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Blue Bayou

I thought it would be fun to design and assemble a sampler quilt while crocheting a matching afghan. I chose simple traditional blocks so that I wouldn’t be too challenged with designing the matching pattern for the crocheted afghan.

[img src=http://hobbystash.com/wp-content/flagallery/blue-bayou/thumbs/thumbs_img_1419.jpg]20Blue Bayou - Completed July 2011
Top piece is done. [img src=http://hobbystash.com/wp-content/flagallery/blue-bayou/thumbs/thumbs_img_1422.jpg]20Blue Bayou - Completed July 2011
Set up for hand basting. I used Sharon Schamber's hand basting technique. [img src=http://hobbystash.com/wp-content/flagallery/blue-bayou/thumbs/thumbs_img_1423.jpg]10Blue Bayou - Completed July 2011
Hand basting the quilt layers [img src=http://hobbystash.com/wp-content/flagallery/blue-bayou/thumbs/thumbs_img_1427.jpg]10Blue Bayou - Completed July 2011
A closer look [img src=http://hobbystash.com/wp-content/flagallery/blue-bayou/thumbs/thumbs_img_1430.jpg]10Blue Bayou - Completed July 2011
Sunny is providing feedback on my hand basting. [img src=http://hobbystash.com/wp-content/flagallery/blue-bayou/thumbs/thumbs_img_2213.jpg]10Blue Bayou - Completed July 2011
Finally finished! [img src=http://hobbystash.com/wp-content/flagallery/blue-bayou/thumbs/thumbs_img_2212.jpg]00Blue Bayou - Completed July 2011
A closer look at the hand quilting [img src=http://hobbystash.com/wp-content/flagallery/blue-bayou/thumbs/thumbs_img_2214.jpg]00Blue Bayou - Completed July 2011
View of all the squares [img src=http://hobbystash.com/wp-content/flagallery/blue-bayou/thumbs/thumbs_img_2241.jpg]00Blue Bayou - Completed July 2011
Back of the quilt