I have been working on a quilt from a very old Red Wagon book. The original quilt was enormous (90 x 90) so the first thing I did was reduce everything by 25%. The second step was to switch out the late 90s colors of brown, rust, and black to more lively colors. I like what I have gotten done so far.
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Although I have had this book for a few decades, I had only made one of the quilts previously and that one was a pieced quilt. Working on an applique quilt from the book has proven to be a more frustrating experience as the instructions are about as basic as instructions can get: "Refer to the photo for placement." That doesn't help much at all in trying to make everything symmetrical and balanced appropriately. Luckily with folk art, perfection is rarely the goal.
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