I took a class at our local quilt shop when Deb first opened – she’s just had her 4th Anniversary sale so you know this has been in the works for a long time. Actually it hasn’t been “in the works” because when I finished the class it went into a bin (not even half-done) and never saw the light of day again until this month.

It took a long time to stitch all those diagonal lines; they started out (in the class) at half an inch apart but by the end of the stitching they were meant to be the width of the walking foot but even that wasn’t particularly accurate.

It was scary when I made the first cuts between the lines but once I realized when I got in the channel I really couldn’t get out of it things moved along quickly. I knew that Deb had a special way of cutting so the chenille showed on both sides but all my quilting friends said “No, No, No!” So I did as they said but I’ve later learned how Deb expected it to be done (I guess I’ll have to make another one)!

The final fun was getting it bound and into the washing machine to let all those layers of flannel create the fuzz.

This one doesn’t yet have a home – it may be staying in mine!