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Quilt address: Vancouver, BC, Canada

London Underground Map

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01/05/2012 - I made this quilt after seeing a similar one of the Tokyo Subway. I printed out a copy of the London Underground map zones 1 & 2. Then used graph paper and coloured pencils to make my pattern. The quilt is composed of 2,200 two inch squares. It reminds me of the time I spent living in England. I started it last spring and finished it in May..

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<div style='width:420px;padding:0 33px 23px 48px;background:#fff;'><h2 style='margin:0 0 42px;padding:0;'><img src='http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/quilts-test//images/backgrounds/top_embed.gif' alt='V&A' /></h2><h1 style='margin:0 0 47px;padding:0;'><a href='http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/quilts/detail/1727/London_Underground_Map' style='display:block;width:290px;background:url(http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/quilts-test//images/titles/va_quilts.gif);text-indent:-9999em;height:67px;'>Quilt of Quilts</a></h1><div style='width:420px;'><img src='http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/quilts-test//uploads/quilt/l_13395664663.jpg' alt='London Underground Map' style='margin-bottom:12px;' /><h2 style='font-size:24px;color:#999;margin:0;padding:0;font-family:Arial;'>London Underground Map</h2><p style='font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:#999;margin:5px 0 10px;padding:0;'>View this quilt on the V&A website</p><a href='http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/quilts/detail/1727/London_Underground_Map' style='display:block;float:right;padding:7px 7px 5px;background:#0e5a77;color:#fff;font:bold 18px Arial;text-decoration:none;'>http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/quilts/detail/1727/London_Underground_Map</a><div style='clear:both'></div></div></div>

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