Wow, so many gorgeous blocks have been posted today! Thanks to everyone for your beautiful efforts. This is a really special swap.
Just a reminder to the whole group to use plenty of the focus fabric from each person. They sent a F8th, so try to use as much of it as you can, rather than just a small piece or pieces.
Sad day today... heard that my 90-something charity quilting mentor and friend passed away last night. She was ready to go and knew where she was going. I'm sure she heard, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." The group she started has given away close to 3500 quilts.
And we attended another sad funeral today, for another friend's mother who was 6 years younger than me. She had recently beaten cancer, but all the chemo she was given had completely depleted her immune system. She caught a rare flesh-eating bacteria and was dead within days. Life is just so rough sometimes.