and they lived happily ever after

so a few weeks ago i posted here about my friends' sam and ian one year anniversary gala (the four of us sitting in my makeshift dining room - very exclusive event).  they were married on june 20th, 2009.  i have known Sam since the day I was born, our mothers are best friends, I was the maid of honor.  It felt only right to make something special and elaborate for their gift.  I hadn't started learning to quilt at the time of their wedding but I had minor sewing skills (i made their ring pillow, seen here and here. you can also kind of see it on their bed below) and I knew I wanted to accomplish something ambitious. 

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