{"id":2300,"date":"2015-08-09T08:48:26","date_gmt":"2015-08-09T15:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=2300"},"modified":"2015-08-09T08:48:26","modified_gmt":"2015-08-09T15:48:26","slug":"back-to-the-road-trip-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2015\/08\/09\/back-to-the-road-trip-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to the “road trip”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this summer, I’d been making some embroidered blocks, released weekly here<\/a>.Two more blocks were released while I was away, and I was able to download the files then. Two more blocks were released as I was returning home, so now I have all nine blocks made and waiting. Waiting for what, you ask? Okay, I have to decide whether or not to add sashing, what kind(s) of borders to add, and how I want to quilt this; it will be the first all-embroidered piece I’ll have quilted. Oh, and an embroidered label will be released later this week, too.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_0767\"<\/a>Here are the two blocks that came our while I was away. The shading on the Mt. Rushmore piece was really nicely digitized.<\/p>\n

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\"IMG_0768\"<\/a>And here is the Phoenix block, which appeared just after I’d returned home. I was especially glad to see this one, since I lived in Arizona for quite a long time and graduated from Arizona State University in the greater Phoenix area.<\/p>\n

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\"IMG_0777\"<\/a>Finally, here is the San Francisco block, which I finished yesterday. This one brought back fond memories of a trip there several years ago. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Note: the small versions of these photos may not be showing up, but clicking on them will show a larger version. I hope to figure out what’s gone wrong soon and get it fixed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Earlier this summer, I’d been making some embroidered blocks, released weekly here.Two more blocks were released while I was away, and I was able to download the files then. Two more blocks were released as I was returning home, so now I have all nine blocks made and waiting. Waiting for what, you ask? 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