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September 28, 2021
SF Giants Baseball Quilt Finishes with the Regular Season from Fret Not Yourself

A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz.
~Humphrey Bogart

Quilting


I pushed and finished the quilting, the signature, and the binding of the SF Giants baseball quilt. Hooray. I began thinking about it when the season began in April and now there are only six more games in the regular season. The Giants already have a spot in the post season but need five more to win the division. 
My husband is thrilled to finally get his own baseball quilt and thinks it’s bringing the team good luck. No one is more superstitious than ...

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August 31, 2021
SF Giants Baseball Quilt Back from Fret Not Yourself

Close doesn't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.
~Frank Robinson

Quilting


The back is sewn. At last. There was enough orange for all the words but not quite enough for the entire back. I planned to add some dark fabrics then realized all the leftover diamonds were in the scrap bag. These are the alternate rows that were cut so the front has perfect diamonds. All the tips here are cut off but who cares. It looks good. In fact, I think it looks better than good. The sharp black and white sets off the ...

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August 17, 2021
Wordy Decisions from Fret Not Yourself

Progress always involves risk. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first.
~Frederick B. Wilcox

Quilting


Taking things slower helped me find the correct words for the back. Some of my ideas were listed here. It was important to me that it relate to the Giants so Babe Ruth and League of Their Own didn't make the cut. Yes, Yes, Yes was a Giants slogan in 2015 and 16. But when I realized how well the Giants fit into the 7th inning stretch song, that decided things. 


That three yards of orange batik is coming ...

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