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October 27, 2006

Indianapolis (Block G-7)

Indianapolis.jpg

Finished yesterday during the lunch hour. I pieced the background and then appliqued the four wedge shapes--painstakingly trying to line up the corners. Probably I should have just pieced the whole thing. :)

I'm assuming that this block is named "Indianapolis" because of that big circle in downtown Indy. Possibly the names are explained in the Dear Jane book, but then I'd actually have to read it...

Meanwhile, the first border of the Unst stole is almost finished. These two projects are fierce competitors for my precious crafting time!

Posted by missalicefaye at October 27, 2006 04:23 PM

Comments

Two down! Woohoo! Even though all of the pieces are so tiny, I think it's nice that each one is different, and we can see the progress. I can't even cut in a good straight line, I can imagine having to handle curves.

Posted by: Cookie at October 27, 2006 06:28 PM

Dang your fast! All this and knitting the Unst shawl too. Are you hyperactive by any chance? I feel like a total slug next to you. Keep up the great work!

Posted by: Jane at October 27, 2006 08:24 PM

Um, it would be nice if the book contained explanations for the block names, but nope. Just the dumb letters from Brenda to Jane. Not even basic quilting instructions. Generally, in knitting pattern books, I don't need them, but sometimes they are useful i.e. if it's the only book you own. This one, plus Denyse Schmidt Quilts, are the only quilting books I have, so the instructions would have been smart to include too. Oh well.

Posted by: heidi at October 28, 2006 09:43 AM

Indianapolis' nickname is "The Crossroads of America" because many of the major highways intersect with the beltway. Check out wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_of_America Why, yes, I am an Indianapolis native! How could you tell?

Posted by: Sarah at November 2, 2006 12:51 PM

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