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Items for Missing Children MN auction on October 29, 2011   Auction details, see MCM Blog

Quilts made by Becca, some images from before completion, click on images to enlarge

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    Big Ohio Star Flannel             Big Red Ohio Star Flannel             SunFlower - Moon Flower


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        Ozark Beauty                         Maple Leaf                       Fall puzzler

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          Not Amish bars                     Pink                       Through the bunkhouse window

Western items for MCM auction:

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        Boots, purse                 bracelet, ear rings                  ear rings, arrowheads               Pendleton mouse pad
                                 sand painting refrigerator magnets





Oct 2, 2011 Lincoln Garden pix
ECB with morning glories 2 3
ECB w/ feathery grasses FHO and garden

Started from a kit in the 1970's when hand quilting is done, my son Andrew gets it:
 Bear Paw       back of Bear Paw

From about 1987:  Forty Winks  Forty Winks with back showing

September 2011 we went on an alumni trip with Carleton College to Baraboo Wi.  The trip
focused on sites of geologic and natural importance.
Becca and Fred at Aldo Leopold Center    Becca and Fred overlooking Devils Lake

July 2011 Fred with help from Becca and friends built new arch for roses at
see Lincoln Garden Arch

June 2011 Service trip to Pinon Az

June 2011 Get Rover trike

April 2011  Log Cabin Boys quilt Becca made for Japanese  Quilts for Quake Survivors

Labor Day weekend 2010 we spent learning about wild rice.  See Wild ricing pictures

June 10, 2010 completed Block and Tackle Quilt (opens in new tab) for the Quilting in the Quarry Challenge
MN Quilters 2010 Convention in St Cloud, MN.

May 30, 2010 Completed the project, started June 2009 to make a new banner for the
First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis (FUS) See: Making the Green Chalice Quilt (opens in new tab)

Feb 20, 2010  Quilt for Haiti Fundraiser with description

Homewood Studios Gallery (and Studios of 5 artists in my neighborhood)
2400 Plymouth Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411 612-587-0230
Hours:Tue 5-9 pm Wed & Fri 1-6 pm Sat 1-4 pm

Picture of Andrew  Fall 2005     Aug 2009

Minnesota Quilters furthers the preservation of quilting.
Most months there is an educational meeting on the first Thursday evening at the
Texile Center on University Av repeated the following Saturday morning

Missing Children Minnesota Becca is on the board.
Living Healthier and Longer - What Works and What Doesn't
  is a free online book (1.7Mbyte 233page pdf) with health advice that works.
MedlinePlus provides searchable authoritative medical information, sponsored by
  National Institutes of Health and is endorsed by Becca
Health sciences Online A virtual learning center / portal for comprehensive health professional
  education and training (under construction).
Fracture calculation site
Tool for finding eligiblity for free or low cost health coverage

Lincoln Peace Garden that Becca maintains near our house.
Pardner Party April 2005
Water color of Five Islands Maine by Anne Brackett (Becca's mom)
"Mask" artwork made by Andrew at about age 8 at Emerson School in Minneapolis
Fred Becca and Andrew 2005
 Fred's shirt says: "Slavery is the legal fiction that  a Person is Property.
 Corporate Personhood is the legal fiction that Property is a Person.:
 Becca's shirt is an image of the dance hall at Mesaba Coop Park on MN Iron Range

Magic hat quilt from MN Quilters small quilt auction 1985 (?)
  Note: Quilt is too yellow due to lighting on a rainy day and I dont know how to correct it.

Pink baby quilt Becca made for a coworker.
 Note that the dates are wrong - should be 11/20/08
 The pictures of the blocks are fairly hi resolution (2046 x 1536 about
 850 K bytes each)  I (Fred) have not scaled them.
 I hope you have a fast connection and your browser auto scales...
 Front full Back
 Square 0   Square 5
 Square 1   Square 6
 Square 2   Square 7
 Square 3   Square 8
 Square 4   Pink Square

Becca's quilting cloth collection (part)  Picture  List (inventory)

Fred's link page ( http://fholson.cohousing.org )
Andrew was in Tigerbefast South High Cross Country
Carleton friends John and Terry Hart Africa Project








































Haiti Quilt 
Feb 20, 2010 Quilt for Haiti Fundraiser
Log cabin quilt based on _A Quilt in One Day_ book that Anne gave me.
The book was more than 10 years old but still useful hand techniques.
I took me more that one day -- about 5 days.


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