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New Quilt For A New Nephew

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I became an aunt again back in June.  It is another nephew for me! I almost had the quilt done in time for his arrival, but hadn't mailed it out to them yet. Here are a few shots of the finished product. I used the Mastermind fabric line from Connecting Threads.  I also used their Kit Builder for the first time.  It was super easy to use and I didn't have to do a bunch of calculating to find out the amount of each fabric I needed.  It was their Rolling Pins pattern. Quinn was helping me out for the photographing.  It was a blustery day, so we had a bit of trouble getting it flat.  Hurray for fun finishes. I hit the jackpot a few weeks ago, as far as fabric and notions is concerned.  A sweet friend told me they had all of her mother-in-law's sewing/quilting stuff.  She wanted to know if I would like to go through it! Well, the backseat of my car and the trunk were full.... Here it is prior to sorting. Once I had it all sorted and put nicely in totes