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I finished putting the binding on my bonnie Hunter quilt last night after getting it back from Connie Krueger(my quilter). Now just so you know, my quilt will look almost nothing like Bonnie's because I  set mine block to block not on the diagonal. I also only made half the number she requested because I only needed a smaller quilt. I also threw  away 120 pcs of one step.  I have also been working onThomas Fire Relief quilts for California. Here are some of my blocks made from Kansas Troubles fabric... Just so you know I did not forget here are some more Van Gogh quilts from Cherrywood... Each of these quilt are only 20" square. All for today , more later. Martha.

January is a cold month in Minnesota especially. I have finally switched my Christmas tree quilt for my blue 30's quilt. There are 3 appliqued bluebirds on it, if you can find them. I have been hand  quilting on my quilting frame downstairs and enjoying it. May not be the best at it yet but i will keep plugging at it. I am am more of a big stitch( Kim Diehl) quilter. I have been using 12wt. Aurifil on it. Give you a pic when I get further along. I thought perhaps you might like a little show and tell from Cherrywood fabrics. I have some pics they let visitors take at an open house of thier Van Gogh exhibit. They only had about 175 quilts there at the time , it will take more than one blog post. This is only a small portion of what they recieved.  None of these were the big prize winners even though they are fantastic! More later! Martha