This is a very special quilt. Sonya asked what I wanted for Christmas and I said, fabric. She sent this for my present and I waited for years to come up with an inspiration on how to use it. There was a class to teach us how to do attic windows avoiding the dreaded "Y seam". Only problem was, the technique didn't take into account directional fabric. I ended with at least half of them with the sailboats and lighthouses sideways or upside down. I considered using it that way and calling the quilt "Storm at Sea" but I knew I would never be happy with it. I took the wrong ones apart and sewed it all back together the old way and found that the Y seam is not all that hard. I had to buy some coordinating fabric for the light window. The bright stripe is from Sonya. I had plenty to use on the back and to make interesting borders. Lou Gostlin from the guild quilted it for me.
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