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Adding a Catcher to the Baseball Quilt from Fret Not Yourself

The first and last duty of the lover of the game of baseball, whether in the stands or on the field, is the same as that of the lover of life itself: to pay attention to it. When it comes to the position of catcher, as all but fools and shortstops will freely acknowledge, this solemn requirement is doubled.

~Michael Chabon

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Nine men out and they mostly look alike. Who on the field looks different? The catcher. His shin guards extend over the top of his knees and his chest protector covers shoulders to waist. Redrafting the shoulders to ...

added by Ann 4 years ago. under baseball quilt , designing a block , katherine hall page , reading

Playing in Knickers from Fret Not Yourself

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;

the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.

Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

~George Bernard Shaw

Quilting

Ballplayers wear uniforms on the field so it can be hard to differentiate them but I wanted to try. Several recent {and many past} Giants players wear knickers. The top half is the same but I redrafted the legs. The pieces are casually set on the background but don't they look delightfully alive. I love the casual way he's standing but it would require appliqué and ...

added by Ann 4 years ago. under baseball quilt , designing a block , m. c. beaton , reading

Starting Another Baseball Quilt from Fret Not Yourself

The greatest accomplishment is not in never failing, but in rising again after you fall.

~Vince Lombardi

Quilting

Rarely has my dear husband (DH) been as excited about a quilt as he was about the Phillies baseball quilt I made a few years ago. He insisted it had to have decals on it. I demurred but he ordered them anyway. One was not enough. He purchased four. And... he purchased several Giants decals, too, then looked at me with his sweet blue eyes. Because, of course, he'd love a Giants quilt.

And I love him. I intended to make ...

added by Ann 4 years ago. under baseball quilt , designing a block , martin walker , reading

Trees and Totes from Fret Not Yourself

Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusion of counsel until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong. These are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history.

~Winston Churchill

Trees might be a possible border for Shadow Stars. If not there they could make a good quilt on their own. It took lots of drawing to determine which variation would work best. How many leaves on each side? How tall or short should the trunk be? Does it need roots or not? And since I want ...

added by Ann 5 years, 3 months ago. under designing a block , face masks , tote bags , tree block

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