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I can't post this on facebook yet because my d-i-l will see it. She knows all about it--picked the pattern and the fabrics, but she doesn't know I've started it. I wrapped these two blocks for her and put them under the tree. I'll just need them back for a bit before she can take them home. :-)

After making so many projects with strips, I'm glad to see my piecing is good! I'm tickled at how well the points came out.

The background as emailed to sandpat:
The pattern is Back to Nature--I attached a photo. I fell in love with it last year and bought the $20 pattern and started collecting Modas for it. I didn't have motivation to get started because I don't need another quilt and I didn't think it'd sell for a decent price. Then when I put a quilt on my bed that actually covers it well, I asked my d-i-l if she had one that covered their bed--she and Justin have many of my quilts, but not one that big. So--I told her I'd make her a king. We were looking for patterns she liked--and marking possibilities, when I remembered this one. I showed her the pattern first and she loved it. Yay. Then I showed her the fabric I had collected and she loved those too! So--we went through it and she selected what fabrics she wanted for each of the color recommendations (I had collected more than is needed so she had plenty of choice) and then she waited patiently for me to have time to start--due to the craft show and the Stepping Stones quilt--she knew it'd be awhile but didn't care. No deadline--my favorite way to work. :-)

There are 11 fabrics in our selection--but the pattern calls for 13. One is a border we won't use, and #13 called for 1/4 yard to fussy cut some centers. I decided to use the fabric from #1-11 instead for those pieces. Block #2 below has a center I switched--I tried three possibilities and though that looked best.