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Thought I would share the wall hanging I donated to the Mustard  Seed in Deerwood, MN.   It is my color wash  with a wool cross and crown in the center. I have also finished my blocks for Third Saturday Sewing Group. When put together they are to large for one picture , so I folded in half and took two pictures.                                                      This is one block. Next my two pics......   We already have snow on the ground!  The next six months are going to be cold! Chatter later, Martha.

Our Third Saturday Group meets this Saturday! Yikes!! I had to get on the ball and sew up my third clues for the meeting. So yesterday that is what I did..... Ok, so with that finished I thought I should work on my Thimblecreek block four. Got them finished just as I saw they gave block five out today! So here are my two block fours, each have one piece of cotton lawn in them.                 Guess I will work on number five tomorrow.  I didn't want to leave my watercolor quilt alone for to long,or I would forget all about it. Below is a pic of the blank canvas. At first I was pondering the idea of hand applique.... I collaborated with hubby and two friends and came up with a different approach.... Wool applique, and with a crown of thorns hanging from cross. I now have to stitch it down ,quilt and bind it.  Wanda Hanson of "Exuberant Color" gave me the colorwash squares. She has such a wonde...