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our pinwheel afghan throw...it measures 40 inches x 54 inches...but as you know hand crocheted items will stretch just a little so could measure differently after some use.....there are 24 large pinwheels and 15 small squares...making a very nice sized throw....this can be machine washed but we recommend laying flat to dry....if you have any more questions feel free to ask...

 Decided to make a afghan/throw/blanket for Valentines Day.  I chose the criss cross stitch and was off....for Valentines I chose the white, rose petal, and shocking pink rose.  This was a fairly easy one for me and I enjoyed just watching TV and working it up.  Funny, when I was done I told hubby everyone of these stitches I put into this.  It measures about 50"x60" and as everyone knows crocheting stretches. We always recommend washing on cold and laying flat to dry.  We have found that the dryer causes the yarn to get fuzzies...so laying flat to air dry the yarn stays the same.  Will be pretty in any room.  Now, on sell in our Etsy shop...at www.etsy.com/shop/rustycupboard....

 Finally finished my wilderness quilt.  It measures 55 inches x 68 inches.  Here it is laying on a queen size bed.  I knew this wouldn't fit a regular bed but made it more for a throw than a actual bed quilt.  This has already sold but sure love it and hope they enjoy it.  If you check down farther in my blog you will find the before pictures of me working on it.  This one has taken me about 3 weeks working on it. The back of the quilt is the animals all in brown.  If you look close you can see my stitches where I hand quilted it.  A lady years ago told me the secret to hand quilting is making all your stitches about the same size.  It doesn't matter so much the size as all of them being the same.  So that is what I tried to do here.  This is completely machine washable and dryable.  Just a nice warm cozy quilt.