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I’ve been busy with a bunch of things, including getting new front and back doors installed on the house, so I was not able to update things here for a bit, but, I did get some work done on the Tree of Life applique lap quilt. It is starting to look like a tree, isn’t it? Or at least like a tree in the middle of winter that had a nasty run-in with a chain saw.

I will say one thing about this – it could well be the last time I ever make a hand appliqued quilt for selling. I already know I can never sell this thing for the time invested in creating it.

I am quite happy with the fabric I picked for the trunk of the tree. It is a deep rusty red with black mottling, and so far the mottling as fallen quite a few times where there would be a natural shadow effect. I can’t wait to see the finished quilt and see just how the rusty fabric worked out overall.