My granddaughter Kara's nursery was already decorated with fish in greens,
teals, and blues when we found out grandchild #2 was on the way. I had seen
this block arrangement in a catalog or magazine, then couldn't find it when
I wanted to make it. Thank goodness it is a simple design, or I would not
have been able to recreate it from my feeble memory. I pieced "Schooling
Fish," and sent it to my friend Judy in Dale, TX for her magic touch. (I
have never met Judy in person, but we had chatted in a quilter's chat room
for a couple of years. She started her machine quilting business after
being "downsized," and has been doing beautiful work ever since). I gave
her the vaguest of instructions ("Can you stipple to look like scales?")
and the freedom to be creative.
I admit I was happy with my piecing, but I was ecstatic with her quilting!
She breathed life into it, giving each fish scales, fins, eyes and a mouth.
(See the detail picture!) I have since given it to Jakeb to help make *his*
contribution to the nursery decor.
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