This is why.

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I got a bit of a surprise tonight when I checked my camera’s card. I knew someone had picked up my camera during Lexie’s shower, the shower in which I showed ‘star stories’ for the first time, but I never checked to see what photos were on it. Photos after the jump.

Librarians
Initial unveiling

Connie points out her star
Group examination

Funky stars!
Sarah and Lexie discuss whose stars are whose.

Mandy's stars
Me pointing out the fabric Mandy contributed

Babble, babble, babble.
Me, clearly brain dead and giddy that the damn thing came together in time.

Unveiling: Sarah
Pointing out fabric shared between this quilt and Mandy’s wedding quilt

The quilt sprint was not easy. The reaction made it worth every moment.

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This is amazingly awesome!

This is amazingly awesome!

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 That turned out

 That turned out *beautifully*!!!!! :D :D :D

I wish I had a sewing machine to do that magic with…. so wonderful Smiling

Congrats on finishing that monster! :)

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An item of beauty indeed -

An item of beauty indeed - your’e extremely clever and patient to say the least.

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[...] the machine.  It lacked

[...] the machine.  It lacked the last, lightest row, but it did not matter.  From the entry 'This is why' -- here is what happened next.  Lexie learned about her quilt, and the women who contributed [...]

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