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The Residents of Brookwood Beach House Story

Lily is the woman who lives on Brookwood Beach. She and her husband built this beach house right on the ocean. Her husband, George, was a fisherman, so he wanted to be close to the sea. George passed away a few years ago. Although she misses him, she manages to stay busy with family and friends. Everyone always wants to visit her at the beach. She is very fortunate to have such a lovely view. Her favorite visitors are her two granddaughters, Rose and Lavender. They are visiting to

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Starting the Quilt

Since I have been playing with mini quilts I decided to make my swap item a quilt. To make multiple quilts I decided on an easy design that could be made in groups. To make a quilt you will need at least two different colors and three different fabrics of each color. You will see finished quilts of varying numbers of colors so you can choose the one you like best. Fabric should be washed and dried to take care of shrinking and colors running and then pressed. The Blocks

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Finsihing your quilt

Now that you have all your squares made, lay them out how you want them to be in the quilt. Have adjacent squares have the bars alternate whether vertical or horizontal. See pictures above and below for ideas. Fold the second column on top of the first column with right sides together. This will help you stitch them together in what is called chain piecing. Then pick up each pair in order. Make sure you do not turn them so they will be the way you want them.

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