A friend asked me to help her assemble a quilt top as a surprise to be presented to her husband at a dinner in his honor as outgoing president of the Masonic Lodge. She and her sister hand embroidered names and positions held by the officers under him (forgive me if I don't get the terminology correct as I have never been involved with the Masons before). They also included some members who were veterans and what rank they held. I assembled the blocks and used some beautiful eagle panels she had to applique to the top and bottom borders. It was an honor to do this and I think it turned out well. They invited me to attend the dinner which I did and was so impressed with the formality and reverence of the ceremony.