Was your Nan Eastern European too? The saying has a distinctive cultural ring to it, must look it up on the net.
This board has such a cozy and encouraging atmosphere - this afternoon I tried to work QuiltPro for the Job's Tears block, gave up and did the 8.5" and 5.5" blocks using a ruler and calculator. Odd measurements are easier to change in metric I found! Also picked up a UFO and did one 18" thread of hand quilting just now. I'll post them as soon as they're finished.
Maybe I'll dig up the bicentennial quilt to post, I think most people would enjoy it. I'll have to figure out how.
Thanks again for your post,
Maurene