Wednesday, 2 August 2017

Bow Ties for Ethan

When we lived in England John had a coworker who was king of barbecues. This fellow had a roasting box big enough to accommodate a fully grown pig, which he procured from a local butcher. (This is completely beside the point, but if you’ve only ever lived in the United States, you probably have no idea what real pork tastes like. Pigs here are deliberately bred to have less fat and harvested early to cut costs. The result tastes a bit like dry chicken.)  When the barbecue king and his wife were expecting a little boy I made this baby quilt for them. I used a charm pack (a stack of five inch squares) of Aunt Gracie prints from American Jane line for Moda fabrics. The almost-but-not-quite white background was leftover scraps of Kona Snow. The sashing, border, backing and binding were ordered by mail from The Fat Quarter Shop, who didn’t mind shipping to an APO. 

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