{"id":5163,"date":"2023-09-30T12:27:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T19:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=5163"},"modified":"2023-09-30T12:27:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T19:27:28","slug":"dexter-quilt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2023\/09\/30\/dexter-quilt\/","title":{"rendered":"Dexter quilt"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Black<\/a>When we first moved here in 1999, we brought with us — of course! — our then five-year-old dog, Dexter<\/a>. He was really a sweetheart; he loved everyone, but he always made sure that he was “on duty” whenever workmen were around for the inevitable final touches a new home needs. Sadly, dogs have a shorter life-span than humans, so he crossed the Rainbow Bridge in 2008. It’s taken me a very long time to make a quilt to memorialize him, but when I saw this pattern at Pacific Rim Quilt Company<\/a>, it was perfect!<\/p>\n

I’m not very good at appliqu\u00e9 — and especially at detailed cutting! — but my husband loves this quilt, as he and Dexter were especially crazy about each other. I used zigzag appliqu\u00e9 (the laser built into my gorgeous Bernina 790Pro was amazing<\/em> for this!) and then did some ruler work and free-motion quilting. The quilt measures approximately 24.5″ x 36″.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When we first moved here in 1999, we brought with us — of course! — our then five-year-old dog, Dexter. He was really a sweetheart; he loved everyone, but he always made sure that he was “on duty” whenever workmen were around for the inevitable final touches a new home needs. 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