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Saturday, September 05, 2015

Mary Koval’s Palampore Give-Away!


I have something really special for you!

There was so much interest in yesterday’s post about the Palampore and Broderie Perse workshop at Mary’s Quilt Shop I posted about yesterday ---

And Mary ((Who didn’t know I was going to write that post about her workshop!)) being so thrilled with the response and the fact that I wrote about her –has offered up ONE Palampore panel to give away to one of my lucky readers!

For those of you who missed yesterday’s post – you can catch up on the action HERE.

Not only is the historic Palampore beautiful all in its own right, but the motifs from such panels were sought after by needleworkers past in making quilts and coverings.

In French "broderie perse" means Persian embroidery, but it also came to refer to the lovely applique of printed chintz flowers and other motifs onto a solid fabric. These exquisite quilts have been made since the 1700s.

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This reproduction “palampore” is drawn from a vintage example of a very popular and fine type of fabric from the 18th century.

According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, of all the exported textiles to arrive in England and Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries perhaps the most spectacular were the painted and dyed cotton bedcovers and wall hangings called palampores.

An investment in fabric of this quality was a sign of wealth and success; families would display them prominently as curtains, wall-hangings or bedcoverings.

The name palampore means bedspread or coverlet. These extraordinarily large cotton panels with their vividly-colored, life-sized flowering trees were coveted for their beauty and as a status symbol.

This reproduction is an excellent example of a typical Palampore hand painted in England ca. 1775.

As usual it combines a complex and elaborate design depicting a wide variety of plants, flowers and birds. The “tree of life” motif is typical of most palampores and is used as a symbol to celebrate birth, marriage and special occasions.

This original Palampore comes from the extensive archives of Mary Koval, and accompanies the "Tree of Life"Collection also by Mary Koval.

I am honored to have seen several of Mary’s Palampores and broderie perse applique quilts in person.

I tell, you it is nearly a spiritual experience being able to see and even gently handle these special pieces!

I am even more thrilled that she is offering to give away one palampore panel as shown above to one lucky reader!

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You may choose to add borders to your quilt like this!

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Or perhaps select a small portion of the panel and frame it like this!

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Applique motifs from the panel like this!

You will find the free pattern worksheets for making these projects on the Windham Fabrics site HERE.

The ideas for working with this panel are endless – if you can even bear to cut it!

So are you ready?


Palampore 55'' x 79''

Leave me a comment in the comments section of this post!  ((Click the blog helps tab at the top of the blog if you don’t know how to find the comments section or how to leave one.))

Leave me a comment on what you would do with this Palampore panel if you are the lucky winner! 

Remember to leave your email address visible in your comment.  Spam-o-phobics can leave their addresses like this: bonnie (at) quiltville.com

Whatever you do, that address MUST be visible, or I will have to choose another winner.

We will draw for our winner on Tuesday evening, September 8th!

Good luck, every one!


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692 comments:

  1. Very pretty, I would love to win this. Thanks Bonnie for all of the giveaways.

    quiltingwatts@gmail.com

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  2. Nice technique to blend in with some scrappy patterns, thanks Bonnie

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  3. Anonymous7:01 AM EDT

    Gorgeous. Would be thrilled to own. Edna Warden ewarden1@comcast.net

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  4. Oh! First I would spread it out and just admire it! Then I'd have to look at it repeatedly while trying to figure out the best use of it. I'd probably go online and check out different ideas. I don't think I'd want to cut it up, I'd just add borders until it was big enough for my bed and then I'd sleep under that gorgeous quilt all the time!!!

    Cheryl in Friendsville

    Katydidart60@yahoo.com

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  5. I love this panel. I'm thinking maybe do it with the window pane look.
    amcall70@yahoo.com

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  6. I would make it and give it to my cousin who lost her Mom, my favorite aunt who LOVED birds. She is having a really difficult time dealing with the loss and the quilt might bring her some comfort. Thanks, as always for the chance to win.
    trishcole1952@yahoo.com

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  7. Beautiful. Assuming I ever get tired of petting it, it will become a prized wall hanging on a feature wall in my house. Thanks so much for sharing such a gorgeous piece of artistry.
    bonnielarson58(at)gmail(dot)com

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  8. Would love to make a quilt like the one hanging in Mary's store. So beautiful!! shariflinn@hughes.net

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  9. I would love to add this to my fabric collection

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  10. I read about this yesterday and visited her site. When I saw the price of the panel I decided that I needed to use it to reward myself for something like losing 10 pounds then I could buy it. Would love to win it. Carla-mcguire@att.net. V

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  11. Evelyn Chagnon Today is my 69th birthday...winning this would help take the sting out of facinEvelyn Chagnon Today is my 69th birthday...winning this would help take the sting out of facing my 70th year...g my 70th year...

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  12. Anonymous7:16 AM EDT

    Wat too pretty to cut
    Donna

    Playswithfabic@yahoo.com

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  13. I think I would just add borders should I be the lucky winner. Thanks to Mary for providing the panel for this opportunity. Hugs!!!

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  14. Anonymous7:16 AM EDT

    I would pet it & admire it & give it a good Home! Then make a quilt out of it! Joey jmmahieu@yahoo.com

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  15. Anonymous7:16 AM EDT

    I love the look of broiderie purse, and would share the piece with my mom who is an applique artist Nancy LP. nepesons@myfairpoint.net

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  16. I'm addicted to broderie Perse! This panel would work so well in my current project.

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  17. I would think I'd just add borders should I be the lucky winner. Thanks to Mary for this opportunity. Hugs!!!! rmiglin1@twcny.rr.com

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  18. I have the perfect place on my living room wall where I hang my favorite quilts, and this would be the prize of my display! Really love this.
    Mary Marcontell, babysgramma @ gmail.com

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  19. Lovely lovely! Would use it as a center panel with surrounding pieced blocks.

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  20. I have the perfect place on my living room wall where I hang my favorite quilts, and this would be the prize of my display! Really love this.
    Mary Marcontell, babysgramma @ gmail.com

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  21. would love to win this, I can just see it in the centre of a medallion quilt. My email is jennineavril@gmail.com
    Jennine in Brisbane

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  22. very beautiful !!

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  23. Anonymous7:29 AM EDT

    This is so beautiful! I think like the example with the multiple borders. I would make this a wall hanging as it is artwork.
    Cindy
    unadillasc@yahoo.com

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  24. Anonymous7:31 AM EDT

    Shane C.
    A medallion quilt is on my bucket list....this beautiful panel would be perfect. shanequiltz@bellsouth.net

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  25. Anonymous7:33 AM EDT

    Gorgeous fabric - love the birds. Thanks for sharing.

    Linda S.
    ml2steph@aol.com

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  26. Oh so lovely! Would love a chance to win this...Thank you for all off your inspiration to my quilting process.

    pcmoore59@gmail.com

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  27. Anonymous7:34 AM EDT

    Absolutely gorgeous! And thank your for the history background.
    sewquiltsy@gmail.com

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  28. Anonymous7:36 AM EDT

    Stunning! I would use the whole piece and make a wall hanging to display in my living room.

    Diana LaFaro
    dklafaro@earthlink.net

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  29. Beautiful panel! Reminiscient of works in Europe's museums. Hmmm! How would I border it?

    Pat.levac@gmail.com

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  30. Another fun give away. I think I would admire it for a while and then do a wall hanging out of it. (maybe for my mum)

    Thank you for a chance to maybe win something.

    JaNae
    (musicalmoi@gmail.com)

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  31. I've loved this panel for a long time. It would be cut apart and become the medallion center.

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  32. Thank you Mary and Bonnie. It would be awesome to win.

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  33. I still love this panel, but I'll put my e-mail on this time.

    elizabethfitzgerald1@gmail.com

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  34. Anonymous7:47 AM EDT

    This would be a beautiful piece as a coverlet for my mom's little sofa. Just the right size for her new apartment.

    You are awesome Bonnie

    Carrie Frees
    cl.frees@yahoo.com

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  35. I would leave the panel as is and add borders. I have always been fascinated by Tree of Life designs.

    Sherry V.
    crazyquiltpatcher AT yahoo DOT com

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  36. Anonymous7:49 AM EDT

    This would make an amazing wall hanging, with or without a border.
    Pat
    patcastonguay@yahoo.ca

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  37. Anonymous7:52 AM EDT

    Beautiful work. Thanks bonnie for sharing and giving the chance fir someone to win this

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  38. Anonymous7:52 AM EDT

    Beautiful work. Thanks bonnie for sharing and giving the chance fir someone to win this

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  39. Barb in PA7:54 AM EDT

    That panel is beautiful and I'd love to try using some of Mary's suggestions for working with it. Thank you for offering it.

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  40. Lovely stuff...interesting to learn something new.

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  41. I'd use this panel to make a throw for my living room or a new quilt for our master bedroom. It's gorgeous!
    Anne Kusilek
    jeffkusilek@gmail.com

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  42. Mary Koval's fabric and palimpore is just lovely. Thank you to Mary and you for this opportunity to win a panel.

    Lorraine

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  43. Lovely stuff...interesting to learn something new.

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  44. Have not done any of this type of work but this would be a start. This is a lovely piece. Thank you and Mary for the giveaway.
    Digel@bellsouth.net

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  45. Anonymous8:06 AM EDT

    Beautiful, would need to admire it for a while until it inspired me to do something special with it. Thanks for all the great give-aways.
    Diana Ladyquilterga@hotmail.com

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  46. Beautiful design with many style options.

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  47. Anonymous8:11 AM EDT

    I love this and would love to work with a panel.
    Thank you

    JM
    jmcstr@msn.com

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  48. It is so pretty - I think I would need to keep it whole. Thank you Bonnie and Mary for the chance to win! Sherry
    swhalen944@yahoo.com

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  49. What a beautiful panel. I would hang it & look @ it till I figured out the perfect way to use it. It's a work of art. Mariannebourgault@msn.com

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  50. Beautiful panel! I would love to try broderie Perse with this. Thanks for the chance to win!
    ktyoung1@gmail.com

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  51. Anonymous8:16 AM EDT

    The panel is just gorgeous. What an opportunity to create your own masterpiece. Thanks you Bonnie and Mary for the giveaway.

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  52. What a beautiful panel. I would love to use this method of applique to make a quilt. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  53. Anonymous8:17 AM EDT

    I love win prizes! smarket42@gmail.com

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  54. I would make a wall hanging - thank you for the opportunity.
    Marshaleighflynn@gmail.com

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  55. What a treasure! I would be over joyed to be the owner of one panel.
    Thanks for the chance.!

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  56. Anonymous8:19 AM EDT

    That panel is georgeous! I am trying this technique on the borders of a hexie quilt. Perhaps I could use some motifs from this panel for this, but I would probably keep it intact for a while longer.
    Jennifer aka Threadking@aol.com

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  57. If i were the lucky winner of the beautiful panel, I would keep it intact and add pieced and unpieced borders aroung it. Thank you Mary for donating a panel! And thank you Bonnie for offering it to us! hillheartsongs@gmail.com

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  58. Beautiful!! I would frame the panel and make a quilt. Thanks for the chance to win!! nlewis54 at gmail dot com

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  59. Using a panel in a "medallion" setting would be lovely! Thanks for sharing the information presented by Mary and for this opportunity!

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  60. Anonymous8:21 AM EDT

    I have no idea what I would do with it, but I promise to take it to the studio, hang it on the design wall and listen to it every day until it tells me exactly what it wants to be. Thanks Bonnie and Mary! Sally from SC (sjkatthefarm@aol.com)

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  61. I would leave the panel intact, with borders....and dedicate it to my Mom would have been 97, today......Beautiful.... Pat Schramm (fschramm@goldcommcable.com)

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  62. first, wipe drool off face; second, pull out other mary koval repro fabrics and some kona snow and try my hand a broderie perse...will use my di ford book for reference as i work toward creating my own masterpiece...

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  63. Oh Bonnie! This would be wonderful to play with and marvel over.
    Veronica
    vernkettle@gmail.com

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  64. WOW what a beautiful piece of art!!! not sure what I would do with it yet but it certainly would work well hanging on the wall. I would have to wait and see what could be done with it...I think I would make it looks as though one were looking through a window...plenty of time to think about what to do....for now, I gotta check the entire line out ;-) *~*CAROLE*~* wippysplace@gmail.com

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  65. I would love to win that. Love to appliqué, needle turned works best for me. Thanks for the chance!

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  66. Love this.
    Quiltcarrie1@yahoo.com

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  67. One of items to complete on my bucket list, would love it, love it! Saw and heard about this technique at DAR Museum in Washington DC.

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  68. The panel is just gorgeous. What a great opportunity to create your own masterpiece. Thank you Bonnie and Mary for the giveaway.
    Kimomallon@gmail.com

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  69. It is so beautiful. I would use it whole and put borders on it. It would make a beautiful quilt for the bedroom.
    Debbie dgallett@gmail.com

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  70. What a gorgeous piece! My first thought was to do some thread painting on my longarm, but I may be tempted to hand-quilt? I'd have to see it in person :) Otherwise I think I'd border it out simply to allow the panel to shine. Keeping my fingers crossed!
    mganddg (at) comcast.net

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  71. Beautiful - I like to use panels to practice my hand quilting - and if I win, I will display it on a wall!

    Thanks Bonnie and Mary!

    sao in Midlothian, VA

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  72. I have always wanted to try this technique. Love the panel. What a joy it would be to win it. crafty_woman@yahoo.com

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  73. I would like to try this: gmakindt@gmail.com

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  74. Anonymous8:34 AM EDT

    That panel is simply stunning. Thank you for sharing this wonderful technique with us. Great bit of history to look at.

    Cmay1@comcast.net

    Cindy from MI

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  75. Anonymous8:34 AM EDT

    How beautiful! Thanks for introducing me to this artist. Dpickens13@bellsouth.net

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  76. Beautiful! Would make either a quilt or a wallhanging. Love the colors
    Patty H.
    hallpatty24@gmail.com

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  77. I thought the post from Mary's on the history and technique was delightful and how generous to offer a give away - this is beautiful. Sharon V shavroo53(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  78. Oh, what a give-away! I couldn't cut the lovely panel into pieces, I'd have to use it as the centre of a large quilt to go on my king size bed. I'm smiling just at the thought of it.
    thanks for the chance.
    Kerry
    clothstalker@gmail.com

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  79. I'm very interested in quilt history and have seen some of the first quilts in America that used this kind of print. I would love to make a quilt that reflected those early quilts. This panel is beautiful!

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  80. Anonymous8:41 AM EDT

    Usually have to actually see it first, but think this panel would make an awesome attic window quilt to hang on my bedroom wall above my bed. Don't think anyone would even notice whether my bed was made or not after seeing this beautiful panel. It is awesome. Good luck to everyone. Whoever wins it will be very lucky indeed.

    gaylem38@gmail.com

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  81. Anonymous8:43 AM EDT

    Wow! I love these panels and bought a similar tree of life years ago from the Den Haan and Wagenmakers and made a wall hanging that I still love. Thanks!

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  82. Oh mercy me! I have been drooling over this panel since it first came out. I believe I would swoon at seeing the original! If I were the lucky soul to win the panel it would become my winter hand quilting project. Thanks fit the chance! And safe travels home. Laurie

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  83. Anonymous8:44 AM EDT

    I've always wanted to try this, so would love to win.

    Sherry
    veggiemamma@msn.com

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  84. What a beautiful panel! I love the second example, with the prairie points, so I'd likely do that with it. Thanks for another wonderful giveaway!
    mom2j (at) hotmail.com

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  85. Anonymous8:46 AM EDT

    Beautiful fabric. I would make a wall hanging or a throw pillow. Thanks for the giveaways. pattigalbreath@yahoo.com

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  86. Oh, please mighty number generator...pick me! This will look so nice with all my 1700's repro furniture! Kathi.Pauling@gmail.com

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  87. Would love to win this give away. ckwood@charter.net

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  88. Would probably just drool over it for a while before deciding what to do with it. Thanks for the chance to win. kaymcallister21@yahoo.com

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  89. I would display it, beautiful!!
    Barbara
    robinsonblr@gmail.com

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  90. My mind is racing with 'possibilities'! I would love to be entered into the drawing for a chance to win the panel! Thanks!

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  91. Mary was showing me this when I was in her store this summer. So fun and creative. I hope to do it soon.

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  92. Love the panel, would love to win it there are so many possibilities.

    Nancy Mc
    nmsquared@aol.com

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  93. Anonymous8:57 AM EDT

    Thank you for the opportunity to submit an entry. She has a beautiful panel. Grrammypam@gmail.com

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  94. I would love to win this panel. It is gorgeous! Thanks again for a great giveaway. Diane

    flutediva1@gmail.com

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  95. This is beautiful!! I would love to win!

    Sandra

    sfkidd4@gmail.com

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  96. Funny, I just sent your previous post to a friend of mine, owning a shop in Belgium who sells this panel .. just to show her what she can propose to her customer ..
    ANd I discover your new post .. Of cours I am interested in this panel which is really beautiful.
    I am found of "broderie perse" and I am currently working on a new project of patchwork using this technique ..

    I do not know if I am eligible for this "game", as I live in France !!
    ANyway, I play ..


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  97. Anonymous8:59 AM EDT

    I would love to have the panel to hang. I think I would like to hand quilt it. It is a piece of art for sure. Janice P. k4squilt@zoominternet.net

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  98. This panel is beautiful! I think I would use it to make a couple smaller quilts with it! I love the examples you showed in the post! Thanks for the chance to win!

    Jcarmody@mail.com

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  100. Pat Merrell9:01 AM EDT

    This is amazing and beautiful.
    Thanks for a chance to have this
    beautiful panel.
    psmerr@texas.net

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  101. Bonnie, I love Mary's palampore! I don't know if I'd ever get the courage to cut it, but if I did, I'd frame a small section of it with pieced borders. I took your class last Friday at Mary's and stayed at her retreat center. It was a fabulous experience. gutenson50 (at) loudounwireless.com

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  102. Anonymous9:03 AM EDT

    I love broderie perse although I've not seen it very often. What a treasure this panel will be for the person who gets it. Special thanks to both you and Mary for a chance to be that person.
    Anita
    ablanton at nmsu.edu

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  103. I would LOVE to win this panel! A couple of friends and I are planning to start a new quilt in January which will include a lot of broderie perse. I've been collecting fabrics for it for several months and Mary's panel would be a perfect addition! patti@quiltsasdesired.com

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  104. Anonymous9:07 AM EDT

    I love this and also love hand applique.
    Williamsjessie67@yahoo67@yahoo.com
    Jessie Williams

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  105. Anonymous9:07 AM EDT

    2yr5mo After a near fatal car accident I am finally at a place where I am in a house again, and presently having it made accessible for me. The panel is AMAZING and matches the colors in the seats if my Dining Room chairs! I would add the boarders and hang it as the focal point in the room. And, doing all that would also be very therapeutic, helping me get abilities back in the process!

    Regardless of who wins, myself or someone else, the piece is absolutely beautiful and someone will be truly blessed! Thank you for all you do!
    Debra Lamb,

    lambdebra@hotmail.com

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  106. I would build a family tree and put flowers in the borders with birds flying around in the sky. It would be a nice family heirloom. This piece of fabric is gorgeous.
    cmbaisley@yahoo.com

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  107. Anonymous9:11 AM EDT

    I would make the smaller version and perhaps use the lower half of the panel to make another smaller version and give one to my guild for the Silent Auction at our next quilt show!
    rjoehnk5@aol.com

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  108. This panel and the whole tree of life line are so beautiful! I'd have to break it down into its elements and make something broderie-perse-ish. It's gorgeous on its own, but it begs for some selective cutting and sewing. How sweet of you to share this and your traveling adventures!

    Carole S.
    momsib1@gmail.com

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  109. Ohhh Bonnie, this panel is right up my vintage alley. I'd love to win one. If I were lucky enough to win it, it would become the centrepiece of a fabulous quilted wall hanging.
    What treasures both you and Mary are!
    Hugs
    Tazzie
    :-)

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  110. rocheybarb00@hotmail.com
    Would love to have this panel. Would make it for my sister and her husband.

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  111. What a nice idea for a winter handwork project - thank you Mary!
    That first cut would be the hardest! The samples are beautiful.

    Lisa D
    Ljdumais@gmail.com

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  112. This is an exquisite offering. I could not bear to cut it up and lose any of its magnificents.
    jebleup@gmail.com

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  113. Gorgeous, would love to make a heirloom quilt with this as the centerpiece. It would be a gift for my daughter, thanks for the chance. carent1@neb.rr.com

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  114. Thanks for the give-aways... So nice to see such great ideas... I can only hope to win....

    Donna

    dltquilts AT juno.com

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  115. Would love to win this. I don't think I could bear to cut it up. So maybe do one of those patterns with a border a and then hand quilt it.Robyn.
    fisgig2@bigpond.com

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  116. Would love this. It would be the center of my next quilt.

    bbquiltmaker@gmail.com

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  117. Anonymous9:26 AM EDT

    I was so happy to see info about a give-a-way of the beautiful fabric mentioned in yesterday's post. I, too, was one of those amazed by the techniques and beautiful examples. Thank you for sharing AND for this fabulous offer!
    Debbie
    ollieami@aol.com

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  118. Wow, I don't think I'd be able to cut it! Borders & backing for me.

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  119. Winning this panel would give me the chance to practice my broderie purse skills. I have wanted to try broderie purse ever since I saw a beautiful antique quilt at an exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art about 5 or 6 years ago. andreaatcascadia@gmail.com OR info@cascadiapark.com

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  120. Too pretty to cut up. I would find some appropriate gorgeous borders to add. Thanks.
    Connie
    Germanconnie@gmail.com

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  121. It is such a happy coincidence that I saw this beautiful tree of life while shopping for a project at the LQS and stopped to admire and read about it only the day before your post! I even picked up the package and thought longingly of how wonderful it would be to create a marriage quilt with this design. Thank you for sharing this bit of history!! kcastric@ix.netcom.com

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  122. This panel takes my breath away each time I see it and I keep looking at it and thinking I need to buy it...It really speaks to my love of history and context and would make an outstanding wall hanging..... Thanks for giving away such a beautiful piece. Vicki Maloney jvmaloney@gmail.com

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  123. What truly beautiful fabric, wow!!!! nanny_of_phillip@yahoo.com

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  124. I have enjoyed your background information and hints on how to use it. I would make a table covering of some sort. pbxmimi (at) Hotmail. com

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  125. Hi Bonnie - I think the panel is too pretty to cut up! I'd have to add borders - I couldn't possibly cut out the prints from the panel! Thanks for the chance to win! Laurie - MyQuiltingLady at gmail.com

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  126. Oh my, what a breathtaking give away.
    Well, what would I do first with such a gorgeous piece of art?
    Look at it for .......ages......don't know if I could ever cut into it, perhaps sew a pretty border around it and handquilting would be my choice.....or...if there would be the perfect project to use some of the beautiful printed areas....maybe I would have the heart to cut into it.
    sylvia-moells@t-online.de
    Thank you for this great giveaway.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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  127. Anonymous9:47 AM EDT

    Wonderful panel but hard decision to make...cut it up or add borders...maybe the answer is two panels so I can make it both ways.

    Diane
    mdghall2@clearwire.net

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  128. Anonymous9:50 AM EDT

    In a word.....Scrumptious. Would Love the opportunity to try something new!!!

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  129. I have always wanted to do one of these quilts.
    Quiltnut@gmail.com

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  130. Anonymous9:58 AM EDT

    Beautiful Panel. I wouldn't cut it up. It is an art work so I would make a quilt that highlights it beauty.

    Happy Quilting,
    Natalie

    natalie-aggarwal@hotmail.com

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  131. A beautiful giveaway! I would treasure this panel and immediately save up to buy 3 plane tickets - 1 to take a workshop from you, 1 to visit Mary's fabulous quilt shop and 1 to fly to Australia and sign up for Di Ford workshop - that's my bucket list!!

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  132. Anonymous9:59 AM EDT

    I would make a wall hanging with this panel and use it as a centerpiece on my wall of family photos. dquilt95@aol.com

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  133. I would use It as the center of a new bed quilt for my bed. Just beautiful! jamicarr.jc @ Gmail.com

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  134. I would frame it until I got the courage to cut it up. Thank you for the give away!

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  135. I'd make one of the quilts from Annette Gero's book of antique Australian quilts.
    I've been lusting for one of these panels since I first heard about them, but way too rich for my pocketbook

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  136. Beautiful! -- I would love to applique with it, have always wanted to try this technique. Thanks for the give away!!

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  137. I would add a border or frame it. It looks interesting and would go with my colors, I live in an old historical home.

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  138. Truly enjoyed ready your posts about these beautiful quilts. I always learn so much from you. If I should win, I would add borders and enjoy as a whole. Thank you both for this chance to win. (duncanfamthree@gmail.com)

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  139. Wow, what a generous offer. I would love to win it. Thank you for all of your offerings, Bonnie. lynnettepham@gmail.com

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  140. Love this panel! I think I would leave it whole.
    Shortmom5@hotmail.com

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  141. There is a wall in my living room crying out for this panel with borders added. I love trees and this panel is spectacular!

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  142. I don't think I could bear to cut it up. I would use it as it is! Joyce.thurman@gmail.com

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  143. Anonymous10:15 AM EDT

    Sandy mtbabe@centurytel.net This is new to me and would use the panel with borders around it as a quilt. Thanks for the chance.

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  144. Anonymous10:15 AM EDT

    While I'm not sure what I would do with this gorgeous panel, I would LOVE the opportunity to agonize over the decision!
    Jackie M
    pandorasmailbox2003@yahoo.com

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  145. As an avid appliquer, I'd love to try broderie perse.

    Jturcotte.on @ Gmail.com

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  146. Anonymous10:23 AM EDT

    OMG what a wonderful giveaway! So generous. I would definitely use part of it intact and then use Broderie purse with some of the other parts around the bigger part. thank you for the opportunity to win. have a wonderful holiday weekend.

    Mary

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  147. Great gesture this give away of such a beautiful panel. I think it will blend in very well with Dutch traditionel chintzes (I have some of) I suppose when I'd win I will combine those fabrics and panel with brodery perse. I'd love it, so Bonnie thanks for this loveley give away.
    And thank you for all your enthusiast and inspiring blogposts everyday.
    greetings fron the Netherlands, Conny
    connysquilts@live.nl

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  148. Anonymous10:29 AM EDT

    I would use it whole, don't think I could bear to cut such beautiful fabric. Thanks for the chance to own it. Jean countesscharlotte57@gmail.com

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  149. What an amazing panel. It would become the center of a wall hanging for our home. I know just the place to hang it. Thanks for the chance to win one. bandu.yeo@gmail.com

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  150. wonderful panel. Add a border to frame and display !
    Addie
    quiltnrph@yahoo.com

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  151. I would love to one day take a class from Mary, I have admired her work and her collection for sometime. Oh Miss Bonnie you are so lucky to meet so many fine quilters in all of your travels.


    lisalamadrid@hotmail.com

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  152. Anonymous10:35 AM EDT

    What a fabulous give away. I'd love to win this!

    maryesch369(at)gmail.com

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  153. Anonymous10:36 AM EDT

    If I win this panel, I would have to ponder over my usage. After my research, I might need a Mary Koval class. Thanks to both Mary and Bonnie for this opportunity.
    Nancy Adams
    nrkozak@comcast.net

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  154. Anonymous10:38 AM EDT

    I would pin it on my wall whole until I had the perfect plan. Kind of like giving birth. When the time is right.... :) Belinda (barnmace@msn.com)

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  155. Anonymous10:39 AM EDT

    The panel is lovely as is; don't know if I could bear to cut it. I have never made a panel quilt, so that is what I will do with it if I win! scmkcamp@comcast.net

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  156. Hi, Bonnie!
    I wouldn't want to cut it! I'd add borders and then display it on my guest room bed!!
    Ruth Hampson sassysalelady@yahoo.com

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  157. Thank you for the history and pictures.

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  158. I'm currently working on a project that features broderie perse in the borders, so that's what I would use this beautiful panel for. Thanks, Mary and Bonnie! eef972 (at)gmail.com

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  159. Anonymous10:44 AM EDT

    How beautiful and would be a new challenge. Just lovely! Jac002us@yahoo.com

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  160. I would love to win a panel and then worry about what I would make with it.

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  161. Anonymous10:46 AM EDT

    What a wonderful panel. I would love to win it. This would make a great handwork project when we travel in our MH and it's hard to get my sewing machine out. Paula Y. alzagram@yahoo.com

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  162. The panel is so beautiful I don't think I could cut it. I would keep the panel whole and put borders on it for a quilt.

    Sabrina

    sabrinavan@knology.net

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  163. Something I've always admired and wanted to try! Thank you Mary and Bonnie for the generous giveaway! sandiemackintosh@yahoo.com

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  164. The panel is gorgeous and my head is spinning with ideas. And this would definitely push me out of my comfort zone! Thanks, Bon ie and Mary, for this chance to own such a wonderful panel.

    Charlotte
    Cammquilts@gmail.com

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  165. It is a beautiful panel. I would enjoy it in my fabric museum. Thank you for a chance to win.
    MMcTiver@yahoo.com

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  166. Anonymous10:49 AM EDT

    I've quilted for more than twenty years, and I have never made a quilt for my bed ... this just might be it! I love this so much! Thanks, again, for the opportunity to win something inspiring. Candy (becanATshawDOTca)

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  167. I would love to win this beautiful piece of art. I have been working on and off on a grandmothers flower garden and told my husband if I get it finished I would love to have it spread over my casket viewing but this might just take its place. I would not cut it, but add borders. I am not trying to be morbid I just want people to see my passion when they see me.
    susn1125@gmail.com

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  168. Anonymous10:53 AM EDT

    Greetings. Thank you for a chance to win. Take care.

    vabaumgarten@yahoo.com

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  169. The panel is so beautiful. I would use it in a quilt, using borders and attempting broderie perse. Lynnette @ lkleinau@comcast.net

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  170. I would take the time to just admire and then decide.
    nfbannister@hotmail.com

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  171. I would love to win this palampore! I love repro fabrics and would add pieced borders to it to fit a bed. Thanks for the chance to win! bwama7 (at) verizon.net

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  172. Anonymous11:00 AM EDT

    What a beautiful piece of fabric .. I don't know if I would be brave enough to cut it. It would have to remain as a whole piece.
    Thank you for the opportunity to own this piece of art.
    Liz
    ejreid@tbaytel.net

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  173. Chris Okawara11:01 AM EDT

    Chris Ok chris.ok@sympatico.ca. i had no idea anyone was producing palampore panels. It's beautiful, and a worthy candidate for some lovely broderie perse. Pick me, pick me!

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  174. alicekane@frontiernet.net11:08 AM EDT

    First, I'd make a wall hanging for my sister to commemorate a trip we made to the Met to see one of its textile exhibits. I'd use other portions to make a medallion center for a quilt to remember our Mom, who loved the English Regency period, where this type of textile was so important. Thanks for the share, and also for making me aware of Mary's Bedford Shop. It's now on my list for stopping on my next trip West to visit relatives.

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  175. This would look beautiful hanging in my formal dining room. Thanks for the great giveaway. fabricaddict@verizon.net

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  176. It's so beautiful, I would love to win it!
    Crafty.one@hotmail.com

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  177. I would make something with patchwork. Take the panel completely apart so it is not recognized as a panel...I think that is a great way to do it!! Tuesday is DH birthday, maybe it will be lucky for me!!!
    scrappynanna64@gmail.com

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  178. Anonymous11:12 AM EDT

    I would love to win this.

    Jo
    richjo@telus.net

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  179. I would turn it into a family memorial quilt, leaving it to my granddaughter.

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  180. Anonymous11:13 AM EDT

    These type of quilts are simply beautiful! Winning a panel would be wonderful!
    Phyllis
    happymimi1220@yahoo.com

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  181. Thanks for the chance to win the panel, and thanks to your friend for donating it for us. I don't think I'd be able to cut it up, though, so I would have to add some borders to it. Beautiful! crumbakerdebra@gmail.com

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  182. Anonymous11:17 AM EDT

    Thank you Bonnie for this offering us this wonderful give away. I would finish this panel the same way Mary finished hers. You can't compete with perfection and I admire Mary so much! It was great to see you and Mary in Bedford last weekend. Lorrie in PA. marmee5@zoominternet.net

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  183. I have loved this panel from the first time I saw it. Such a special piece. Thank you Bonnie! marylynneburns@gmail.com

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  184. I have been admiring this for weeks at an online site, but I haven't yet purchased it. I wouldn't cut it up, but I'd spend a lot of time choosing the very best way to finish it. So beautiful! Thanks to you and Mary for the chance to win it.

    angelianorthrip@hotmail.com

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  185. Gorgeous. I would leave the panel whole and add borders, pieced of some sort. Thanks for the chance to win. judimoran88@gmail.com

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  186. Anonymous11:23 AM EDT

    Bonnie, I would love to win the panel. I have a friend who does all her quiltmaking by hand. She loves broderie perse, and I know she would love this panel. If I win, she'll be receiving this as a birthday present next month. Sharon in VT vtquilter517@yahoo.com

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  187. Anonymous11:24 AM EDT

    I would have a hard time cutting into this fabric but I like appliqueing so I think after admiring it for a while I would make it into a unique quilt.

    darby3451@yahoo.ca

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  188. Thank you for the history of this lovely fabric.
    alcearosea31 at gmail dot com

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  189. Anonymous11:26 AM EDT

    Hi Bonnie (and Mary), what a lovely give away. I don't have the patience for appliqué so I would add borders for a bed quilt.
    Jen
    jenmag at sasktel dot net

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  190. Oh so right for granddaughter asking for a panel for her room! Not! Will keep it! Thanks for all your
    tips and trips.
    judmor@bellsouth.net

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  191. Anonymous11:32 AM EDT

    Pet it of course. :) Seriously the panel would make a lovely medallion quilt.
    todle (at) swbell.net

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  192. Anonymous11:36 AM EDT

    What a beautiful panel. I think I'd like to cut sections to divide it for more than one project. I do enjoy applique.

    Susan Lyle
    sususie52@att.net

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  193. Oh. oh,oh,oh! I have wanted one of these to play with forEVER! Thanks for the chance to win it! : )

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  194. Anonymous11:39 AM EDT

    That is stunning, if I don't win then I would love to buy one. I have a minor in Textiles from Cal-Poly Pomona so needless to say, I love this panel.

    Karen Jones
    tandhmom@sbcglobal.net

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  195. Anonymous11:39 AM EDT

    This panel is simply beautiful. I would expand it with borders so I could enjoy the whole design.Thank you Mary Koval and Bonnie for this opportunity.
    Mandy Laseter
    gloobermom@hotmail.com

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  196. Anonymous11:40 AM EDT

    I'd love to win, Bonnie! I just purchased a Tree of Life charm pack this week and really like the colors and prints. Thanks for the chance to win.

    Jessica T.
    tjessiemae[at]aol[dot]com

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  197. Anonymous11:40 AM EDT

    I like the idea of dividing it and many 2 or more pieces of art! Thanks - this is just beautiful - justleslie (at) wildblue.net

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  198. Wow! Fantastic! I would cut for a center panel then combine the leftovers and piecing to make a double or queen quilt for my guest room. I would love one ! Thank you to you and Mary.

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  199. Lordy, lordy what an opportunity. Would love to win one of those beautiful panels. Thanks for offering the chance. rodfleck@olypen.com

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