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Talk about your dedicated quilter!!! This woman put 3000 hours of work into this quilt over four years!!! A true work of art!! It was sold this year for $70,000. Absolutely amazing! See pictures following link below. http://robynefmelia.blogspot.com/2010/10/sold-money-is-in-bank-this-time.html So I’ve completed the first two blocks of the Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilt. Choosing fabrics for a sampler quilt is quite intimidating! After an hour of putting different colors and patterns together I was overwhelmed and took a break. Then I thought why don’t I do this like a true 1920′s farmer’s wife would have done it! That’s the spirit! So I gathered all my fabric scraps and pieces and three paper bags. Tim and I then took all the piles of fabric and separated them into the paper bags into lights, mediums, and darks. Then I stuck my hand in the bag and chose without looking the fabrics for each block. I used whatever came out of the bag….just like a 1920′s farmer’s wife used whatever she had available. Of course I’m lucky enough to have more than she likely had so I have to discipline myself to actually use whatever I pull! Now, that’s a challenge because I may not like the colors or patterns that I pull but I must use them!! Oh boy, there’s a goal!!! Here’s block 1 – Attic Windows  Attic Windows And block 2 – Autumn Tints  Autumn Tints I scanned these blocks so the Autumn Tints looks more wrinkled than it is actually!!! We’re back from the lake!! Had a great time except for one trip to the emergency room! My husband and I tried having a fishing contest this year. He caught one 24″ northern. I caught two weeds, one small northern wrapped in weeds, and one 175 lb. Norwegian! My darling husband was unwrapping the weeds from my northern when the fish jumped and Wham! the hook jammed right into his hand! He tried to pull it out without success and he started to get light-headed. I got woozy just watching him! We got off the lake ASAP and I drove way beyond the speed limit to closest hospital which is 30 miles away! The hospital folks were wonderful. Who knew hospitals actually have “fish hook removal kits”? The nurse told us they bring a rag doll in at the beginning of fishing season and by the end of the season they usually can’t even see the doll! Guess hooking a human is more common than you’d think! All is well now. Back home I’m starting the Farmer’s Wife quilt. There’s a group on Quilted Paradise that are making this quilt all together. Each quilter is making their own quilt but using each other for support and motivation. Two blocks per week was the goal. With 111 blocks, we’ll have a quilt in one year! I finished my first long-arm machine quilted quilt! Go me! The pattern is from the January 2006 issue of “The Quilter” magazine. The fabric is from P&B Textiles Rosewater collection. This fabric is absolutely gorgeous! These pictures don’t do this quilt justice if I say so myself! The fabric is a watercolor pastel in pink , purple, yellows, and some green. Designed by professional designer Barbara Campbell, the quilt is a combination of nine-patch heart blocks alternated with simple squares. I chose a rose pattern for the quilting. At first I thought heart quilt pattern because that’s the layout of the blocks, but in auditioning patterns it seemed the pattern on fabric was calling out for some definition. The watercolor sort of blends the pattern so I felt a rose quilt pattern would bring out that definition. I hope you like it.
With the help of an unbelievable come-back on Saturday, the MN Twins took the series in interleague play with the PA Phillies. In more “interleague” play the young Irishman, Graeme McDowell won the U.S. Open golf tournament, followed by the Frenchman, Gregory Havret, in second place! My favorite player, Tiger Woods, made a good run for the title on Saturday with an unbelievable 66, but, alas, the run didn’t continue through Sunday. I have some “interleague” crafts of my own going today. Quilting is my favorite craft, yet sometimes knitting and crocheting come in handy too. Like when traveling in the car or while sitting in waiting rooms. Knitting and crocheting are easily transportable hobbies.  Newborn, knit, rolled-brim hat
Bring your newborn home in style with this newborn-size knit cap. White, teal, pink, purple variegated thread makes this cap appropriate for boy or girl. Just in time for the 4th of July!! Patriotic red, white, and blue lap-size afghan. Perfect for warming the lap on a cool, summer evening.
Lap size 57″ x 39″, hand crocheted in ripple pattern.
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