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Every once in a while a "simple" traditional-style quilt just knocks our socks off. This is one of the quilts. Memories of Hailey, by Sharyl Schlieckau of Loganville, WI, uses repeated blocks on point and absolutely stunning quilting to fill the blank spaces.

Sharyl designed and pieced the quilt front when her dog, Hailey, was just a puppy. Hailey always stayed with Sharyl in her sewing room, including during the dog's last days before she died of cancer.

“She saw every stitch, because she was by me every day,” Schlieckau said.

The quilt was photographed at AQS QuiltWeek Spring Paducah 2018. Sharyl has competed at Paducah about ten times.