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I have no excuses for not posting sooner , just laziness I guess.  I have taken a class from Pat Speth who has written about six books on nickel quilts, or charm squares. I have two of her books and made sure I got her to sign them for me. I thoroughly enjoyed her trunk show and class the next day. We worked on  mystery block together..... I will show you  picture of my Jacob's Ladder blocks when I get a few more made. I have also  finished my two blocks for the donation in the name of Maureen Busaker , who passed away from colon cancer. When all the blocks are done and put together the quilt will be donated to Habitat for Humanity. I love the look of this Carolina Lilly block. So pretty! I found this so soft flannel and bought two yards and cut on the fold. I then proceeded to pull threads and create the fringe on all sides. So I now have two soft winter scarves to use as gifts. I have also made these three canvas gift bags...

I hate getting older and it truly is not for sissies. I saw a quilt that I would have loved to make. Unfortunately I did not write down the name , nor the website I saw it on. I deleted my trash before I could look for it thru there also. I would love to give the designer credit, but can't remember her name either. Oh well, bummer. You could put a baby on it and take a pic of your little angel! You could embroider someones name and date of meeting thier maker.  I decided to try and duplicate what I remember with graph paper.  I tried my best . I have gotten a small portion put together using small mini charms and  random leftover charm squares cut in fourths.  I am so upset with myself because one of my granddaughters  asked if I would make a quilt for one of her friends who lost her dad. She said she would give me some of the  shirts later this month when I go there to visit. I thought this would be a nice pattern for this occasion.  It is a q...