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| Town & Country |
Another
week, another quilt. I designed this one to combine the formality of
crisp black dots and stripes with casual retro prints in salmon and
cream. Town & Country is constructed with elements from three
Accuquilt dies. I sewed triangular side sections from the kite block
to form a rectangle, then added a 2 ½” square and 4 ½” half
square triangles.
Backing
and binding features the salmon and tan print. Free motion stitching
was done with tan thread in a meandering pattern. This throw, 44”
x 54” in size, would make a charming accent for any room.
Today
is Labor Day, and a holiday for most people. After retirement,
holidays are sometimes just another day, but I appreciate one that
honors workers.
I wouldn't be retired if we both hadn't worked hard for 40 years and saved our earnings. Our parents and grandparents had normal
jobs: farmer, carpenter, truck driver, plumber, salesman, office manager and retail
sales. By example, they instilled in us the need to provide for
ourselves.
America
was built by ordinary people, from towns and the countryside, who
labored to make a better life. I have no tolerance for lazy ones
with their hands out who cry that they deserve more. To them I say:
Don't be upset with the result you didn't get for the work you didn't
do.
Here's
to American workers, who deserve this day off because they earned it!
Without
ambition one starts nothing.
Without
work one finishes nothing.
The
prize will not be sent to you.
You
have to win it.
--Ralph
Waldo Emerson
