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Monday, June 10, 2013

quilt party

We've had so many rainy days that it's forced us to find some inside fun. Yesterday afternoon we had a quilt party, which was a HUGE hit with my kiddos. We gathered (almost) every quilt in the house and spread them out in the living room. It literally looked like a sea of quilts. It was ridiculously fun.
Afterwards, there was a lot of folding to do. We made piles and did a tally. The totals were revealed at supper. It was really, really fun to take stock!
We also thought it would be fun to host a guessing game here on the blog. Guess how many quilts are in the piles shown. I'll send a little present to the winner. (Or to the person who has the nearest guess. If there are multiple winners I'll draw one from a hat.) Go on, make your guess! Oh, and please leave me your email address, too. Please, only one guess per person.

Happy Monday to you!

700 comments:

  1. I saw your pic on IG over the weekend. It looked like so much fun :-) I would have to guess about 41, way more than my collection (but it is growing)...haha.

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  2. Looks like fun. Twenty-six?!

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  3. I guess 59 and looking lovely. Like my piles at my house.

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  4. I'm guessing 51 ???? They all look BEAUTIFUL!!!!

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  5. It does look like a sea of quilts! I guess 53?

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  6. wow, what fun! I think maybe, 56 quilts. have a great week!

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  7. I think about 48. Looks like a fun, fun day. My grands like to make quilt forts. I hate the folding and rehanging. It was probably worth it!

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  8. Wow. I'm guessing 48 quilts.

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  9. Looks like 62 to me .. Lots of beautiful work.

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  10. Anonymous1:06 PM

    Wow!! My girls would love this! Thanks for the idea (although I don't have near as many quilts!). My guess is 55!!

    kimberlya80 (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  11. I'm guessing 58 quilts! Wow... That's a big pile of fun!

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  12. I am guessing 52. But regardless, that is a beautiful collection!

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  13. Hmmmmm 55 the kids must have loved that!

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  14. I guess 49! It looks like y'all had a ton of fun!! :]

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  15. 53? Hard to tell, but that is the point right!

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  16. I'll guess 42. Wow that's a lot of quilts, you lucky woman! :)

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  17. My guess is 62. :o)

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  18. I guess 57. I am sooo jealous by the way!!!! FUN!

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  19. what a great way to spend a rainy day. My guess is 53

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  20. I'm going with 47. They look so pretty all stacked up. I bet this was fun!

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  21. My guess is 54! How beautiful they look all stacked up:-)
    hildy(at)ebertzeder(dot)de

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  22. Hmmmm maybe 45? My grandkids would love to do something like that!

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  23. What a wonderful way to spend a rainy day!
    Do I remember correctly that you asked a similar question way back in the past? I think there are 60 quilts in the piles!

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  24. What fun!! :) happy place for sure! Lol I'll guess 43 :)

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  25. fun!!!! My guess is 53, but it's just for fun, don't need to be entered in anything. :))) Amazing!!!

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  26. I guess 55.....looks like a fun pile of quilts!

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  27. What a fun thing to do! My guess is 46.

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  28. I'm going with 47. You have some lucky kids!

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  29. What a great idea! I'm guessing 49!

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  30. I'm going to guess there are 50 quilts there. They look beautiful all stacked up that way! I would love to play in such a pretty sea of quilts!

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  31. That's a lot of quilts! Lucky kids :)
    I would guess 58 :)

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  32. I am guessing 51. Wow!! They are all so beautiful. A sea of quilts? Heaven!

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  33. I guess 48. That's a whole lot of quilts and what looks like a whole lot of fun playing.

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  34. my guess is 57-please tell us where you store these normally? I find it a challenge to keep them out without exposure to sunlight or dog/cat hair...

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  35. Looks like fun and I am guessing 58.

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  36. I am thinking 53. Goodness gracious, whatever the total is, that is just a lot! You Rock!

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  37. Wow - so many quilts! I think that's amazing! My guess is 53.

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  38. I'm guessing there are 50 quilts in that pile... Good gracious!

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  39. I'll guess 54! Such a sea of loveliness they made!

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  40. 51....what a treasure!

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  41. i'm going with 63....

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  42. 63! What a beautiful collection! I'd also be interested to hear your storage solutions, as my much smaller collection of quilts is getting to be too much for the closet!

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  43. My guess is 47!

    Emily.day427@gmail dot com

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  44. I'll guess 69. Looks like a lot of quilty fun.

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  45. 65 :) That's a lot of quilts!

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  46. Alright hmm my guess is 56! My email address is sewintomy20s@gmail.com or knausallison@yahoo.com. Thanks for the fun guessing game

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  47. I think it is 71 - What a great Mom you are!!!

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  48. My first guess is 62.

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  49. I say 43! andylambfamily@gmail.com You're collection is delightful!

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  50. My guess is 67. marilyn.miller@gmail.com

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  51. Anonymous1:30 PM

    My guess is 58 quilts. Wow, you've got a lot of quilts! My email is andrea at spicynoodles dot net.

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  52. WOW! I'm guessing there are 52.

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  53. Anonymous1:34 PM

    My guess is 44. It's a sea of quilts! So fun. One day, I plan to have enough to do that.

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  54. 49 lovely quilt!
    adamskna@yahoo.com

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  55. I'll guess 52!! Looks like you all had fun!

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  56. I'm guessing 61 beautiful quilts!

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  57. I'll guess 52!! Looks like you all had fun!

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  58. Lovely pile of colorfulhugs! 54?

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  59. Wow that is a lot of quilts. My guess is that those piles contain a total of 61 quilts. A lot of fun and a lot of work in those piles. And what a fun idea to have a sea of quilts and just enjoy them with the kids. Well done!

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  60. Anonymous1:39 PM

    I'm guessing 60 (maybe a little less, but pretty close, right?)

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  61. Holy Cow, thats a lot of quilts! My guess is 59.

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  62. my guess is 49 :) the quilts look so lovely spread out all over your living room!

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  63. So Manu quilts :-)
    My guess is 40 quilts
    tove@kludemarie.dk

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  64. I'll guess 54 quilts. They look so pretty all folded up like that! Thanks for the chance to win.

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  65. 46 quilts is my guess, where do you keep them all??

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  66. Seeing as I've been working on my 4th forever, it looks like a gazillion to me!! Simply lovely:)

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  67. My guess is 110! What a fun way to spend a wet day and take stock at the same time!

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  68. I'll guess 41. What fun to have so many pretty quilts! notyetvegan(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  69. 59!! An impressive stack!

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  70. I love your blog and your quilts! My guess would be 52 quilts. Fun times!

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  71. 55 quilts is my guess.

    karma.willow.desings@gmail.com

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  72. lovely stacks! i will guess 57.

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  73. Are there 54? I wish I would keep more of my quilts!

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  74. I'm guessing 60. Whatever it is, that's a lot of quilts!:)

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  75. My guess is 49. Your quilt party looks so fun!

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  76. I'll guess 46. (Whatever the real number is, it is a LOT! Wow!!)

    sewystuff gmail

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  77. Ok, I am guessing 68. I remember the first time my DIL came into my home and was amazed at the number that were around the house. She stopped counting at 50, and those were only the ones on display in various forms! Thanks for bring back that funny memory.

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  78. I wouldn't know what to do with myself with all those quilts. So awesome! I'm guessing 48. How fun!

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  79. I going to guess 66. I have zero quilts in my house that I've made, but plan to remedy that this week and finish up a quilt for my son.

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  80. I'm guessing 64! Lots of beautiful quilts!

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  81. I'm going with 73.

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  82. I counted the quilts in the piles: ......63!!I hope I'm right;)That is a lot!!
    Groetjes
    Annemieke

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  83. 65? So many quilts!

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  84. 60? They look so beautiful!

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  85. I'm going to guess 42 (which is after all the answer to everything)! It looks like such a fun rainy day although 8 quilts probably wouldn't have as much impact!

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  86. 53. What a colorful pile of beautiful quilts.

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  87. 57 would be my guess. Lovely to see them piled up like that.

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  88. Looks like a fun day! 54????

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  89. My guess would be 57. Lots of pretty quilts.

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  90. What a wonderful time! My guess would be 44!

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  91. I guess 56 quilts! And you could build a whole town of quilt fortresses with them :)

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  92. From left to right 20, 15, 13, 18
    A total of 66
    Looks like a lot of fun was had! The piles are so pretty! I would love to have so many in my house! One day...
    Suzanne dOt Jourdan at gmail dot com

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  93. I guess 40.

    mamivonat@yahoo.se

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  94. My guess is 60! Looks like lots of fun and lots of lovely quilts! :0)

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  95. Anonymous2:12 PM

    My guess is 43! They all look amazing. Such fun.

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  96. My goodness! How wonderful. If I stacked up all of the quilts I have finished, my total would be zero. :( I am guessing 60. How do you do it?

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  97. wow! I'm going with 49

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  98. I'm guessing 83! Looks like a ton!!

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  99. I am going to guess 53". What an impressive pile!

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  100. My guess is 49. I am working on having a stack of quilts in each room of my house. Just lovely!

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  101. I'm guessing 55! My kids would love that - guess I better get to quilting!

    Raddness at gmail dot com

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  102. My guess is 55!

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  103. 61 is my guess, which is amazing! And I love the idea of playing in a sea of lovely quilts!

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  104. I'm guessing 58! It certainly beats my total of 3.

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  105. I'm guessing 56. What a bunch of loveliness!

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  106. That looks amazing. My first thought was 52! :-)

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  107. I'm going with 55. I thought I had a lot of quilts around my place! I almost wanted to count mine up...almost.

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  108. 61
    They are all beautiful!

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  109. I'm guessing 64. And I love your quilt party idea. Looks fun!

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  110. Oh that looks just awesome!! lol! You've made a LOT of quilts!1 My guess is 54! :)

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  111. I think there are 51 quilts! Looks like fun!

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  112. Wow, what a fun afternoon for your kids, and so fun to see those amazing stacks. I am going to guess 55 :)

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  113. My guess is 56.

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  114. My guess is 52! Beautiful!

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  115. My guess is 54 and my, what a lot of fun!

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  116. What a fun activity! My guess is 60.

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  117. Yay, a sea of quilts looks such fun. 54?

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  118. 73? Looks like tons of fun! d-fulton@tds.net

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  119. I'll guess 51. What a great variety of colors!

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  120. WOW! I'm going to say 59! I love it... Working on my collection now!
    mrsjackibrown(at)gmail(dot)com

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  121. I'll say 49. Whatever the number, that's a lot of quilts! My son would love to have a quilt party like that. Looks like fun!

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  122. My guess is 67. I just LOVE how big the stacks are! The colors are lovely too! What an absolute BLESSING!!!

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  123. I am going to guess 61! And they are all gorgeous!

    danigeddes@ymail.com

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  124. I'm going to say 69. LOVE THEM ALL!!!

    tiffanykaydesigns (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  125. Oh my! Soooo many comments already! I'm guessing you have 44 quilts piled up.
    I can see the kids having fun with this. They could swim through that many quilts, or play hide and seek or build a really good fort!
    Do they sew yet? Maybe next rainy day they can put together the small scraps
    Hugs

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  126. Wow what a collection. I'm guessing 60.

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  127. Wowzers! I had to recount!! I guess 67! LOVE it.

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  128. 56! Christina112358 at gmail dot com

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  129. Fun!! They look so comfy :) I guess 46 :)

    ketelcopia@charter.net

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  130. My guess is 52 wonderful quilts. That picture of all of the quilts on the floor is just terrific. A sea of quilts to set sail on. Such fun.

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  131. I am going with 50! Looks like fun

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  132. I'm guessing 56? Wow- that's a lot of stitching!!

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  133. 65? I want a collection like that some day!!!

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  134. I'm guessing 46. Since you have them all folded nice, bring them on over to Quilt club in LP. Would love it. Or just come by yourself if you want.

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  135. Wow... 53? aquiltiahug@gmail.com

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  136. I'm guessing 47? And what a lot of time and care in four piles!

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  137. My guess is 61? :) What a great collection! And what a fun idea!!! We get plenty of rainy days here in Seattle- so I'll have to try this with the kids although I don't have nearly as many quilts!!!

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  138. 82 quilts.

    And you didn't make forts?

    Much more fun than video games Mom.
    How cool.

    Happy Sewing and have a great summer with your beautiful children.

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  139. 44? I'm impressed - you are so very productive!

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  140. I think there are 93 quilts there. But everyone else has been guessing so low, I fear I am out of line.

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  141. Oh I can just imagine the fun you all had at your quilt party.

    I'm going to guess 48 quilts.

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  142. Anonymous3:30 PM

    63

    Oh, what fun!!

    Donna

    don_mae2(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  143. 42 maybe?
    thanks....

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  144. At least 49. Probably more. Very pretty! Thanks

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  145. 58?

    I just want to roll around in all those colorful quilts!

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  146. I think 56! cyarnell(@)mindspring(.)com

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  147. 62 quilts. I should have come for the quilt party. :) Hopefully see you later this week.

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  148. Love your blog, my guess is 57.

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  149. I guess 53. Wow! That is a beautiful pile of handmade goodness!

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  150. I'm going to guess 52 - what a wonderful stack!
    ltenhage@gmail.com

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  151. wow an amazing display of your sewing there. I go with 46

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  152. I'm guessing an even 60! Love the piles.

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  153. Yowza! My guesstimate is 68!!

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  154. 57? The sea of quilts looks like so much fun!

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  155. I guess 48-looks like fun!

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  156. I guess 62 quilts. Sounds like so much fun!

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  157. Best guess, is 82.

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  158. 54 will be the number for me! I would love to just pick up those stacks and hug and caress them! Call me crazy but, they just look so inviting!

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  159. I think there are all together 65 quilts in your piles and that means - in my case - about 50 good reasons for me to continue sewing quilts. Although I was recently trying to convince myself that 15 quilts are enough for a family of four... I really THANK you for these pictures!

    Have a good time and better weather coming soon :O)

    Heike

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  160. Random guess. 54

    deebriese@yahoo.com long time follower.

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  161. I guess 58. I'm a reply blogger so my email address will show up when you open this email.

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  162. I am thinking 55. Beautiful to look at!

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  163. i am so envious of this pile!!! my guess is 61

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  164. My guess is 55. I have only four and my husband says that's enough. I'm going to show him this pictures. I'm sure you had a great fun.

    charosgd@gmail.com

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  165. 103

    anna-maria (a) aulin . se

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  166. 81. Bet it was fun.
    erin-at-metzlers-dot-org

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  167. That is awesome!
    62! But somehow that seams low for you...

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  168. Oh My Goodness, they look so fabulous spread out like that - clearly I need to make a LOT more, my husband will be thrilled! I guess 46.

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  169. i'm going to guess exactly 60. i love a good stack of quilts!

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  170. Anonymous4:11 PM

    47?

    (you know my email address)

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  171. My guess is 45!!!

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  172. 44 I guess..11 in each pile!

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  173. What happy piles! My guess is 68.

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  174. I think there are 72! I'm sure there are some big and small ones in there :) Amazing amount of work in any case!

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  175. My guess is 71! Either way, it's a LOT!

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  176. I would guess a bazillion but since that's not a real number, I'm going to say 59. Whatever the number is, you've got some beautiful quilt stacks. mdmontalvo@yahoo.com

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  177. 48? Looks like you had a grand time in your sea of quilts!

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