2 Other Finished Quilts

 

I've been wanting to make Dorene a quilt for some time.

She groomed Julep & Derby until moving to Gettysburg, PA.

When Dorene was married her husband took a job in Alaska

{I can't remember what he did}.  It was a pretty rough life living

there.  She would share interesting stories about her life

at that time and what they needed to do to survive.  Living in

Alaska wasn't for the faint of heart.  

One story she shared was how she started making snow boots 

for the dogs.   She spend hours and hours cutting out 

the boots, then sewing them together. 

These dog boots became in very high demand.

When I saw the Alaska panel on-line I knew this would be a

perfect surprise quilt for her. 

Derby has a pretty cushy life compared to the dogs of Alaska.

With his heart condition he would have never made it.

Derby has a slow heart beat and we're not sure how

long he will be with us.  He's on heart meds which do

some good but they don't cure the problem.

The back fabric for the quilt below.

This is a favorite quilt of mine but instead of keeping it

{since I can't keep them all} it was gifted to a FB friend

who fell in love with it. 

. . .  

On another note my sister wants to go fabric shopping in

Lancaster on Monday since it's her birthday.

Who am I not to want to spend time with her to

celebrate her special day.  On this trip I'll be looking

for bargain fabric to use as quilt backs {if there is such

a thing as 'bargain' anymore}.  My stash is running low due

to completing a lot of quilts for Outreach.