I do that!! I saw an Uncle Sam that I couldn't find a pattern for so I sat down and figured it out, got it complete and then didn't want to go any further. I have floral log cabin blocks that I've started and stacked up, patriotic log cabin blocks that I made and stacked up..... I like to see if I can make a certain block with no idea how to use it. My daughter wants me to make her a quilt with all the orphaned blocks I have laying around!!!
Here's the Uncle Sam and my daughter holding it. It turned out much larger than I thought it would.
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