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Lucky Borzoi
Filed Under Dog Cabin, Patchwork, Theme quilts |
Mary Fran Archer, one of the members of my quilt guild, mentioned to me that she had made a Dog Cabin quilt using my book. I begged her to send me pictures and tell me more about it. I was delighted to learn that her quilt was actually made in honor of some dogs!! Yay!
Here’s Mary Fran’s story:
“My husband’s colleague in the sociology department at the University of California at Santa Cruz hosted his retirement party earlier this month. It was a significant event and lots of time went into it. To thank her, I made the quilt. She has two dogs, Borzoi, and I felt that a dog quilt for the dogs themselves might be a good gift. I enjoyed making this so much.”
Here’s the quilt for the lucky Borzoi.
Here’s another shot, which as Mary Fran puts it “is more artistic and includes a cat tail.” There’s also one block of cats in the bottom row. I love including a little tweaky surprise in a quilt.
So I have to tell you that this is a really cool thing for me, because the Borzoi is my husband’s favorite kind of dog. Another name for them is the Russian Wolfhound. They’re really greyhounds with long hair. Borzoi are beautiful dogs with gentle temperaments, and make wonderful additions to the family if the climate is not too hot and they can get enough running in.
Mary Fran, how did they like the quilt?
Until next time,
Kay
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