Wednesday, June 26, 2013

How Many Men Does It Take To Change a Tire?

I'm back from a week spent in the Rocky Mountains...
with my best friend and husband.
Our biggest adventure involved running into a little trouble while driving on a lonely 4-wheel drive road...
And because the tool to lower the spare tire broke off while we were using it,we had to be rescued by these angels...
who stopped and used their knowledge and many tools to keep us from spending the night in our car on the side of a mountain! I'm kidding about the overnight thing. Sort of.
The three hours we were stranded seemed a lot longer! It was a major event, apparently, as 16 people and one dog tried to figure out how to get the tire changed! We will never forget the kindness of this 4-Wheel Club from Nevada and California!
Even though I was very prepared to do some sewing while lounging in our cabin, this is the only thing that I have to show for my down time!
Oh well, I came home to find that my Farmer's Wife quilt had been beautifully re-quilted and was waiting for me to pick it up! The quilting in the white background is now as gorgeous as that on the blocks and I am so happy that I took the time to un-pick all of those little stitches! You can see the original background quilting and read about the whole "shebang" here. Now to decide on a binding.
Since I took a year's worth of photographs in Colorado, you can be sure that you'll be seeing more of them in my 365 Photo Challenge posts for weeks to come. You were warned!



13 comments:

  1. Oh, I am LOVING how your FW quilt now looks! Love the photo of all the 'blokes' standing around the car...."how many men does it take?" (Do you know those jokes?!!)

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  2. I always love seeing your Colorado photos (well, really any of your photos). So glad your flat tire story had a happy ending!

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  3. I love the mountain view. God sent that little 4-wheel gang to you! I love the farmers wife quilt and I wish I had time to pick mine back up!

    Amanda Rose
    http://sewmuchtosay.blogspot.com

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  4. One of those times when it's funny afterwards but not so much during. Where were you? Hope you managed to avoid all our wildfires. Next time you come to Colorado (Denver area) we'll have to get together. I'd love to meet in person.

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  5. Woaw....that was quite an adventure! Love the quilting. It is so perfect for the 'farmers wife' quilt. I am glad that you made it home safe and sound. I look forward to future posts with some of those gorgeous photos!

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  6. LOL! I have to laugh - it is so true. It is never just one man who stops to help, is it? There is almost always a pack of them. So glad they were there to help you. What a fun trip! ANd I can't wait to see more of that quilt...it looks fabulous.

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  7. Wow, amazing how the Lord provided the help you needed!
    And I love the new quilting too! Thanks for sharing the link to your post about removing the stitching, that was before I found your blog.
    Looking forward to seeing more of your photos.

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  8. How wonderful that you had a whole bunch of good Samaritans! I can only imagine your concern when the tire went flat, and you learned the car-lowering tool broke too! You must have felt abandoned! What a wonderful rescue.

    Your FW quilt is beautiful. The new quilting is so nice. I think I'd be inclined to bind it in white, so as not to detract from the blocks. You'll have a finish in no time now!

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  9. Glad you were rescued!! I've had to change tires but luckily, never road-side! I'm tough and capable, but I have trouble loosening the lug nuts with my tiny, non-muscular, arms. :-)

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  10. Can't wait to see your Farmer's Wife quilt! It looks gorgeous! Glad some angels came to your rescue. How wonderful of them. I took a bunch of handwork to my mom's house last week and didn't do any of it. pfft.

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  11. What a perfect group of angels!! In just the right kind of cars with the right kind of knowledge!! If it had been a group of women off to the quilt show you would still be there :o)

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  12. So sorry that happened to you guys, but God was watching out for you. And your quilt was worth every minute of ripping, it's gorgeous !!

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  13. I'm glad someone was there to rescue you and fix the problem! Lovely crochet. And SO exciting about Farmer's Wife.

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