Once Upon a Story Row Along

A big thanks to Marian for bringing us another great Row Along! Here's a list of today's participants:

Thursday, 9/19/2019

Duck Creek Mountain Quilting
Cynthia’s Creating Ark
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs (you are here)
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This year's theme is "Once Upon a Story," and for my row I decided to represent several of Aesop's Fables. For those of you not familiar with these stories, here's a brief history (courtesy of Wikipedia):

"Aesop's Fables, or the Aesopica, is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE...The fables originally belonged to the oral tradition and were not collected for some three centuries after Aesop's death. By that time a variety of other stories, jokes and proverbs were being ascribed to him, although some of that material was from sources earlier than him or came from beyond the Greek cultural sphere...Initially the fables were addressed to adults and covered religious, social and political themes. They were also put to use as ethical guides and from the Renaissance onwards were particularly used for the education of children. Their ethical dimension was reinforced in the adult world through depiction in sculpture, painting and other illustrative means, as well as adaptation to drama and song. In addition, there have been reinterpretations of the meaning of fables and changes in emphasis over time."

You'd be surprised how many morals, or lessons, from Aesop's Fables that you are familiar with. Here are some of them:

A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush.
Beauty is only skin deep.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Once bitten, twice shy.
One good turn deserves another.

I've included five fables in my row. Each block is raw-edge appliqued. For each block, I will post an illustration and quote the moral of each fable, which also links to the entire (short) story if you wish to read them.

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The Rose & the Butterfly

“Do not expect constancy in others if you have none yourself.”

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The Goose & the Golden Egg

“Those who have plenty want more and so lose all they have.”

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The Crow & the Pitcher

“In a pinch a good use of our wits may help us out.”

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The Hare & the Tortoise

“The race is not always to the swift.”

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The Astrologer

“Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves.”

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The blocks come together to form a 12.5” x 30.5” row (including outside seam allowance):

My pattern also gives instructions for an optional 18.5” x 18.5” row (including outside seam allowance):

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And here's a photo of my finished row sewn with Northcott's Canvas fabrics (everything but the beige and black fabrics are from that line). Thank you Northcott!:

Here's the link to the free row PATTERN.

On the Show & Tell day (Oct. 8th), I will show you the two projects I made from my pattern.

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I love to read your comments, and will reply to them all via email unless you are a No Reply Blogger.

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Also, Electric Quilt is offering a 20% off discount to anyone who’d like to purchase their products during the Row Along.

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This is an awesome discount if you’re considering purchasing the upgrade or the full version, even just add-ons. The only things you cannot purchase are their EQ Classes. The coupon expires October 8, 2019.

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Here's the complete list of participants of the hop. Be sure to visit them all!

September 3, 2019
Just Let Me Quilt | Seams To Be Sew | Pamela Quilts

Thursday, 9/5/2019
Made By Marney | Pretty Piney Quilts | Renee’s Quilting Addiction

Tuesday, 9/10/2019
Linda B Creative | Patchwork Breeze | KISSed Quilts

Thursday, 9/12/2019
Bobbin In Quilts Blog | Clever Chameleon | Mountain Meadow Designs

Tuesday, 9/17/2019
Barbara Dieges | Miss P Designs USA | Seams To Be Sew

Thursday, 9/19/2019
Duck Creek Mountain Quilting | Cynthia’s Creating Ark | Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Tuesday, 9/24/2019
Pumpkin Patch BC | Stitchin at Home

Thursday, 9/26/2019
From My Carolina Home | Words & Stitches | Tuning My Heart Quilts

Tuesday, October 01, 2019
Carole Andrews | Charlie’s Daughter at Just Let Me Quilt| Mountain Meadow DesignsSeams To Be Sew| Duck Creek Mountain Quilting

Thursday, October 03, 2019
Clever Chameleon | Sew Incredibly Crazy | Miss Loreen’s Schoolhouse
Seams To Be Sew

Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Show and Tell Day
TBA