkNMfaLh3hEhRo1wZeJL6dsst/s4032/IMG_3516.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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