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There were 2 quilt books, one of them a Piece O' Cake book (I always say I want to be a Piece O' Cake lady when I grow up!) and a hardback version of the first 3 Elm Creek Quilts books which I have never got around to reading. Also were two super gardening books recommended to me by my friend Anna .... http://cantstealmyjoy.blogspot.com/ who is not only a prolific quilter but a prolific gardener too!
So I have a lot of reading to do over this long weekend. Yay!!
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I also conned my lovely neighbor, Lori, into standing on our rock wall and holding up a quilt so I could take a photo! I tried getting my 6 year old daughter to do it, and she was tall enough but her little arms just couldn't reach the edges! Lori did a great job - you can barely even see her fingers! ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uDT_HROYVMrWvgS7wcRaKDUfoewsGMhbD1uoS1mNaS9hZsq58M86kTK-GSZKAFeaL3oceBqbLBp-TO_ll43hRE98oYlyC10vRaQlMD_qFSveqbivJkZM5yn5y5E5BVjIrX_E8xrKdl8/s320/August+31+2007+004.jpg)
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It is the same quilt as in the post below with my son sleeping under it. Now you can actually see the full thing, though I do think it's darling to see a quilt being used to keep a child warm and cosy :)